Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of Greenland, you would:
Health
live 2.8 years longer
In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024. In Tonga, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.
be 2.6 times more likely to be obese
In Greenland, 28.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tonga, that number is 73.8% of people as of 2024.
Economy
make 88.8% less money
Greenland has a GDP per capita of $58,499 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,547 as of 2025.
Life
be 10.9% less 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, 7.8 children do as of 2024.
have 92.0% more children
In Greenland, there are approximately 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 23.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 47.9% less on education
Greenland spends 10.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Tonga spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 99.0% less coastline
Greenland has a total of 44,087 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.
Safety
be 82.2% less likely to be murdered
Greenland has a homicide rate of 5.3 per 100,000 people as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 0.9 per 100,000 as of 2019.
Infrastructure
find 74.5% less home broadband
Greenland has 32.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Tonga has 8.2 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 84.4% less CO2
Greenland emits 10.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Tonga emits 1.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2016–2025), The World Factbook (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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Tonga: At a glance
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