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

Health

be 48.3% more likely to be obese

In Libya, 32.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 96.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Libya, 30.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2004. In Tonga, that number is 1.1% as of 2011.

make 37.9% less money

Libya has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2020, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2019.

Life

be 27.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Libya, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tonga, 52.0 women do as of 2017.

be 10.6% more likely to die during infancy

In Libya, approximately 11.2 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 86.4% more likely to have internet access

In Libya, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Tonga, about 41.0% do as of 2019.

Geography

see 76.3% less coastline

Libya has a total of 1,770 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.
Read more

How big is Tonga compared to Libya? See an in-depth size comparison.

Share this

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Tonga.or Libya It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.