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

Health

live 4.7 years less

In Anguilla, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 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 71.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Anguilla, 8.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2002. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.

be 10.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Anguilla, 23.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.

make 45.9% less money

Anguilla has a GDP per capita of $12,200 as of 2008, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.

Life

have 66.9% more children

In Anguilla, 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 4.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Anguilla, approximately 3.1 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.

Basic Needs

be 17.9% less likely to have internet access

In Anguilla, approximately 81.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 65.0% more on education

Anguilla spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 6.9 times more coastline

Anguilla has a total of 61 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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