Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Tonga instead of Western Sahara, you would:

Health

live 13.0 years longer

In Western Sahara, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 2.6 times more money

Western Sahara has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2007, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.

Life

be 74.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Western Sahara, approximately 47.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Tonga, on the other hand, 12.4 children do as of 2022.

have 29.6% fewer children

In Western Sahara, there are approximately 28.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Geography

see 62.3% less coastline

Western Sahara has a total of 1,110 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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