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

Health

live 5.8 years less

In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 84.7% more likely to be obese

In Israel, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 32.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Israel, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.

make 86.3% less money

Israel has a GDP per capita of $48,300 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.

Life

be 42.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.

be 3.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Israel, approximately 3.6 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.

Basic Needs

be 25.6% less likely to have internet access

In Israel, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 36.1% less on healthcare

Israel spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 53.5% more coastline

Israel has a total of 273 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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