If you lived in Tonga instead of Cayman Islands, you would:

Health

live 4.5 years less

In Cayman Islands, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Tonga, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 39.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Cayman Islands, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2008. In Tonga, that number is 2.4% as of 2022.

make 91.5% less money

Cayman Islands has a GDP per capita of $71,400 as of 2022, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,100 as of 2021.

Life

have 71.3% more children

In Cayman Islands, there are approximately 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 62.2% more likely to die during infancy

In Cayman Islands, approximately 7.7 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 17.4% less likely to have internet access

In Cayman Islands, approximately 81.1% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 3.1 times more on education

Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 2.6 times more coastline

Cayman Islands has a total of 160 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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