Nicaragua or Tonga: which is better?

Country: head-to-head comparison

Nicaragua
5
indicators ahead
Winner
Tonga
6
indicators ahead

Tonga wins on more indicators: 6 of 12 against 5.

  • Safety and trust: Tonga 0:1
  • Costs and work: Nicaragua 1:0
  • Climate and health: Nicaragua 4:3
  • Law and institutions: Tonga 0:2

All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.

Nicaragua
Tonga

Safety and trust

Better: Tonga (0 : 1)
Organized violence
tie
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
lower is better
periods differ
✗11.4 per 100,000 residents
20211095% higher
✓1.0 per 100,000 residents
201992% lower
Trust between people
no data for one of the places
4%
2022
no data

Costs and work

Better: Nicaragua (1 : 0)
GDP per capita
higher is better
✓$9,284
20257% higher
✗$8,675
20257% lower

Climate and health

Better: Nicaragua (4 : 3)
Life expectancy
higher is better
✓75.1 years
20243% higher
✗73.1 years
20243% lower
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✓72.5 years
20244% higher
✗69.5 years
20244% lower
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✓77.6 years
20241% higher
✗76.5 years
20241% lower
Median age at death
higher is better
✓79.3 years
20234% higher
✗76.5 years
20234% lower
Infant survival
higher is better
99.06%
2024almost equal
✓99.22%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
98.88%
2024almost equal
✓99.05%
2024almost equal
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✗20.4 µg/m³ per year
2023334% higher
✓4.7 µg/m³ per year
202377% lower

Law and institutions

Better: Tonga (0 : 2)
Rule of law
higher is better
✗-1.59 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓0.77 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✗-1.38 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓-0.42 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025

A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Nicaragua, Tonga.

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