Quality of life comparison

live 9.6 years longer

In Kiribati, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Tonga, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

make 2.8 times more money

Kiribati has a GDP per capita of $2,300 as of 2020, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2019.

be 96.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Kiribati, 30.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Tonga, that number is 1.1% as of 2011.

be 43.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Kiribati, approximately 92.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tonga, 52.0 women do as of 2017.

be 62.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Kiribati, approximately 32.9 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.

be 21.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Kiribati, approximately 82% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 35.5% less on education

Kiribati spends 12.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Tonga spends 8.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 51.5% less on healthcare

Kiribati spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2019.

see 63.3% less coastline

Kiribati has a total of 1,143 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.