Quality of life comparison

be 78.6% less likely to be obese

In Tonga, 48.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gambia, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.

live 9.9 years less

In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.

make 56.1% less money

Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,600 as of 2022, while in Gambia, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2023.

be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed

In Tonga, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Gambia, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.

be 2.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Tonga, 20.6% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Gambia, however, that number is 53.4% as of 2020.

have 38.6% more children

In Tonga, there are approximately 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Gambia, there are 27.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Tonga, approximately 126.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Gambia, 458.0 women do as of 2020.

be 41.5% less likely to be literate

In Tonga, the literacy rate is 99.4% as of 2021. In Gambia, it is 58.1% as of 2021.

be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Tonga, approximately 12.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Gambia, on the other hand, 37.2 children do as of 2022.

be 34.6% less likely to have access to electricity

In Tonga, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 65% of people on average (82% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 50.7% less likely to have internet access

In Tonga, approximately 67.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Gambia, about 33.0% do as of 2021.

be 10.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Tonga, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 90% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 86% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 57.6% less on education

Tonga spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Gambia spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 50.9% less on healthcare

Tonga spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 2.6% of GDP as of 2020.

see 80.9% less coastline

Tonga has a total of 419 km of coastline. In Gambia, that number is 80 km.