Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of Jersey, you would:
Health
live 5.1 years less
In Jersey, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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 72.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Jersey, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Tonga, that number is 1.1% as of 2011.
make 88.7% less money
Jersey has a GDP per capita of $56,600 as of 2016, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2019.
Life
have 63.7% more children
In Jersey, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tonga, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Jersey, approximately 3.9 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.
Geography
see 6.0 times more coastline
Jersey has a total of 70 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
How big is Tonga compared to Jersey? See an in-depth size comparison.