Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
be 5.6 times more likely to be obese
In Maldives, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 44.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Maldives, 4.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.
make 70.5% less money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $22,400 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.
be 3.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Maldives, 5.4% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.
Life
be 51.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Maldives, approximately 25.7 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 30.5% more children
In Maldives, there are approximately 15.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Maldives, approximately 57.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 22.1% less likely to have internet access
In Maldives, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 53.5% less on healthcare
Maldives spends 11.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 13.8% more on education
Maldives spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 34.9% less coastline
Maldives has a total of 644 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Tonga: At a glance
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