Quality of life comparison

live 4.3 years longer

In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Belgium, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 54.1% less likely to be obese

In Tonga, 48.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belgium, that number is 22.1% of people as of 2016.

make 7.5 times more money

Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,400 as of 2019, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $48,200 as of 2020.

be 34.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Tonga, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Belgium, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2018.

be 4.9 times more likely to be unemployed

In Tonga, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2011. In Belgium, that number is 5.4% as of 2019.

be 90.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Tonga, approximately 52.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belgium, 5.0 women do as of 2017.

be 74.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Tonga, approximately 12.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Belgium, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

have 46.1% fewer children

In Tonga, there are approximately 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Belgium, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.2 times more likely to have internet access

In Tonga, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Belgium, about 92.0% do as of 2020.

spend 20.0% less on education

Tonga spends 8.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Belgium spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 2.1 times more on healthcare

Tonga spends 5.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Belgium, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2019.

see 84.1% less coastline

Tonga has a total of 419 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.