Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Tonga instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:

Health

live 3.3 years less

In Turks and Caicos Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Tonga, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 77.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Turks and Caicos Islands, 10.0% of adults are unemployed as of 1997. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.

make 70.5% less money

Turks and Caicos Islands has a GDP per capita of $22,400 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.

Life

have 45.5% more children

In Turks and Caicos Islands, there are approximately 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 28.3% less likely to have internet access

In Turks and Caicos Islands, approximately 93.5% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 46.7% more on education

Turks and Caicos Islands spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

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

Tonga: At a glance

Tonga is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 717 sq km. Tonga - unique among Pacific nations - never completely lost its indigenous governance. The archipelagos of "The Friendly Islands" were united into a Polynesian kingdom in 1845. Tonga became a constitutional monarchy in 1875 and a British protectorate in 1900; it withdrew from the protectorate and joined the Commonwealth of Nations in 1970. Tonga remains the only monarchy in the Pacific.
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