Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Tonga instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:

Health

live 15.3 years longer

In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 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 4.7 times more likely to be obese

In Cote d'Ivoire, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 45.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Cote d'Ivoire, 37.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.

Life

be 73.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 480.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.

be 10.6% more likely to be literate

In Cote d'Ivoire, the literacy rate is 89.9% as of 2019. In Tonga, it is 99.4% as of 2021.

be 77.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 55.7 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 28.4% fewer children

In Cote d'Ivoire, there are approximately 27.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 42.0% more likely to have access to electricity

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 70% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 45% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Tonga, that number is 100% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 48.9% more likely to have internet access

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 45.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

be 24.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 80% of people have improved drinking water access (90% in urban areas, and 69% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 94.1% more on education

Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 60.6% more on healthcare

Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 18.6% less coastline

Cote d'Ivoire has a total of 515 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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