Quality of life comparison

be 2.4 times more likely to be obese

In Ecuador, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

be 31.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Ecuador, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.

be 18.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Ecuador, 25.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.

make 53.8% less money

Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $14,300 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.

be 31.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Ecuador, approximately 18.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Tonga, on the other hand, 12.4 children do as of 2022.

have 11.3% more children

In Ecuador, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 90.9% more likely to die during childbirth

In Ecuador, approximately 66.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.

be 11.8% less likely to have internet access

In Ecuador, approximately 76.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

spend 37.6% less on healthcare

Ecuador spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 78.4% more on education

Ecuador spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

see 81.3% less coastline

Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.