Quality of life comparison

be 13.8% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 55.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

be 91.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Cook Islands, 13.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2005. In Tonga, that number is 1.1% as of 2011.

make 61.7% less money

Cook Islands has a GDP per capita of $16,700 as of 2016, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2019.

be 22.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Cook Islands, approximately 15.9 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.

have 61.8% more children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tonga, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 24.1% less likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Tonga, about 41.0% do as of 2019.

spend 2.3 times more on education

Cook Islands spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Tonga spends 8.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 61.3% more on healthcare

Cook Islands spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2019.

see 3.5 times more coastline

Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.