Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Tonga, you would:
Health
live 3.6 years longer
In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Taiwan, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 3.8 times more money
Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,400 as of 2019, while in Taiwan, the GDP per capita is $24,502 as of 2018.
be 93.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Tonga, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Taiwan, however, that number is 1.5% as of 2012.
be 3.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tonga, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2011. In Taiwan, that number is 3.7% as of 2019.
Life
be 68.0% 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 Taiwan, on the other hand, 4.0 children do as of 2022.
have 63.6% fewer children
In Tonga, there are approximately 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Taiwan, there are 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Tonga, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Taiwan, about 89.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.7 times more coastline
Tonga has a total of 419 km of coastline. In Taiwan, that number is 1,566 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Taiwan: At a glance
How big is Taiwan compared to Tonga? See an in-depth size comparison.