Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Marshall Islands instead of Tonga, you would:

Health

live 2.9 years less

In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Marshall Islands, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 65.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Tonga, 20.6% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Marshall Islands, however, that number is 7.2% as of 2019.

be 15.7 times more likely to be unemployed

In Tonga, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Marshall Islands, that number is 36.0% as of 2006.

Life

be 74.5% more 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 Marshall Islands, on the other hand, 21.7 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 42.2% less likely to have internet access

In Tonga, approximately 67.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Marshall Islands, about 38.7% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 2.1 times more on education

Tonga spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Marshall Islands spends 13.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.5 times more on healthcare

Tonga spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Marshall Islands, that number is 13.0% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 11.6% less coastline

Tonga has a total of 419 km of coastline. In Marshall Islands, that number is 370 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Marshall Islands: At a glance

Marshall Islands (sometimes abbreviated RMI) is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 181 sq km. After almost four decades under US administration as the easternmost part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Marshall Islands attained independence in 1986 under a Compact of Free Association. Compensation claims continue as a result of US nuclear testing on some of the atolls between 1947 and 1962. The Marshall Islands hosts the US Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA) Reagan Missile Test Site, a key installation in the US missile defense network.
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