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

Health

live 10.6 years less

In Gibraltar, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Tonga, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

have 88.7% more children

In Gibraltar, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 23.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 24.8% more likely to die during infancy

In Gibraltar, approximately 6.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Tonga, on the other hand, 7.8 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 28.6% less likely to have internet access

In Gibraltar, approximately 94.4% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.4% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 34.9 times more coastline

Gibraltar has a total of 12 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.

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Infrastructure

find 86.6% less home broadband

Gibraltar has 61.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Tonga has 8.2 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 89.9% less CO2

Gibraltar emits 16.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Tonga emits 1.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this

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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