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

Health

be 2.3 times more likely to be obese

In Estonia, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 56.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Estonia, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Tonga, that number is 2.4% as of 2022.

make 83.8% less money

Estonia has a GDP per capita of $37,700 as of 2022, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,100 as of 2021.

Life

have 2.4 times more children

In Estonia, there are approximately 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 25.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Estonia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.

be 3.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Estonia, approximately 3.4 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 30.3% less likely to have internet access

In Estonia, approximately 96.1% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 32.1% less on healthcare

Estonia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 89.0% less coastline

Estonia has a total of 3,794 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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