Quality of life comparison

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

Health

be 78.5% more likely to be obese

In Oman, 27.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 83.5% less money

Oman has a GDP per capita of $40,000 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.

be 57.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Oman, 1.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.

Life

be 14.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Oman, approximately 14.4 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.

be 7.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Oman, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 30.2% less likely to have internet access

In Oman, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 22.2% more on education

Oman spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 80.0% less coastline

Oman has a total of 2,092 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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