Quality of life comparison

live 8.2 years longer

In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Tonga, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

be 4.4 times more likely to be obese

In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

be 25.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Ghana, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.

be 12.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Ghana, 23.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.

be 52.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Ghana, approximately 263.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.

be 25.8% more likely to be literate

In Ghana, the literacy rate is 79.0% as of 2018. In Tonga, it is 99.4% as of 2021.

be 61.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Ghana, approximately 32.6 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 28.6% fewer children

In Ghana, there are approximately 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 17.5% more likely to have access to electricity

In Ghana, approximately 85% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Tonga, that number is 100% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2022.

spend 65.0% more on education

Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 32.5% more on healthcare

Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

see 22.3% less coastline

Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.