Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Libya instead of Tonga, you would:
Health
be 32.6% less likely to be obese
In Tonga, 48.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Libya, that number is 32.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 60.9% more money
Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,400 as of 2019, while in Libya, the GDP per capita is $10,300 as of 2020.
be 27.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tonga, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2011. In Libya, that number is 30.0% as of 2004.
Life
be 38.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Tonga, approximately 52.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Libya, 72.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 46.3% less likely to have internet access
In Tonga, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Libya, about 22.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 4.2 times more coastline
Tonga has a total of 419 km of coastline. In Libya, that number is 1,770 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Libya: At a glance
How big is Libya compared to Tonga? See an in-depth size comparison.