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 87.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Jordan, 17.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.

make 29.8% less money

Jordan has a GDP per capita of $9,400 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.

be 31.2% 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 20.6% as of 2021.

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

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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