Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 2.3 years longer

In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 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 78.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Samoa, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Tonga, that number is 1.1% as of 2011.

be 10.8% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Samoa, 20.3% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Tonga, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2010.

Life

be 27.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Samoa, approximately 17.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Tonga, on the other hand, 12.4 children do as of 2022.

be 20.9% more likely to die during childbirth

In Samoa, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tonga, 52.0 women do as of 2017.

Basic Needs

be 20.6% more likely to have internet access

In Samoa, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Tonga, about 41.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 21.9% less on healthcare

Samoa spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2019.

spend 66.7% more on education

Samoa spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 8.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

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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