Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of Iraq, you would:
Health
live 4.3 years longer
In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 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 58.6% more likely to be obese
In Iraq, 30.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 85.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Iraq, 15.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.
be 10.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Iraq, 23.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.
make 47.6% less money
Iraq has a GDP per capita of $12,600 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.
Life
be 98.4% more likely to be literate
In Iraq, the literacy rate is 50.1% as of 2018. In Tonga, it is 99.4% as of 2021.
be 36.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Iraq, approximately 19.6 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.
be 65.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Iraq, approximately 76.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.
have 16.9% fewer children
In Iraq, there are approximately 23.7 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 36.7% more likely to have internet access
In Iraq, approximately 49.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 40.4% more on education
Iraq spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 7.2 times more coastline
Iraq has a total of 58 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
How big is Tonga compared to Iraq? See an in-depth size comparison.