Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Korea instead of Tonga, you would:
Health
live 5.4 years longer
In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In South Korea, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 90.2% less likely to be obese
In Tonga, 48.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In South Korea, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 6.6 times more money
Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,400 as of 2019, while in South Korea, the GDP per capita is $42,300 as of 2020.
be 36.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Tonga, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In South Korea, however, that number is 14.4% as of 2016.
be 3.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tonga, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2011. In South Korea, that number is 3.8% as of 2019.
Life
be 78.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Tonga, approximately 52.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In South Korea, 11.0 women do as of 2017.
be 76.9% 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 South Korea, on the other hand, 2.9 children do as of 2022.
have 65.9% fewer children
In Tonga, there are approximately 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In South Korea, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Tonga, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In South Korea, about 97.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 43.8% less on education
Tonga spends 8.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. South Korea spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 64.0% more on healthcare
Tonga spends 5.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In South Korea, that number is 8.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 5.8 times more coastline
Tonga has a total of 419 km of coastline. In South Korea, that number is 2,413 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
South Korea: At a glance
How big is South Korea compared to Tonga? See an in-depth size comparison.