Quality of life comparison

live 4.3 years longer

In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 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 58.6% more likely to be obese

In Iraq, 30.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

be 84.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Iraq, 15.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Tonga, that number is 2.4% as of 2022.

make 33.7% less money

Iraq has a GDP per capita of $9,200 as of 2022, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,100 as of 2021.

be 98.4% more likely to be literate

In Iraq, the literacy rate is 50.1% as of 2018. In Tonga, it is 99.4% as of 2021.

be 36.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Iraq, approximately 19.6 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.

be 65.8% more likely to die during childbirth

In Iraq, approximately 76.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.

have 16.9% fewer children

In Iraq, there are approximately 23.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 36.7% more likely to have internet access

In Iraq, approximately 49.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

spend 40.4% more on education

Iraq spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

see 7.2 times more coastline

Iraq has a total of 58 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.