Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Wisconsin instead of Tonga, you would:
Economy
make 9.0 times more money
Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,600 as of 2022, while in Wisconsin, the GDP per capita is $59,333 as of 2024.
be 50.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Tonga, 20.6% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Wisconsin, however, that number is 10.2% as of 2023.
be 30.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Tonga, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Wisconsin, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 33.6% more likely to have internet access
In Tonga, approximately 67.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Wisconsin, about 89.5% do as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
