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

Health

live 4.7 years less

In Anguilla, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Tonga, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 86.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Anguilla, 8.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2002. In Tonga, that number is 1.1% as of 2011.

make 47.5% less money

Anguilla has a GDP per capita of $12,200 as of 2008, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2019.

Life

have 69.1% more children

In Anguilla, there are approximately 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tonga, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 4.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Anguilla, approximately 3.1 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 50.0% less likely to have internet access

In Anguilla, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Tonga, about 41.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 2.2 times more on education

Anguilla spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Tonga spends 8.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 6.9 times more coastline

Anguilla has a total of 61 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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