Quality of life comparison

live 4.1 years less

In Ireland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 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 90.5% more likely to be obese

In Ireland, 25.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

be 47.0% less likely to be unemployed

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

make 94.3% less money

Ireland has a GDP per capita of $115,600 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.

be 47.1% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Ireland, 14.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.

have 77.5% more children

In Ireland, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 25.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Ireland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.

be 3.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Ireland, approximately 3.5 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.

be 29.5% less likely to have internet access

In Ireland, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

spend 25.4% less on healthcare

Ireland spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 2.1 times more on education

Ireland spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

see 71.1% less coastline

Ireland has a total of 1,448 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.