Quality of life comparison

live 3.3 years longer

In Fiji, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Tonga, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

be 59.6% more likely to be obese

In Fiji, 30.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

be 46.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Fiji, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.

be 31.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Fiji, 29.9% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.

make 51.5% less money

Fiji has a GDP per capita of $13,600 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.

have 23.9% more children

In Fiji, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Fiji, approximately 38.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.

be 23.4% more likely to die during infancy

In Fiji, approximately 10.1 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.

be 23.9% less likely to have internet access

In Fiji, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

spend 15.8% more on education

Fiji spends 5.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 39.5% more on healthcare

Fiji spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

see 62.9% less coastline

Fiji has a total of 1,129 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.