Quality of life comparison

live 4.1 years longer

In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Denmark, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.

be 59.1% less likely to be obese

In Tonga, 48.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Denmark, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.

make 10.9 times more money

Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,600 as of 2022, while in Denmark, the GDP per capita is $72,000 as of 2023.

be 39.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Tonga, 20.6% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Denmark, however, that number is 12.4% as of 2021.

be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Tonga, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Denmark, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.

be 96.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Tonga, approximately 126.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Denmark, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 75.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Tonga, approximately 12.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Denmark, on the other hand, 3.0 children do as of 2022.

have 42.6% fewer children

In Tonga, there are approximately 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Denmark, there are 11.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 47.8% more likely to have internet access

In Tonga, approximately 67.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Denmark, about 99.0% do as of 2021.

spend 98.1% more on healthcare

Tonga spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Denmark, that number is 10.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 17.5 times more coastline

Tonga has a total of 419 km of coastline. In Denmark, that number is 7,314 km.