If you lived in Tonga instead of Uzbekistan, you would:

Health

live 2.2 years longer

In Uzbekistan, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 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 2.9 times more likely to be obese

In Uzbekistan, 16.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 49.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Uzbekistan, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.

make 25.0% less money

Uzbekistan has a GDP per capita of $8,800 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.

be 47.1% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Uzbekistan, 14.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.

Life

be 34.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Uzbekistan, approximately 19.0 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.

be 4.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Uzbekistan, approximately 30.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 33.7% more likely to have internet access

In Uzbekistan, approximately 50.1% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 22.1% less on healthcare

Uzbekistan spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 34.7% more on education

Uzbekistan spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.


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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