Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Tonga instead of Wallis and Futuna, you would:

Health

live 3.1 years less

In Wallis and Futuna, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 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.

Economy

make 60.5% more money

Wallis and Futuna has a GDP per capita of $3,800 as of 2004, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,100 as of 2021.

be 72.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Wallis and Futuna, 8.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Tonga, that number is 2.4% as of 2022.

Life

have 66.9% more children

In Wallis and Futuna, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Wallis and Futuna, approximately 4.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Tonga, on the other hand, 12.4 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 46.3% more likely to have internet access

In Wallis and Futuna, approximately 45.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 3.2 times more coastline

Wallis and Futuna has a total of 129 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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