Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of Moldova, you would:
Health
live 5.1 years longer
In Moldova, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 77 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 2.6 times more likely to be obese
In Moldova, 18.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 33.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Moldova, 31.1% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.
make 58.0% less money
Moldova has a GDP per capita of $15,700 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.
be 42.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Moldova, 1.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Moldova, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 10.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Moldova, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 12.2% less likely to have internet access
In Moldova, approximately 76.3% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 22.1% less on healthcare
Moldova spends 6.8% 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
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