If you lived in Tonga instead of United Kingdom, you would:

Health

live 4.4 years less

In United Kingdom, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Tonga, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

be 73.4% more likely to be obese

In United Kingdom, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 65.3% less likely to be unemployed

In United Kingdom, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 1.1% as of 2011.

make 84.6% less money

United Kingdom has a GDP per capita of $41,600 as of 2020, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2019.

be 21.0% more likely to live below the poverty line

In United Kingdom, 18.6% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Tonga, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2010.

Life

have 88.2% more children

In United Kingdom, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tonga, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 7.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In United Kingdom, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tonga, 52.0 women do as of 2017.

be 3.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In United Kingdom, approximately 3.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Tonga, on the other hand, 12.4 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 56.8% less likely to have internet access

In United Kingdom, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tonga, about 41.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 51.0% less on healthcare

United Kingdom spends 10.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2019.

spend 53.8% more on education

United Kingdom spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Tonga spends 8.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 96.6% less coastline

United Kingdom has a total of 12,429 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Tonga: At a glance

Tonga is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 717 sq km. Tonga - unique among Pacific nations - never completely lost its indigenous governance. The archipelagos of "The Friendly Islands" were united into a Polynesian kingdom in 1845. Tonga became a constitutional monarchy in 1875 and a British protectorate in 1900; it withdrew from the protectorate and joined the Commonwealth of Nations in 1970. Tonga remains the only monarchy in the Pacific.
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