Quality of life comparison

live 4.2 years less

In Finland, 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.

be 2.2 times more likely to be obese

In Finland, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

be 63.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Finland, 6.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Tonga, that number is 2.4% as of 2022.

make 87.7% less money

Finland has a GDP per capita of $49,400 as of 2022, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,100 as of 2021.

be 77.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Finland, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Tonga, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2010.

have 93.1% more children

In Finland, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 15.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Finland, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.

be 5.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In Finland, approximately 2.1 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 28.0% less likely to have internet access

In Finland, approximately 93.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

spend 44.8% less on healthcare

Finland spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 11.9% more on education

Finland spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

see 66.5% less coastline

Finland has a total of 1,250 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.