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

Health

live 4.5 years less

In Bermuda, 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 67.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Bermuda, 7.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.

make 93.4% less money

Bermuda has a GDP per capita of $99,800 as of 2022, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.

be 87.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Bermuda, 11.0% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.

Life

have 80.7% more children

In Bermuda, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 5.7 times more likely to die during infancy

In Bermuda, approximately 2.2 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 33.0% less likely to have internet access

In Bermuda, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 3.5 times more on education

Bermuda spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 4.1 times more coastline

Bermuda has a total of 103 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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