Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Marshall Islands instead of Tonga, you would:
Health
live 2.9 years less
In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Marshall Islands, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 37.5% less money
Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,400 as of 2019, while in Marshall Islands, the GDP per capita is $4,000 as of 2019.
be 32.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tonga, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2011. In Marshall Islands, that number is 36.0% as of 2006.
Life
have 12.3% more children
In Tonga, there are approximately 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Marshall Islands, there are 22.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 74.5% 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 Marshall Islands, on the other hand, 21.7 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 20.0% more on education
Tonga spends 8.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Marshall Islands spends 9.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 3.3 times more on healthcare
Tonga spends 5.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Marshall Islands, that number is 16.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 11.6% less coastline
Tonga has a total of 419 km of coastline. In Marshall Islands, that number is 370 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Marshall Islands: At a glance
How big is Marshall Islands compared to Tonga? See an in-depth size comparison.