Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Health
live 12.3 years less
In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 85 years (83 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2024. In Tonga, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 28.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Hong Kong, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Tonga, that number is 2.0% as of 2025.
make 88.5% less money
Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $56,983 as of 2025, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,547 as of 2025.
Life
have 4.7 times more children
In Hong Kong, there are approximately 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 23.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Hong Kong, approximately 2.5 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.
Basic Needs
be 29.6% less likely to have internet access
In Hong Kong, approximately 95.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Tonga, about 67.4% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 39.4% more on education
Hong Kong spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Tonga spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 42.8% less coastline
Hong Kong has a total of 733 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.
Infrastructure
find 79.7% less home broadband
Hong Kong has 40.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tonga has 8.2 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 64.6% less CO2
Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Tonga emits 1.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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Tonga: At a glance
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