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

Health

live 3.5 years longer

In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 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 87.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Greenland, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Tonga, that number is 1.1% as of 2011.

make 84.7% less money

Greenland has a GDP per capita of $41,800 as of 2015, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2019.

be 38.9% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Greenland, 16.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Tonga, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2010.

Life

have 47.3% more children

In Greenland, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tonga, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 41.8% more likely to die during infancy

In Greenland, approximately 8.8 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 41.4% less likely to have internet access

In Greenland, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Tonga, about 41.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 24.5% less on education

Greenland spends 10.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Tonga spends 8.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 99.0% less coastline

Greenland has a total of 44,087 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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