If you lived in Tonga instead of San Marino, you would:

Health

live 6.3 years less

In San Marino, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 87 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 71.6% less likely to be unemployed

In San Marino, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.

make 89.3% less money

San Marino has a GDP per capita of $61,600 as of 2021, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.

Life

have 2.2 times more children

In San Marino, there are approximately 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 90.6% more likely to die during infancy

In San Marino, approximately 6.5 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 10.7% less likely to have internet access

In San Marino, approximately 75.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 39.1% less on healthcare

San Marino spends 8.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 94.1% more on education

San Marino spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.


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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