If you lived in Tonga instead of France, you would:

Health

live 5.1 years less

In France, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 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 France, 21.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 68.6% less likely to be unemployed

In France, 7.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.

make 88.0% less money

France has a GDP per capita of $55,200 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.

be 32.1% more likely to live below the poverty line

In France, 15.6% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.

Life

have 80.7% more children

In France, there are approximately 10.9 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 France, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.

be 3.9 times more likely to die during infancy

In France, approximately 3.1 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 22.1% less likely to have internet access

In France, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 56.6% less on healthcare

France spends 12.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 20.0% more on education

France spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 91.4% less coastline

France has a total of 4,853 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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