Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 2.6 years less

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 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

be 24.7% less 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, 7.8 children do as of 2024.

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have 93.6% more children

In Montserrat, there are approximately 11.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 23.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 20.0% more likely to have internet access

In Montserrat, approximately 56.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.4% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 10.5 times more coastline

Montserrat has a total of 40 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.

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Infrastructure

find 88.8% less home broadband

Montserrat has 72.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Tonga has 8.2 as of 2022.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2024), World Bank (2022–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this

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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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