Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of Libya, you would:
Health
live 1.9 years longer
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 71 years (70 years for men, 73 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 2.2 times more likely to be obese
In Libya, 33.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tonga, that number is 73.8% of people as of 2024.
see 51.5% less spent on your healthcare
Libya spends $1,055 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tonga spends $512 as of 2023.
Economy
be 89.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 18.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Tonga, that number is 2.0% as of 2025.
Life
have 39.6% more children
In Libya, there are approximately 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 23.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 36.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Libya, approximately 73% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 17.7% less likely to have internet access
In Libya, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Tonga, about 67.4% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 76.3% less coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.
Safety
be 75.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Libya, road accidents kill 34.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Tonga, they kill 8.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 80.8% more home broadband
Libya has 4.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Tonga has 8.2 as of 2022.
Environment
be 55.6% less likely to die from air pollution
In Libya, air pollution causes 54.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Tonga, it causes 24.0 as of 2019.
emit 81.2% less CO2
Libya emits 8.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Tonga emits 1.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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