Destination Info

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Country

Kingdom of Tonga

Main Hazards for hotels
  • Tsunami: 81 %
  • Earthquake: 69 %
  • Sea Level Rise: 67 %
  • Average: 25 %

Destination Map

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Hazard Summary

Tropical Cyclone

With landfall on the destination

Tsunami

Average for the whole destination

Sea Level Rise

Climate

1995 2060 (RCP4.5)
(best case)
2060 (RCP8.5)
(worst case)
Daily average temperatures (min - max) 19.5 - 24.8 °C 21.8 - 26.6 °C 22.5 - 27.3 °C
Annual days of unusual heat 22 95 100
Annual maximum rain within 5 days 1248.5 mm 1485.9 mm 1494.9 mm
Annual amount of rain 22372.0 mm 19709.8 mm 19675.5 mm
Annual days with 10mm of rain 283 223 221

Society Indicator Scores

a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Rank: Top 20%
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)
Rank: Above average
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Rank: Above average
Women Business and the Law Index Score (scale 1-100)
Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
Press freedom index
Rank: Above average

Society Indicator Details

Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Women Business and the Law Index Score (scale 1-100)
Press freedom index

    Environment Indicator Scores

    a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

    CO2 emissions (kt)
    Rank: Top 10%
    Bird species, threatened
    Rank: Top 10%
    Fish species, threatened
    Rank: Above average
    Plant species (higher), threatened
    Rank: Above average
    Mammal species, threatened
    Rank: Top 10%
    Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)
    Rank: Below average
    Plastic waste mismanaged
    Rank: Top 20%
    Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
    Rank: Below average
    Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)
    Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
    Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area)
    Rank: 'Bottom 20%'

    Environment Indicator Details

    CO2 emissions (kt)
    Bird species, threatened
    Fish species, threatened
    Plant species (higher), threatened
    Mammal species, threatened
    Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)
    Plastic waste mismanaged
    Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
    Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)
    Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area)

      Health Indicator Scores

      a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

      Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)
      Rank: About average
      Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)
      Rank: Above average
      Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)
      Rank: Below average
      Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
      Rank: Above average
      Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)
      Rank: About average
      Total annual deaths from air pollution
      Rank: Top 10%

      Health Indicator Details

      Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)
      Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)
      Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)
      Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
      Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)
      Total annual deaths from air pollution

        Economy Indicator Scores

        a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

        Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people)
        Rank: About average
        Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2017 PPP GDP)
        Rank: Above average
        Business extent of disclosure index (0=less disclosure to 10=more disclosure)
        Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
        Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
        Rank: Below average
        Ease of doing business score (0 = lowest performance to 100 = best performance)
        Rank: About average
        Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
        Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
        International tourism, number of arrivals
        Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
        Gini index
        Rank: Below average

        Economy Indicator Details

        Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people)
        Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2017 PPP GDP)
        Business extent of disclosure index (0=less disclosure to 10=more disclosure)
        Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
        Ease of doing business score (0 = lowest performance to 100 = best performance)
        Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
        International tourism, number of arrivals
        Gini index

          Geography Indicator Scores

          a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

          Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
          Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
          Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
          Forest area (% of land area)
          Rank: Below average

          Geography Indicator Details

          Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Forest area (% of land area)