Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of Russia, you would:
Health
live 5.1 years longer
In Russia, the average life expectancy is 72 years (67 years for men, 78 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 2.1 times more likely to be obese
In Russia, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 37.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Russia, 3.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Tonga, that number is 2.4% as of 2022.
make 77.8% less money
Russia has a GDP per capita of $27,500 as of 2022, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,100 as of 2021.
be 86.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Russia, 12.1% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Tonga, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2010.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Russia, 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 9.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Russia, approximately 14.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.
be 93.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Russia, approximately 6.4 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.
Basic Needs
be 23.9% less likely to have internet access
In Russia, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 30.3% less on healthcare
Russia spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 78.4% more on education
Russia spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 98.9% less coastline
Russia has a total of 37,653 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
How big is Tonga compared to Russia? See an in-depth size comparison.