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

Health

live 16.2 years longer

In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 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 5.4 times more likely to be obese

In Nigeria, 8.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 15.8% more money

Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $5,700 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.

be 25.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Nigeria, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.

be 48.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Nigeria, 40.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.

Life

be 60.3% more likely to be literate

In Nigeria, the literacy rate is 62.0% as of 2018. In Tonga, it is 99.4% as of 2021.

be 78.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Nigeria, approximately 56.7 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.

be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Nigeria, approximately 47.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.

have 41.7% fewer children

In Nigeria, there are approximately 33.8 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 65.3% more likely to have access to electricity

In Nigeria, approximately 60% of people have electricity access (89% in urban areas, and 26% 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 21.8% more likely to have internet access

In Nigeria, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

be 20.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Nigeria, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 69% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 13.2 times more on education

Nigeria spends 0.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2013. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 55.9% more on healthcare

Nigeria spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 50.9% less coastline

Nigeria has a total of 853 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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