Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of Jersey, you would:
Health
live 5.1 years less
In Jersey, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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 61.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Jersey, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.
make 88.3% less money
Jersey has a GDP per capita of $56,600 as of 2016, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.
Life
have 61.5% more children
In Jersey, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Jersey, approximately 3.9 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 Jersey, approximately 93.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 6.0 times more coastline
Jersey has a total of 70 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 Jersey? See an in-depth size comparison.