Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 12.2 years longer

In Djibouti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 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 3.6 times more likely to be obese

In Djibouti, 13.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 91.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Djibouti, 26.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.

Life

be 46.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Djibouti, approximately 234.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.

be 73.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Djibouti, approximately 46.9 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 53.8% more likely to have access to electricity

In Djibouti, approximately 65% of people have electricity access (54% in urban areas, and 36% 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.

Expenditures

spend 83.3% more on education

Djibouti spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 2.6 times more on healthcare

Djibouti spends 2.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 33.4% more coastline

Djibouti has a total of 314 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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