Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Tonga instead of Cook Islands, you would:

Health

be 13.8% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 55.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 82.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Cook Islands, 13.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2005. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.

make 57.7% less money

Cook Islands has a GDP per capita of $15,600 as of 2022, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.

Life

be 22.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Cook Islands, approximately 15.9 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 62.8% more children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 43.5% more on education

Cook Islands spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 65.6% more on healthcare

Cook Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 3.5 times more coastline

Cook Islands has a total of 120 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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