If you lived in Tonga instead of Monaco, you would:

Health

live 13.4 years less

In Monaco, the average life expectancy is 86 years (85 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2024. In Tonga, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.

View global rankings →

see 94.8% less spent on your healthcare

Monaco spends $9,797 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tonga spends $512 as of 2023.

View global rankings →

have 88.2% fewer doctors per person

Monaco has 86.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Tonga has 10.1 as of 2021.

View global rankings →

have 33.7% less access to essential health services

Monaco scores 86 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tonga scores 57 as of 2021.

View global rankings →

Economy

make 97.7% less money

Monaco has a GDP per capita of $288,002 as of 2024, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,547 as of 2025.

View global rankings →

Life

have 2.4 times more children

In Monaco, there are approximately 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 23.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

View global rankings →

be 13.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Monaco, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Tonga, 67.0 women do as of 2023.

View global rankings →

be 3.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Monaco, approximately 2.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Tonga, on the other hand, 7.8 children do as of 2024.

View global rankings →

Basic Needs

be 31.9% less likely to have internet access

In Monaco, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Tonga, about 67.4% do as of 2024.

View global rankings →

Expenditures

spend 3.1 times more on education

Monaco spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Tonga spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

View global rankings →

spend 2.4 times more on healthcare

Monaco spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 7.4% of GDP as of 2023.

View global rankings →

Geography

see 102.2 times more coastline

Monaco has a total of 4 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.

View global rankings →

Infrastructure

find 85.3% less home broadband

Monaco has 55.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tonga has 8.2 as of 2022.

View global rankings →


Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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.
Read more

How big is Tonga compared to Monaco? See an in-depth size comparison.

Share this

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Tonga or Monaco. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.