Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Egypt instead of Tonga, you would:
Health
be 33.6% less likely to be obese
In Tonga, 48.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Egypt, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.
live 3.1 years less
In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Egypt, that number is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.1 times more money
Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2021, while in Egypt, the GDP per capita is $12,800 as of 2022.
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tonga, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Egypt, that number is 6.4% as of 2022.
be 32.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Tonga, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Egypt, however, that number is 29.7% as of 2019.
Life
be 86.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Tonga, approximately 126.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Egypt, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
be 26.5% less likely to be literate
In Tonga, the literacy rate is 99.4% as of 2021. In Egypt, it is 73.1% as of 2021.
be 42.6% more 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 Egypt, on the other hand, 17.7 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 62.1% less on education
Tonga spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Egypt spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 17.0% less on healthcare
Tonga spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Egypt, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 5.8 times more coastline
Tonga has a total of 419 km of coastline. In Egypt, that number is 2,450 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Egypt: At a glance
How big is Egypt compared to Tonga? See an in-depth size comparison.