Quality of life comparison

live 1.4 years longer

In China, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

be 7.8 times more likely to be obese

In China, 6.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

be 50.7% less likely to be unemployed

In China, 4.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.

make 70.1% less money

China has a GDP per capita of $22,100 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.

have 93.1% more children

In China, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 5.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In China, approximately 23.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.

be 83.6% more likely to die during infancy

In China, approximately 6.8 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.

spend 83.3% more on education

China spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

see 97.1% less coastline

China has a total of 14,500 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.