Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of Fiji, you would:
Health
live 3.3 years longer
In Fiji, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 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 59.6% more likely to be obese
In Fiji, 30.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 75.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Fiji, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Tonga, that number is 1.1% as of 2011.
be 24.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Fiji, 29.9% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Tonga, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2010.
make 41.8% less money
Fiji has a GDP per capita of $11,000 as of 2020, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2019.
Life
have 22.6% more children
In Fiji, there are approximately 16.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tonga, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 52.9% more likely to die during childbirth
In Fiji, approximately 34.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tonga, 52.0 women do as of 2017.
be 23.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Fiji, approximately 10.1 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 18.0% less likely to have internet access
In Fiji, approximately 50.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Tonga, about 41.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 56.9% more on education
Fiji spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Tonga spends 8.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 31.6% more on healthcare
Fiji spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 62.9% less coastline
Fiji has a total of 1,129 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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