If you lived in Bahamas instead of Tonga, you would:

Health

be 34.4% less likely to be obese

In Tonga, 48.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bahamas, that number is 31.6% of people as of 2016.

live 1.4 years less

In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Bahamas, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 4.8 times more money

Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,600 as of 2022, while in Bahamas, the GDP per capita is $32,000 as of 2023.

be 54.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Tonga, 20.6% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Bahamas, however, that number is 9.3% as of 2010.

be 4.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Tonga, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bahamas, that number is 9.2% as of 2023.

Life

be 38.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Tonga, approximately 126.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bahamas, 77.0 women do as of 2020.

have 33.5% fewer children

In Tonga, there are approximately 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bahamas, there are 13.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 40.3% more likely to have internet access

In Tonga, approximately 67.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Bahamas, about 94.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 57.6% less on education

Tonga spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Bahamas spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 43.4% more on healthcare

Tonga spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bahamas, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 8.5 times more coastline

Tonga has a total of 419 km of coastline. In Bahamas, that number is 3,542 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Bahamas: At a glance

Bahamas is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 10,010 sq km. Lucayan Indians inhabited the islands when Christopher COLUMBUS first set foot in the New World on San Salvador in 1492. British settlement of the islands began in 1647; the islands became a colony in 1783. Since attaining independence from the UK in 1973, The Bahamas has prospered through tourism, international banking, and investment management. Because of its location, the country is a major transshipment point for illegal drugs, particularly shipments to the US and Europe, and its territory is used for smuggling illegal migrants into the US.
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