Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jersey instead of Tonga, you would:
Health
live 9.6 years longer
In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Jersey, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 3.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tonga, 2.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Jersey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 50.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Tonga, approximately 7.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Jersey, on the other hand, 3.9 children do as of 2022.
have 47.0% fewer children
In Tonga, there are approximately 23.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Jersey, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 37.9% more likely to have internet access
In Tonga, approximately 67.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Jersey, about 93.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 83.3% less coastline
Tonga has a total of 419 km of coastline. In Jersey, that number is 70 km.
Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2024), World Bank (2024–2025). How we calculate this
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Jersey: At a glance
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