Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of Qatar, you would:
Health
live 9.5 years less
In Qatar, the average life expectancy is 83 years (82 years for men, 83 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 75.6% more likely to be obese
In Qatar, 42.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tonga, that number is 73.8% of people as of 2024.
see 82.3% less spent on your healthcare
Qatar spends $2,901 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tonga spends $512 as of 2023.
have 66.4% fewer doctors per person
Qatar has 30.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Tonga has 10.1 as of 2021.
have 25.0% less access to essential health services
Qatar scores 76 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tonga scores 57 as of 2021.
Economy
be 15.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Qatar, 0.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Tonga, that number is 2.0% as of 2025.
make 91.0% less money
Qatar has a GDP per capita of $72,525 as of 2025, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,547 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.4 times more children
In Qatar, there are approximately 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 23.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 16.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Qatar, approximately 4.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Tonga, 67.0 women do as of 2023.
be 62.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Qatar, approximately 4.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Tonga, on the other hand, 7.8 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 31.2% less likely to have internet access
In Qatar, approximately 98.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Tonga, about 67.4% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 64.4% more on education
Qatar spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 2.9 times more on healthcare
Qatar spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 7.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 25.6% less coastline
Qatar has a total of 563 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.
Safety
be 13.6 times more likely to be murdered
Qatar has a homicide rate of 0.1 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Tonga, that number is 0.9 per 100,000 as of 2019.
be 16.4% more likely to die in a road accident
In Qatar, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Tonga, they kill 8.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 30.9% less home broadband
Qatar has 11.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tonga has 8.2 as of 2022.
Environment
be 73.6% less likely to die from air pollution
In Qatar, air pollution causes 91.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Tonga, it causes 24.0 as of 2019.
emit 96.6% less CO2
Qatar emits 47.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Tonga emits 1.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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