If you lived in Tonga instead of Hong Kong, you would:

Health

live 6.1 years less

In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 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.

Economy

be 41.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Hong Kong, 3.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.

make 89.8% less money

Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $64,400 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.

Life

have 2.6 times more children

In Hong Kong, there are approximately 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 4.9 times more likely to die during infancy

In Hong Kong, approximately 2.5 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 Hong Kong, approximately 93.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 65.0% more on education

Hong Kong spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 42.8% less coastline

Hong Kong has a total of 733 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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