If you lived in Tonga instead of Saint Lucia, you would:

Health

live 1.4 years less

In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 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 2.4 times more likely to be obese

In Saint Lucia, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 79.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Saint Lucia, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.

be 17.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Saint Lucia, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.

make 70.9% less money

Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $22,700 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.

Life

have 72.8% more children

In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 72.6% more likely to die during childbirth

In Saint Lucia, approximately 73.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 14.1% less likely to have internet access

In Saint Lucia, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 20.9% less on healthcare

Saint Lucia spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 83.3% more on education

Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 2.7 times more coastline

Saint Lucia has a total of 158 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

Tonga is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 717 sq km. Tonga - unique among Pacific nations - never completely lost its indigenous governance. The archipelagos of "The Friendly Islands" were united into a Polynesian kingdom in 1845. Tonga became a constitutional monarchy in 1875 and a British protectorate in 1900; it withdrew from the protectorate and joined the Commonwealth of Nations in 1970. Tonga remains the only monarchy in the Pacific.
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