Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of Uruguay, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years less
In Uruguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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 72.8% more likely to be obese
In Uruguay, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 72.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Uruguay, 8.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.
make 78.5% less money
Uruguay has a GDP per capita of $30,700 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Uruguay, 9.9% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.
Life
have 56.3% more children
In Uruguay, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 6.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Uruguay, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.
be 49.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Uruguay, approximately 8.3 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.
Basic Needs
be 25.6% less likely to have internet access
In Uruguay, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 42.4% less on healthcare
Uruguay spends 9.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 43.5% more on education
Uruguay spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 36.5% less coastline
Uruguay has a total of 660 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
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