If you lived in Tonga instead of Monaco, you would:

Health

live 12.0 years less

In Monaco, the average life expectancy is 90 years (86 years for men, 93 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 94.3% less money

Monaco has a GDP per capita of $115,700 as of 2015, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.

be 15.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Monaco, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2012. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.

Life

have 3.0 times more children

In Monaco, there are approximately 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 7.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Monaco, approximately 1.8 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 22.1% less likely to have internet access

In Monaco, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 5.5 times more on education

Monaco spends 1.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 3.1 times more on healthcare

Monaco spends 1.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 102.2 times more coastline

Monaco has a total of 4 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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