Quality of life comparison

live 3.2 years longer

In Syria, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 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 73.4% more likely to be obese

In Syria, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

make 2.3 times more money

Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2021, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.

be 83.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Syria, 13.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.

be 75.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Syria, 82.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.

be 15.0% more likely to be literate

In Syria, the literacy rate is 86.4% as of 2015. In Tonga, it is 99.4% as of 2021.

be 21.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Syria, approximately 15.9 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 4.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Syria, approximately 30.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.

be 12.4% more likely to have access to electricity

In Syria, approximately 89% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 74% 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 43.8% more likely to have internet access

In Syria, approximately 46.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

spend 29.4% more on education

Syria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

see 2.2 times more coastline

Syria has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.