Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of Israel, you would:
Health
live 10.1 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Tonga, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.
be 3.3 times more likely to be obese
In Israel, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tonga, that number is 73.8% of people as of 2024.
see 87.3% less spent on your healthcare
Israel spends $4,033 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tonga spends $512 as of 2023.
have 73.3% fewer doctors per person
Israel has 38.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Tonga has 10.1 as of 2021.
have 32.9% less access to essential health services
Israel scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tonga scores 57 as of 2021.
Economy
be 42.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Tonga, that number is 2.0% as of 2025.
make 89.1% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $60,337 as of 2025, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,547 as of 2025.
Life
have 23.9% more children
In Israel, there are approximately 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 23.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 33.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Tonga, 67.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 2.7 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.
Basic Needs
be 23.5% less likely to have internet access
In Israel, approximately 88.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Tonga, about 67.4% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 10.5% less on education
Israel spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Tonga spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 53.5% more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.
Safety
be 41.7% less likely to be murdered
Israel has a homicide rate of 1.6 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Tonga, that number is 0.9 per 100,000 as of 2019.
be 2.0 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Israel, road accidents kill 4.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Tonga, they kill 8.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 72.0% less home broadband
Israel has 29.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tonga has 8.2 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 71.8% less CO2
Israel emits 5.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Tonga emits 1.6 tonnes as of 2024.
be 60.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Israel, air pollution causes 15.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Tonga, it causes 24.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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