Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years longer
In Saudi Arabia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 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 36.2% more likely to be obese
In Saudi Arabia, 35.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 52.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Saudi Arabia, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.
make 86.7% less money
Saudi Arabia has a GDP per capita of $49,600 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.
Life
have 44.9% more children
In Saudi Arabia, there are approximately 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 7.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 16.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 33.0% less likely to have internet access
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 15.4% less on education
Saudi Arabia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 84.1% less coastline
Saudi Arabia has a total of 2,640 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 Saudi Arabia? See an in-depth size comparison.