Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years longer
In Saudi Arabia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 78 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 36.2% more likely to be obese
In Saudi Arabia, 35.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 81.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Saudi Arabia, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Tonga, that number is 1.1% as of 2011.
make 85.6% less money
Saudi Arabia has a GDP per capita of $44,300 as of 2020, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2019.
Life
have 42.8% more children
In Saudi Arabia, there are approximately 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tonga, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tonga, 52.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 58.2% less likely to have internet access
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 98.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tonga, about 41.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 12.3% less on healthcare
Saudi Arabia spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 84.1% less coastline
Saudi Arabia has a total of 2,640 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
How big is Tonga compared to Saudi Arabia? See an in-depth size comparison.