Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Tonga, you would:
Health
be 26.6% less likely to be obese
In Tonga, 48.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 35.4% of people as of 2016.
live 0.9 years less
In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 6.9 times more money
Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,400 as of 2019, while in Saudi Arabia, the GDP per capita is $44,300 as of 2020.
be 5.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tonga, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2011. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 6.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 67.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Tonga, approximately 52.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Saudi Arabia, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
have 30.0% fewer children
In Tonga, there are approximately 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, there are 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Tonga, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Saudi Arabia, about 98.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 14.0% more on healthcare
Tonga spends 5.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 6.3 times more coastline
Tonga has a total of 419 km of coastline. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 2,640 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Saudi Arabia: At a glance
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