If you lived in Tonga instead of French Polynesia, you would:

Health

live 0.9 years less

In French Polynesia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 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 95.0% less likely to be unemployed

In French Polynesia, 21.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2012. In Tonga, that number is 1.1% as of 2011.

make 62.4% less money

French Polynesia has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2015, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2019.

be 14.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In French Polynesia, 19.7% live below the poverty line as of 2009. In Tonga, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2010.

Life

have 50.8% more children

In French Polynesia, there are approximately 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tonga, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In French Polynesia, approximately 4.4 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 43.8% less likely to have internet access

In French Polynesia, approximately 73.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Tonga, about 41.0% do as of 2019.

Geography

see 83.4% less coastline

French Polynesia has a total of 2,525 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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