Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
live 5.0 years less
In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 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 56.5% more likely to be obese
In New Zealand, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 26.4% less likely to be unemployed
In New Zealand, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Tonga, that number is 2.4% as of 2022.
make 86.5% less money
New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $45,200 as of 2022, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,100 as of 2021.
Life
have 56.3% more children
In New Zealand, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 18.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In New Zealand, approximately 7.0 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 New Zealand, approximately 3.4 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 30.2% less likely to have internet access
In New Zealand, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 47.0% less on healthcare
New Zealand spends 10.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 97.2% less coastline
New Zealand has a total of 15,134 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 New Zealand? See an in-depth size comparison.