If you lived in Tonga instead of Isle of Man, you would:

Health

live 4.5 years less

In Isle of Man, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 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.

Economy

make 92.2% less money

Isle of Man has a GDP per capita of $84,600 as of 2014, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.

be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Isle of Man, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.

Life

have 89.4% more children

In Isle of Man, there are approximately 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.9 times more likely to die during infancy

In Isle of Man, approximately 4.2 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.

Geography

see 2.6 times more coastline

Isle of Man has a total of 160 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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