Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 11.1 years longer

In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 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 2.8 times more likely to be obese

In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 88.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Namibia, 19.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.

make 42.6% less money

Namibia has a GDP per capita of $11,500 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.

be 18.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.

Life

be 41.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Namibia, approximately 215.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.

be 57.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Namibia, approximately 29.4 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.

have 18.9% fewer children

In Namibia, there are approximately 24.3 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 77.9% more likely to have access to electricity

In Namibia, approximately 56% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 33% 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 26.4% more likely to have internet access

In Namibia, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 31.2% less on education

Namibia spends 9.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 40.4% less on healthcare

Namibia spends 8.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 73.3% less coastline

Namibia has a total of 1,572 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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