Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of Minnesota, you would:
Health
live 1.6 years less
In Minnesota, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 46.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Minnesota, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2025. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.
make 90.4% less money
Minnesota has a GDP per capita of $68,478 as of 2024, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.
be 2.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Minnesota, 8.8% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.
Basic Needs
be 26.4% less likely to have internet access
In Minnesota, approximately 91.0% 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, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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