Quality of life comparison
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
How big is Tonga compared to Libya? See an in-depth size comparison.