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

Health

be 48.3% more likely to be obese

In Libya, 32.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 87.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Libya, 18.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.

make 62.7% less money

Libya has a GDP per capita of $17,700 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.

Life

be 75.0% more likely to die during childbirth

In Libya, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.

be 10.6% more likely to die during infancy

In Libya, approximately 11.2 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 42.9% more likely to have access to electricity

In Libya, approximately 70% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Tonga, that number is 100% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 45.0% more likely to have internet access

In Libya, approximately 46.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 76.3% less coastline

Libya has a total of 1,770 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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