Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.8 years longer

In Montserrat, the average life expectancy is 76 years (77 years for men, 75 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 80.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Montserrat, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Tonga, that number is 1.1% as of 2011.

make 81.2% less money

Montserrat has a GDP per capita of $34,000 as of 2011, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2019.

Life

have 86.3% more children

In Montserrat, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tonga, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 19.8% more likely to die during infancy

In Montserrat, approximately 10.4 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.

Basic Needs

be 25.5% less likely to have internet access

In Montserrat, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Tonga, about 41.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 12.1% less on education

Montserrat spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Tonga spends 8.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 10.5 times more coastline

Montserrat has a total of 40 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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