Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Norway instead of Tonga, you would:
Health
live 5.0 years longer
In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Norway, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 52.1% less likely to be obese
In Tonga, 48.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Norway, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 13.7 times more money
Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,600 as of 2022, while in Norway, the GDP per capita is $90,500 as of 2023.
be 40.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Tonga, 20.6% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Norway, however, that number is 12.2% as of 2021.
be 55.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Tonga, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Norway, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.
Life
be 98.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Tonga, approximately 126.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Norway, 2.0 women do as of 2020.
be 81.4% 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 Norway, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2022.
have 47.2% fewer children
In Tonga, there are approximately 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Norway, there are 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 47.8% more likely to have internet access
In Tonga, approximately 67.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Norway, about 99.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 10.6% less on education
Tonga spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Norway spends 5.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
Tonga spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Norway, that number is 11.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 60.0 times more coastline
Tonga has a total of 419 km of coastline. In Norway, that number is 25,148 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Norway: At a glance
How big is Norway compared to Tonga? See an in-depth size comparison.