Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Tonga, you would:
Health
live 4.2 years longer
In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 5.2 times more money
Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,400 as of 2019, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
be 9.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tonga, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2011. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 59.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Tonga, approximately 52.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
be 51.3% less 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 Puerto Rico, on the other hand, 6.0 children do as of 2022.
have 61.3% fewer children
In Tonga, there are approximately 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, there are 7.9 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 Puerto Rico, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 23.8% less on education
Tonga spends 8.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
Geography
see 19.6% more coastline
Tonga has a total of 419 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
How big is Puerto Rico compared to Tonga? See an in-depth size comparison.