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

Health

live 8.8 years less

In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 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 7.9 times more likely to be obese

In Singapore, 6.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 33.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Singapore, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.

make 94.8% less money

Singapore has a GDP per capita of $127,500 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.

Life

have 2.2 times more children

In Singapore, there are approximately 8.8 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 Singapore, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.

be 8.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Singapore, approximately 1.6 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 26.4% less likely to have internet access

In Singapore, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 13.1% less on healthcare

Singapore spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 2.4 times more on education

Singapore spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 2.2 times more coastline

Singapore has a total of 193 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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