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

Health

live 2.9 years longer

In Palau, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 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 12.8% less likely to be obese

In Palau, 55.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 35.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Palau, 1.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Tonga, that number is 1.1% as of 2011.

make 63.6% less money

Palau has a GDP per capita of $17,600 as of 2019, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2019.

Life

have 76.3% more children

In Palau, there are approximately 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tonga, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 10.0% more likely to die during infancy

In Palau, approximately 11.3 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 13.9% more likely to have internet access

In Palau, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2016. In Tonga, about 41.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 67.1% less on healthcare

Palau spends 15.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 72.4% less coastline

Palau has a total of 1,519 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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