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

Tonga is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 717 sq km. Tonga - unique among Pacific nations - never completely lost its indigenous governance. The archipelagos of "The Friendly Islands" were united into a Polynesian kingdom in 1845. Tonga became a constitutional monarchy in 1875 and a British protectorate in 1900; it withdrew from the protectorate and joined the Commonwealth of Nations in 1970. Tonga remains the only monarchy in the Pacific.
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