Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 7.9 years longer

In Pakistan, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 5.6 times more likely to be obese

In Pakistan, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 39.1% more money

Pakistan has a GDP per capita of $4,600 as of 2020, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2019.

be 81.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Pakistan, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Tonga, that number is 1.1% as of 2011.

Life

be 62.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Pakistan, approximately 140.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tonga, 52.0 women do as of 2017.

be 71.4% more likely to be literate

In Pakistan, the literacy rate is 58.0% as of 2019. In Tonga, it is 99.4% as of 2018.

be 77.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Pakistan, approximately 54.0 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 23.3% fewer children

In Pakistan, there are approximately 26.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tonga, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 25.2% more likely to have access to electricity

In Pakistan, approximately 79% of people have electricity access (91% in urban areas, and 72% 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.

be 64.0% more likely to have internet access

In Pakistan, approximately 25.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tonga, about 41.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 3.2 times more on education

Pakistan spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Tonga spends 8.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 47.1% more on healthcare

Pakistan spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 59.9% less coastline

Pakistan has a total of 1,046 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.
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