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

Health

live 2.3 years longer

In Iran, the average life expectancy is 75 years (74 years for men, 77 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 86.8% more likely to be obese

In Iran, 25.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 72.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Iran, 8.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Tonga, that number is 2.4% as of 2022.

make 60.6% less money

Iran has a GDP per capita of $15,500 as of 2022, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,100 as of 2021.

be 20.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Iran, 18.7% live below the poverty line as of 2007. In Tonga, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2010.

Life

be 12.1% more likely to be literate

In Iran, the literacy rate is 88.7% as of 2021. In Tonga, it is 99.4% as of 2021.

be 16.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Iran, approximately 14.8 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 37.8% more children

In Iran, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 5.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Iran, approximately 22.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 15.2% less likely to have internet access

In Iran, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 83.3% more on education

Iran spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 82.8% less coastline

Iran has a total of 2,440 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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