Quality of life comparison

live 7.6 years longer

In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 12.7 times more likely to be obese

In Timor-Leste, 3.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

make 43.5% more money

Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $4,600 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.

be 50.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Timor-Leste, 41.8% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.

be 51.3% more likely to be unemployed

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

be 38.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Timor-Leste, approximately 204.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.

be 46.0% more likely to be literate

In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 68.1% as of 2018. In Tonga, it is 99.4% as of 2021.

be 63.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Timor-Leste, approximately 33.7 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 33.7% fewer children

In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 71.8% more likely to have internet access

In Timor-Leste, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

be 14.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Timor-Leste, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 82% 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 46.5% less on healthcare

Timor-Leste spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 57.1% more on education

Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

see 40.7% less coastline

Timor-Leste has a total of 706 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.