Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 10.0 years longer

In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022. In Tonga, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.8 times more likely to be obese

In Yemen, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.6 times more money

Yemen has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2017, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2019.

be 95.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Yemen, 27.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Tonga, that number is 1.1% as of 2011.

be 53.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Yemen, 48.6% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Tonga, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2010.

Life

be 68.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Yemen, approximately 164.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tonga, 52.0 women do as of 2017.

be 41.8% more likely to be literate

In Yemen, the literacy rate is 70.1% as of 2015. In Tonga, it is 99.4% as of 2018.

be 73.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Yemen, approximately 46.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Tonga, on the other hand, 12.4 children do as of 2022.

have 17.6% fewer children

In Yemen, there are approximately 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tonga, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Yemen, approximately 47% of people have electricity access (72% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 99% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2018.

be 51.9% more likely to have internet access

In Yemen, approximately 27.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Tonga, about 41.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 16.3% more on healthcare

Yemen spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2015. In Tonga, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 78.0% less coastline

Yemen has a total of 1,906 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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