If you lived in Tonga instead of Algeria, you would:

Health

live 3.4 years less

In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Tonga, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 3.1 times more likely to be obese

In Algeria, 23.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tonga, that number is 73.8% of people as of 2024.

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see 30.0% less spent on your healthcare

Algeria spends $732 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tonga spends $512 as of 2023.

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have 38.9% fewer doctors per person

Algeria has 16.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Tonga has 10.1 as of 2021.

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have 23.0% less access to essential health services

Algeria scores 74 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tonga scores 57 as of 2021.

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be 2.2 times more likely to die by suicide

Algeria has a suicide rate of 2.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Tonga, it is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 82.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Algeria, 11.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Tonga, that number is 2.0% as of 2025.

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Life

be 60.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Algeria, approximately 19.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Tonga, on the other hand, 7.8 children do as of 2024.

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have 22.3% more children

In Algeria, there are approximately 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 23.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 12.9% less likely to have internet access

In Algeria, approximately 77.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Tonga, about 67.4% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 40.9% less on education

Algeria spends 9.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Tonga spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 69.2% more on healthcare

Algeria spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 7.4% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 58.0% less coastline

Algeria has a total of 998 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.

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Safety

be 53.6% less likely to die in a road accident

In Algeria, road accidents kill 18.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Tonga, they kill 8.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 38.7% less home broadband

Algeria has 13.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tonga has 8.2 as of 2022.

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Environment

be 50.0% less likely to die from air pollution

In Algeria, air pollution causes 48.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Tonga, it causes 24.0 as of 2019.

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emit 59.0% less CO2

Algeria emits 4.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Tonga emits 1.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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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