Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of Illinois, you would:
Economy
be 52.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Illinois, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2025. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.
make 90.7% less money
Illinois has a GDP per capita of $70,691 as of 2024, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.
be 80.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Illinois, 11.4% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.
Basic Needs
be 25.2% less likely to have internet access
In Illinois, approximately 89.6% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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