Poverty in Tonga
Get the latest statistical data on poverty and socioeconomic development in Tonga and compare poverty indicators among countries in the Pacific.
Poverty Data: Tonga
Share of Population Below the National Poverty Line (%)
| Country |
2015 |
|---|
| Cook Islands |
no data |
| Fiji |
28.1 |
| Kiribati |
no data |
| Marshall Islands |
no data |
| Micronesia, Federated States of |
41.2 |
| Nauru |
no data |
| Palau |
no data |
| Papua New Guinea |
39.9 |
| Samoa |
no data |
| Solomon Islands |
12.7 |
| Timor-Leste |
41.8 |
| Tonga |
22.1 |
| Tuvalu |
26.3 |
| Vanuatu |
12.7 |
Population with Access to Electricity (%)
| Country |
2014 |
|---|
| Cook Islands |
no data |
| Fiji |
100.0 |
| Kiribati |
48.1 |
| Marshall Islands |
90.0 |
| Micronesia, Federated States of |
71.7 |
| Nauru |
99.2 |
| Palau |
99.8 |
| Papua New Guinea |
20.3 |
| Samoa |
97.9 |
| Solomon Islands |
35.1 |
| Timor-Leste |
45.4 |
| Tonga |
95.3 |
| Tuvalu |
98.5 |
| Vanuatu |
34.5 |
Infant Mortality Rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)
| Country |
2015 |
|---|
| Cook Islands |
7 |
| Fiji |
19 |
| Kiribati |
44 |
| Marshall Islands |
30 |
| Micronesia, Federated States of |
29 |
| Nauru |
29 |
| Palau |
14 |
| Papua New Guinea |
45 |
| Samoa |
15 |
| Solomon Islands |
24 |
| Timor-Leste |
45 |
| Tonga |
14 |
| Tuvalu |
23 |
| Vanuatu |
23 |
Source: Basic Statistics 2017