Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jersey instead of Tonga, you would:
Health
live 5.1 years longer
In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Jersey, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 8.6 times more money
Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,600 as of 2022, while in Jersey, the GDP per capita is $56,600 as of 2016.
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tonga, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Jersey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 68.8% 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 Jersey, on the other hand, 3.9 children do as of 2022.
have 38.1% fewer children
In Tonga, there are approximately 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Jersey, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 38.8% more likely to have internet access
In Tonga, approximately 67.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Jersey, about 93.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 83.3% less coastline
Tonga has a total of 419 km of coastline. In Jersey, that number is 70 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Jersey: At a glance
How big is Jersey compared to Tonga? See an in-depth size comparison.