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

Health

live 7.6 years longer

In Burma, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 8.3 times more likely to be obese

In Burma, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 42.2% more money

Burma has a GDP per capita of $4,500 as of 2020, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2019.

be 72.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Burma, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Tonga, that number is 1.1% as of 2011.

Life

be 79.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Burma, approximately 250.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tonga, 52.0 women do as of 2017.

be 11.6% more likely to be literate

In Burma, the literacy rate is 89.1% as of 2019. In Tonga, it is 99.4% as of 2018.

be 62.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Burma, approximately 32.9 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.

have 24.3% more children

In Burma, there are approximately 16.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tonga, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 93.9% more likely to have access to electricity

In Burma, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (76% in urban areas, and 39% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 99% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2018.

be 17.1% more likely to have internet access

In Burma, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tonga, about 41.0% do as of 2019.

be 16.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Burma, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 4.0 times more on education

Burma spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Tonga spends 8.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 78.3% less coastline

Burma has a total of 1,930 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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