Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
live 1.6 years longer
In Brazil, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 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 Brazil, 22.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 90.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 1.1% as of 2011.
make 54.6% less money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $14,100 as of 2020, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2019.
be 5.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Brazil, 4.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Tonga, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2010.
Life
have 45.5% more children
In Brazil, there are approximately 14.0 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 49.4% less likely to have internet access
In Brazil, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tonga, about 41.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 47.9% less on healthcare
Brazil spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 31.1% more on education
Brazil spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Tonga spends 8.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 94.4% less coastline
Brazil has a total of 7,491 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 Brazil? See an in-depth size comparison.