Quality of life comparison

live 21.8 years longer

In Somalia, the average life expectancy is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 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 5.8 times more likely to be obese

In Somalia, 8.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

make 4.4 times more money

Somalia has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.

be 87.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Somalia, 19.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.

be 62.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Somalia, 54.4% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.

be 79.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Somalia, approximately 621.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.

be 85.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Somalia, approximately 86.5 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 47.3% fewer children

In Somalia, there are approximately 37.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.0 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Somalia, approximately 49% of people have electricity access (71% in urban areas, and 31% 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 4.6 times more likely to have internet access

In Somalia, approximately 14.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

be 18.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Somalia, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 74% 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.

spend 22.0 times more on education

Somalia spends 0.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

see 86.1% less coastline

Somalia has a total of 3,025 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.