Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of Ukraine, you would:
Health
live 4.1 years longer
In Ukraine, the average life expectancy is 73 years (69 years for men, 78 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 100.0% more likely to be obese
In Ukraine, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 76.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Ukraine, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2021. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.
make 59.3% less money
Ukraine has a GDP per capita of $16,200 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.
be 12.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ukraine, 1.6% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Ukraine, there are approximately 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 7.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ukraine, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.
be 69.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Ukraine, approximately 7.3 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.
Basic Needs
be 29.1% less likely to have internet access
In Ukraine, approximately 94.5% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 30.3% less on healthcare
Ukraine spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 22.2% more on education
Ukraine spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 84.9% less coastline
Ukraine has a total of 2,782 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
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