Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of Albania, you would:
Health
live 1.9 years less
In Albania, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 82 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 2.2 times more likely to be obese
In Albania, 21.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 80.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Albania, 11.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.
make 63.5% less money
Albania has a GDP per capita of $18,100 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.
Life
have 60.2% more children
In Albania, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 15.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Albania, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.
be 14.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Albania, approximately 10.8 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.
Basic Needs
be 15.2% less likely to have internet access
In Albania, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 20.9% less on healthcare
Albania spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2018. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 2.1 times more on education
Albania spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 15.7% more coastline
Albania has a total of 362 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
How big is Tonga compared to Albania? See an in-depth size comparison.