If you lived in Tonga instead of Tunisia, you would:

Health

be 79.2% more likely to be obese

In Tunisia, 26.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 92.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Tunisia, 15.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Tonga, that number is 1.1% as of 2011.

make 34.0% less money

Tunisia has a GDP per capita of $9,700 as of 2020, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2019.

be 48.0% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Tunisia, 15.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Tonga, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2010.

Life

be 21.5% more likely to be literate

In Tunisia, the literacy rate is 81.8% as of 2015. In Tonga, it is 99.4% as of 2018.

have 38.9% more children

In Tunisia, there are approximately 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tonga, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 20.9% more likely to die during childbirth

In Tunisia, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tonga, 52.0 women do as of 2017.

Basic Needs

be 43.1% less likely to have internet access

In Tunisia, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tonga, about 41.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 28.6% less on healthcare

Tunisia spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 63.5% less coastline

Tunisia has a total of 1,148 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Tonga: At a glance

Tonga is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 717 sq km. Tonga - unique among Pacific nations - never completely lost its indigenous governance. The archipelagos of "The Friendly Islands" were united into a Polynesian kingdom in 1845. Tonga became a constitutional monarchy in 1875 and a British protectorate in 1900; it withdrew from the protectorate and joined the Commonwealth of Nations in 1970. Tonga remains the only monarchy in the Pacific.
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