Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Tonga instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:

Health

live 2.1 years less

In British Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 81 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 20.7% less likely to be unemployed

In British Virgin Islands, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.

make 80.7% less money

British Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $34,200 as of 2017, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.

Life

be 12.4% less likely to die during infancy

In British Virgin Islands, approximately 14.2 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.

have 80.7% more children

In British Virgin Islands, 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.

Basic Needs

be 13.8% less likely to have internet access

In British Virgin Islands, approximately 77.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 2.5 times more on education

British Virgin Islands spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 5.2 times more coastline

British Virgin Islands has a total of 80 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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