If you lived in Tonga instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:

Health

live 2.0 years less

In United Arab Emirates, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 81 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 52.1% more likely to be obese

In United Arab Emirates, 31.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 15.1% less likely to be unemployed

In United Arab Emirates, 2.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.

make 91.3% less money

United Arab Emirates has a GDP per capita of $75,600 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.

Life

have 84.1% more children

In United Arab Emirates, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 14.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In United Arab Emirates, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In United Arab Emirates, approximately 5.1 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 33.0% less likely to have internet access

In United Arab Emirates, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 69.2% more on education

United Arab Emirates spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 68.2% less coastline

United Arab Emirates has a total of 1,318 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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