Quality of life comparison

live 2.1 years less

In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 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 87.5% more likely to be obese

In Costa Rica, 25.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

be 86.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Costa Rica, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Tonga, that number is 1.1% as of 2011.

make 67.5% less money

Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2019.

have 42.2% more children

In Costa Rica, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tonga, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 92.6% more likely to die during childbirth

In Costa Rica, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tonga, 52.0 women do as of 2017.

be 47.9% more likely to die during infancy

In Costa Rica, approximately 8.4 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.

be 49.4% less likely to have internet access

In Costa Rica, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tonga, about 41.0% do as of 2019.

spend 31.5% less on healthcare

Costa Rica spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2019.

spend 19.4% more on education

Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 8.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

see 67.5% less coastline

Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.