Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of Moldova, you would:
Health
live 5.1 years longer
In Moldova, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 77 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 2.6 times more likely to be obese
In Moldova, 18.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 78.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Moldova, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 1.1% as of 2011.
make 48.0% less money
Moldova has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2020, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2019.
be 3.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Moldova, 7.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Tonga, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2010.
Life
have 99.3% more children
In Moldova, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tonga, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Moldova, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tonga, 52.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 46.3% less likely to have internet access
In Moldova, approximately 76.3% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Tonga, about 41.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 21.9% less on healthcare
Moldova spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 31.1% more on education
Moldova spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Tonga spends 8.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Tonga: At a glance
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