Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Tonga instead of Marshall Islands, you would:

Health

live 2.9 years longer

In Marshall Islands, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 77 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

make 60.0% more money

Marshall Islands has a GDP per capita of $4,000 as of 2019, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2019.

be 96.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Marshall Islands, 36.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2006. In Tonga, that number is 1.1% as of 2011.

Life

be 42.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Marshall Islands, approximately 21.7 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.

have 10.9% fewer children

In Marshall Islands, there are approximately 22.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Tonga, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 16.7% less on education

Marshall Islands spends 9.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Tonga spends 8.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 69.3% less on healthcare

Marshall Islands spends 16.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 13.1% more coastline

Marshall Islands has a total of 370 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

Tonga is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 717 sq km. Tonga - unique among Pacific nations - never completely lost its indigenous governance. The archipelagos of "The Friendly Islands" were united into a Polynesian kingdom in 1845. Tonga became a constitutional monarchy in 1875 and a British protectorate in 1900; it withdrew from the protectorate and joined the Commonwealth of Nations in 1970. Tonga remains the only monarchy in the Pacific.
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