Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
live 2.6 years longer
In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Tonga, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to be obese
In Colombia, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 89.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Colombia, 10.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 1.1% as of 2011.
be 37.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Colombia, 35.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Tonga, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2010.
make 52.2% less money
Colombia has a GDP per capita of $13,400 as of 2020, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2019.
Life
be 37.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Colombia, approximately 83.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tonga, 52.0 women do as of 2017.
have 33.5% more children
In Colombia, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tonga, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 41.4% less likely to have internet access
In Colombia, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tonga, about 41.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 35.1% less on healthcare
Colombia spends 7.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 77.8% more on education
Colombia spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Tonga spends 8.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 86.9% less coastline
Colombia has a total of 3,208 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 Colombia? See an in-depth size comparison.