Quality of life comparison
If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Tonga, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years longer
In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 5.3 times more money
Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,400 as of 2019, while in British Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $34,200 as of 2017.
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tonga, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2011. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 2.9% as of 2015.
Life
be 14.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Tonga, approximately 12.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In British Virgin Islands, on the other hand, 14.2 children do as of 2022.
have 46.1% fewer children
In Tonga, there are approximately 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In British Virgin Islands, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 90.2% more likely to have internet access
In Tonga, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In British Virgin Islands, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 63.7% less on education
Tonga spends 8.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. British Virgin Islands spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 80.9% less coastline
Tonga has a total of 419 km of coastline. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 80 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
British Virgin Islands: At a glance
How big is British Virgin Islands compared to Tonga? See an in-depth size comparison.