Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
live 5.2 years longer
In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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 66.8% more likely to be obese
In Mexico, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 18.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.
be 43.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mexico, 36.3% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.
make 70.5% less money
Mexico has a GDP per capita of $22,400 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.
Life
have 37.8% more children
In Mexico, there are approximately 14.3 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 die during childbirth
In Mexico, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 11.8% less likely to have internet access
In Mexico, approximately 76.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 14.5% less on healthcare
Mexico spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 53.5% more on education
Mexico spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 95.5% less coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 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
How big is Tonga compared to Mexico? See an in-depth size comparison.