Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of Greenland, you would:
Health
live 3.5 years longer
In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 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.
Economy
be 74.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Greenland, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.
make 90.3% less money
Greenland has a GDP per capita of $68,100 as of 2021, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.
be 27.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Greenland, 16.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.
Life
have 45.9% more children
In Greenland, there are approximately 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 41.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Greenland, approximately 8.8 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.
Expenditures
spend 35.3% less on education
Greenland spends 10.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 99.0% less coastline
Greenland has a total of 44,087 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 Greenland? See an in-depth size comparison.