Quality of life comparison

be 47.7% less likely to be obese

In Tonga, 48.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.

live 2.4 years less

In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Vanuatu, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.

be 22.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Tonga, 20.6% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Vanuatu, however, that number is 15.9% as of 2020.

make 54.5% less money

Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,600 as of 2022, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $3,000 as of 2023.

be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Tonga, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.

be 25.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Tonga, approximately 126.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 94.0 women do as of 2020.

be 10.4% less likely to be literate

In Tonga, the literacy rate is 99.4% as of 2021. In Vanuatu, it is 89.1% as of 2021.

be 15.6% 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 Vanuatu, on the other hand, 14.3 children do as of 2022.

be 30.0% 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 Vanuatu, that number is 70% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 61% in rural areas) as of 2022.

spend 65.2% less on education

Tonga spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 24.5% less on healthcare

Tonga spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Vanuatu, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.

see 6.0 times more coastline

Tonga has a total of 419 km of coastline. In Vanuatu, that number is 2,528 km.