Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of Georgia, you would:
Health
be 2.2 times more likely to be obese
In Georgia, 21.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 80.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Georgia, 11.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.
make 70.3% less money
Georgia has a GDP per capita of $22,200 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.
be 32.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Georgia, 15.6% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.
Life
be 16.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Georgia, approximately 14.8 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 69.8% more children
In Georgia, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Georgia, approximately 28.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 26.5% less likely to have internet access
In Georgia, approximately 91.2% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 30.3% less on healthcare
Georgia spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 83.3% more on education
Georgia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 35.2% more coastline
Georgia has a total of 310 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
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