Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of Bolivia, you would:
Health
live 5.0 years longer
In Bolivia, the average life expectancy is 72 years (71 years for men, 74 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 2.4 times more likely to be obese
In Bolivia, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 25.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Bolivia, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.
be 43.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Bolivia, 36.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.
make 32.0% less money
Bolivia has a GDP per capita of $9,700 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.
Life
be 21.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Bolivia, approximately 161.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.
be 44.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Bolivia, approximately 22.3 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.
have 11.9% more children
In Bolivia, there are approximately 17.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 32.7% less on education
Bolivia spends 9.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 32.9% less on healthcare
Bolivia spends 7.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Tonga: At a glance
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