Quality of life comparison

live 13.6 years longer

In Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 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 6.3 times more likely to be obese

In Guinea, 7.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

make 65.0% more money

Guinea has a GDP per capita of $4,000 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.

be 56.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Guinea, 5.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.

be 52.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guinea, 43.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.

be 77.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guinea, approximately 553.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.2 times more likely to be literate

In Guinea, the literacy rate is 45.3% as of 2021. In Tonga, it is 99.4% as of 2021.

be 75.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Guinea, approximately 49.6 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 44.2% fewer children

In Guinea, there are approximately 35.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Guinea, approximately 48% of people have electricity access (90% in urban areas, and 21% 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.

be 91.4% more likely to have internet access

In Guinea, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

be 16.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Guinea, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 3.0 times more on education

Guinea spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 32.5% more on healthcare

Guinea 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 30.9% more coastline

Guinea has a total of 320 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.