Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Georgia instead of Tonga, you would:
Health
live 1.6 years longer
In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Georgia, that number is 75 years (70 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
be 51.6% less likely to be obese
In Tonga, 73.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Georgia, that number is 35.7% of people as of 2024.
see 3.3 times more spent on your healthcare
Tonga spends $512 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Georgia spends $1,679 as of 2023.
have 5.6 times more doctors per person
Tonga has 10.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Georgia has 56.4 as of 2023.
have 19.3% more access to essential health services
Tonga scores 57 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Georgia scores 68 as of 2021.
Economy
be 54.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Tonga, 20.6% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Georgia, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2024.
make 48.0% more money
Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,547 as of 2025, while in Georgia, the GDP per capita is $9,692 as of 2025.
be 6.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tonga, 2.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Georgia, that number is 12.1% as of 2025.
Life
be 70.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Tonga, approximately 67.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Georgia, 20.0 women do as of 2023.
have 51.0% fewer children
In Tonga, there are approximately 23.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Georgia, there are 11.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 24.3% more likely to have internet access
In Tonga, approximately 67.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Georgia, about 83.8% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 25.0% less on education
Tonga spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Georgia spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 26.0% less coastline
Tonga has a total of 419 km of coastline. In Georgia, that number is 310 km.
Safety
be 2.1 times more likely to be murdered
Tonga has a homicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Georgia, that number is 2.0 per 100,000 as of 2019.
be 49.4% more likely to die in a road accident
In Tonga, road accidents kill 8.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Georgia, they kill 12.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 3.7 times more home broadband
Tonga has 8.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Georgia has 30.4 as of 2024.
Environment
be 2.9 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Tonga, air pollution causes 24.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Georgia, it causes 69.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.2 times more CO2
Tonga emits 1.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Georgia emits 3.5 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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