Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of Tunisia, you would:
Health
be 79.2% more likely to be obese
In Tunisia, 26.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 84.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Tunisia, 15.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.
make 46.3% less money
Tunisia has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.
be 24.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Tunisia, 16.6% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.
Life
be 20.2% more likely to be literate
In Tunisia, the literacy rate is 82.7% as of 2021. In Tonga, it is 99.4% as of 2021.
have 45.9% more children
In Tunisia, there are approximately 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Tunisia, approximately 37.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 15.2% less likely to have internet access
In Tunisia, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 15.9% less on healthcare
Tunisia spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 63.5% less coastline
Tunisia has a total of 1,148 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 Tunisia? See an in-depth size comparison.