Quality of life comparison

live 11.1 years longer

In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 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 2.8 times more likely to be obese

In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

be 96.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Namibia, 34.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 1.1% as of 2011.

make 28.1% less money

Namibia has a GDP per capita of $8,900 as of 2020, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2019.

be 29.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Tonga, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2010.

be 73.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Namibia, approximately 195.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tonga, 52.0 women do as of 2017.

be 57.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Namibia, approximately 29.4 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 18.8% fewer children

In Namibia, there are approximately 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tonga, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 73.5% more likely to have access to electricity

In Namibia, approximately 57% of people have electricity access (78% in urban areas, and 36% 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.

spend 14.9% less on education

Namibia spends 9.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 8.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 41.2% less on healthcare

Namibia spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2019.

see 73.3% less coastline

Namibia has a total of 1,572 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.