Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Tonga, you would:
Health
live 8.8 years longer
In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022.
be 87.3% less likely to be obese
In Tonga, 48.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 19.3 times more money
Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,600 as of 2022, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $127,500 as of 2023.
be 50.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Tonga, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 3.5% as of 2023.
Life
be 94.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Tonga, approximately 126.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 87.5% 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 Singapore, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.
have 55.3% fewer children
In Tonga, there are approximately 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 35.8% more likely to have internet access
In Tonga, approximately 67.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 57.6% less on education
Tonga spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 15.1% more on healthcare
Tonga spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 53.9% less coastline
Tonga has a total of 419 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Singapore: At a glance
How big is Singapore compared to Tonga? See an in-depth size comparison.