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

Health

live 4.3 years longer

In Alabama, the average life expectancy is 73 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

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Economy

make 86.6% less money

Alabama has a GDP per capita of $49,225 as of 2024, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.

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be 39.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Alabama, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.

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Basic Needs

be 22.0% less likely to have internet access

In Alabama, approximately 85.9% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Economic Analysis, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), 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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