Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
Health
live 2.7 years less
In Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 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 81.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Virgin Islands, 12.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.
be 28.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Virgin Islands, 28.9% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.
make 85.7% less money
Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $46,200 as of 2021, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.
Life
have 77.5% more children
In Virgin Islands, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 62.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Virgin Islands, approximately 7.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Tonga, on the other hand, 12.4 children do as of 2022.
Geography
see 2.2 times more coastline
Virgin Islands has a total of 188 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Tonga: At a glance
How big is Tonga compared to Virgin Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.