Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of Finland, you would:
Health
live 4.2 years less
In Finland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 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 2.2 times more likely to be obese
In Finland, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 67.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 7.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.
make 88.5% less money
Finland has a GDP per capita of $57,500 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.
be 68.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Finland, 12.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.
Life
have 93.1% more children
In Finland, 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 15.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Finland, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.
be 5.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Finland, approximately 2.1 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.
Basic Needs
be 28.0% less likely to have internet access
In Finland, approximately 93.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 44.8% less on healthcare
Finland spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 11.9% more on education
Finland spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 66.5% less coastline
Finland has a total of 1,250 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
How big is Tonga compared to Finland? See an in-depth size comparison.