If you lived in Tonga instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:

Health

be 2.7 times more likely to be obese

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 17.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 96.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 33.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 1.1% as of 2011.

make 55.2% less money

Bosnia and Herzegovina has a GDP per capita of $14,300 as of 2020, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2019.

be 33.1% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 16.9% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Tonga, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2010.

Life

have 2.4 times more children

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tonga, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 5.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tonga, 52.0 women do as of 2017.

be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, approximately 5.2 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 43.8% less likely to have internet access

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, approximately 73.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tonga, about 41.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 45.1% less on healthcare

Bosnia and Herzegovina spends 9.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 20.9 times more coastline

Bosnia and Herzegovina has a total of 20 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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