If you lived in Tonga instead of Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), you would:

Economy

make 90.7% less money

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) has a GDP per capita of $70,800 as of 2015, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.

be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), 1.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.

Life

have 80.7% more children

In Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2012. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 32.3% less likely to have internet access

In Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 67.5% less coastline

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) has a total of 1,288 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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