Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of Macedonia, you would:
Health
be 2.2 times more likely to be obese
In Macedonia, 22.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 82.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Macedonia, 13.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.
make 71.8% less money
Macedonia has a GDP per capita of $23,400 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.
Life
have 93.1% more children
In Macedonia, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 42.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Macedonia, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.
be 69.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Macedonia, approximately 7.3 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 19.3% less likely to have internet access
In Macedonia, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 32.9% less on healthcare
Macedonia spends 7.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Tonga: At a glance
How big is Tonga compared to Macedonia? See an in-depth size comparison.