Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Tonga instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:

Health

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.

Economy

be 36.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Trinidad and Tobago, 3.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Tonga, that number is 2.4% as of 2022.

make 73.8% less money

Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $23,300 as of 2022, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,100 as of 2021.

be 12.5% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Trinidad and Tobago, 20.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Tonga, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2010.

Life

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.

Basic Needs

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.

Expenditures

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.

Geography

see 15.7% more coastline

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

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

Tonga: At a glance

Tonga is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 717 sq km. Tonga - unique among Pacific nations - never completely lost its indigenous governance. The archipelagos of "The Friendly Islands" were united into a Polynesian kingdom in 1845. Tonga became a constitutional monarchy in 1875 and a British protectorate in 1900; it withdrew from the protectorate and joined the Commonwealth of Nations in 1970. Tonga remains the only monarchy in the Pacific.
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