If you lived in Tonga instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:

Health

live 13.8 years longer

In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 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 6.0 times more likely to be obese

In Equatorial Guinea, 8.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 73.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Equatorial Guinea, 8.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.

be 53.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Equatorial Guinea, 44.0% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.

make 60.9% less money

Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $16,900 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.

Life

be 40.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 212.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.

be 84.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 78.3 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.

have 34.2% fewer children

In Equatorial Guinea, there are approximately 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 49.3% more likely to have access to electricity

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 67% of people have electricity access (90% in urban areas, and 47% 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 24.1% more likely to have internet access

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

be 47.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 68% of people have improved drinking water access (82% in urban areas, and 32% in rural areas) as of 2017. In Tonga, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 39.5% more on healthcare

Equatorial Guinea spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 41.6% more coastline

Equatorial Guinea has a total of 296 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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