Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nauru instead of Tonga, you would:
Health
see 4.8 times more spent on your healthcare
Tonga spends $512 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nauru spends $2,474 as of 2023.
live 10.8 years less
In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
make 2.2 times more money
Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,547 as of 2025, while in Nauru, the GDP per capita is $14,640 as of 2025.
Life
be 4.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Tonga, approximately 67.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Nauru, 273.0 women do as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 23.1% more likely to have internet access
In Tonga, approximately 67.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Nauru, about 83.0% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.5 times more on healthcare
Tonga spends 7.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Nauru, that number is 18.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 92.8% less coastline
Tonga has a total of 419 km of coastline. In Nauru, that number is 30 km.
Infrastructure
find 21.9% more home broadband
Tonga has 8.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Nauru has 10.0 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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Nauru: At a glance
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