If you lived in Tonga instead of Kiribati, you would:

Health

live 9.6 years longer

In Kiribati, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 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

make 3.0 times more money

Kiribati has a GDP per capita of $2,000 as of 2022, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,100 as of 2021.

be 92.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Kiribati, 30.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Tonga, that number is 2.4% as of 2022.

Life

be 62.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Kiribati, approximately 32.9 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 65.8% more likely to die during childbirth

In Kiribati, approximately 76.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 24.1% more likely to have internet access

In Kiribati, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

be 21.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Kiribati, approximately 82% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 46.8% less on education

Kiribati spends 12.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 54.3% less on healthcare

Kiribati spends 11.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 63.3% less coastline

Kiribati has a total of 1,143 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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