Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of Belarus, you would:
Health
live 3.2 years longer
In Belarus, the average life expectancy is 74 years (69 years for men, 80 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 96.7% more likely to be obese
In Belarus, 24.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 35.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Belarus, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.
make 76.2% less money
Belarus has a GDP per capita of $27,700 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.
be 4.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Belarus, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.
Life
have 2.4 times more children
In Belarus, there are approximately 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 126.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Belarus, approximately 1.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Belarus, approximately 3.3 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 21.2% less likely to have internet access
In Belarus, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 17.2% less on healthcare
Belarus spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 40.4% more on education
Belarus spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Tonga: At a glance
How big is Tonga compared to Belarus? See an in-depth size comparison.