Quality of life comparison

live 1.6 years longer

In Trinidad and Tobago, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Tonga, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.6 times more likely to be obese

In Trinidad and Tobago, 18.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

be 45.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Trinidad and Tobago, 4.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.

make 76.8% less money

Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $28,500 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.

be 21.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 15.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Tonga, on the other hand, 12.4 children do as of 2022.

have 87.6% more children

In Trinidad and Tobago, there are approximately 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 4.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.

be 15.2% less likely to have internet access

In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

spend 27.4% less on healthcare

Trinidad and Tobago spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 61.0% more on education

Trinidad and Tobago spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

see 15.7% more coastline

Trinidad and Tobago has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.