Quality of life comparison

be 56.0% less likely to be obese

In Tonga, 48.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

live 4.6 years less

In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.

make 92.4% more money

Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,600 as of 2022, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

be 17.8% more likely to be unemployed

In Tonga, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

be 2.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Tonga, 20.6% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

be 23.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Tonga, approximately 126.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.

be 16.2% less likely to be literate

In Tonga, the literacy rate is 99.4% as of 2021. In Guatemala, it is 83.3% as of 2021.

be 2.1 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 Guatemala, on the other hand, 26.2 children do as of 2022.

be 23.9% less likely to have internet access

In Tonga, approximately 67.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

spend 53.0% less on education

Tonga spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 22.6% more on healthcare

Tonga spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guatemala, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.