Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of Jordan, you would:
Health
live 1.5 years longer
In Jordan, the average life expectancy is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 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 35.8% more likely to be obese
In Jordan, 35.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 87.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Jordan, 19.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Tonga, that number is 2.4% as of 2022.
make 35.8% less money
Jordan has a GDP per capita of $9,500 as of 2022, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,100 as of 2021.
be 43.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Jordan, 15.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Tonga, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2010.
Life
be 10.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Jordan, approximately 13.9 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 3.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Jordan, approximately 41.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.
have 11.3% fewer children
In Jordan, there are approximately 22.2 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 19.3% less likely to have internet access
In Jordan, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 29.3% less on healthcare
Jordan spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 2.1 times more on education
Jordan spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 16.1 times more coastline
Jordan has a total of 26 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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