Quality of life comparison

be 55.8% less likely to be obese

In Tonga, 48.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

live 8.1 years less

In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

make 36.4% less money

Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,600 as of 2022, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.

be 15.2% more likely to be unemployed

In Tonga, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

be 79.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Tonga, 20.6% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

have 42.6% more children

In Tonga, there are approximately 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Papua New Guinea, there are 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 52.4% more likely to die during childbirth

In Tonga, approximately 126.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.

be 35.4% less likely to be literate

In Tonga, the literacy rate is 99.4% as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 2.7 times 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 Papua New Guinea, on the other hand, 33.6 children do as of 2022.

be 81.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Tonga, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 19% of people on average (65% in urban areas, and 14% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 52.2% less likely to have internet access

In Tonga, approximately 67.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 52.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Tonga, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 48% of people on average (86% in urban areas, and 42% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 78.8% less on education

Tonga spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 52.8% less on healthcare

Tonga spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 12.3 times more coastline

Tonga has a total of 419 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.