Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 42.1% less likely to be obese

In Tonga, 48.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Dominica, that number is 27.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.4 times more money

Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,600 as of 2022, while in Dominica, the GDP per capita is $15,900 as of 2023.

be 10.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Tonga, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Dominica, that number is 23.0% as of 2000.

be 40.8% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Tonga, 20.6% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Dominica, however, that number is 29.0% as of 2009.

Life

have 32.5% fewer children

In Tonga, there are approximately 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Dominica, there are 13.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 20.9% more likely to have internet access

In Tonga, approximately 67.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Dominica, about 81.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 16.7% less on education

Tonga spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Dominica spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 64.7% less coastline

Tonga has a total of 419 km of coastline. In Dominica, that number is 148 km.

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

Dominica: At a glance

Dominica is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 751 sq km. Dominica was the last of the Caribbean islands to be colonized by Europeans due chiefly to the fierce resistance of the native Caribs. France ceded possession to Great Britain in 1763, which made the island a colony in 1805. In 1980, two years after independence, Dominica's fortunes improved when a corrupt and tyrannical administration was replaced by that of Mary Eugenia CHARLES, the first female prime minister in the Caribbean, who remained in office for 15 years. Some 3,000 Carib Indians still living on Dominica are the only pre-Columbian population remaining in the eastern Caribbean.
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