Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Tonga instead of Marshall Islands, you would:

Health

live 2.9 years longer

In Marshall Islands, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 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 93.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Marshall Islands, 36.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2006. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.

be 2.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Marshall Islands, 7.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.

Life

be 42.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Marshall Islands, approximately 21.7 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 73.1% more likely to have internet access

In Marshall Islands, approximately 38.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 51.5% less on education

Marshall Islands spends 13.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 59.2% less on healthcare

Marshall Islands spends 13.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 13.1% more coastline

Marshall Islands has a total of 370 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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