If you lived in Tonga instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:

Health

live 0.8 years longer

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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 2.0 times more likely to be obese

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 23.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 87.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 18.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.

make 63.1% less money

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a GDP per capita of $17,900 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.

Life

have 65.5% more children

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, there are approximately 11.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 62.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 21.2% less likely to have internet access

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 15.8% more on education

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 5.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 10.4% more on healthcare

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 4.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 5.0 times more coastline

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a total of 84 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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