Quality of life comparison

live 3.1 years less

In United States, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 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 33.1% more likely to be obese

In United States, 36.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

be 71.7% less likely to be unemployed

In United States, 3.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Tonga, that number is 1.1% as of 2011.

make 89.4% less money

United States has a GDP per capita of $60,200 as of 2020, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2019.

be 49.0% more likely to live below the poverty line

In United States, 15.1% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Tonga, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2010.

have 65.4% more children

In United States, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tonga, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In United States, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tonga, 52.0 women do as of 2017.

be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In United States, approximately 5.2 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.

be 54.9% less likely to have internet access

In United States, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tonga, about 41.0% do as of 2019.

spend 70.2% less on healthcare

United States spends 16.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2019.

spend 60.0% more on education

United States spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2014. Tonga spends 8.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

see 97.9% less coastline

United States has a total of 19,924 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.