If you lived in Tonga instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

Health

be 9.3 times more likely to be obese

In Sri Lanka, 5.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 77.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Sri Lanka, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 1.1% as of 2011.

make 48.8% less money

Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $12,500 as of 2020, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,400 as of 2019.

be 5.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Sri Lanka, 4.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Tonga, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2010.

Life

have 47.2% more children

In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tonga, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 44.4% more likely to die during childbirth

In Sri Lanka, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tonga, 52.0 women do as of 2017.

be 51.3% more likely to die during infancy

In Sri Lanka, approximately 8.2 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.

Basic Needs

be 17.1% more likely to have internet access

In Sri Lanka, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tonga, about 41.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 3.8 times more on education

Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Tonga spends 8.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 22.0% more on healthcare

Sri Lanka spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tonga, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 68.7% less coastline

Sri Lanka has a total of 1,340 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

Tonga is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 717 sq km. Tonga - unique among Pacific nations - never completely lost its indigenous governance. The archipelagos of "The Friendly Islands" were united into a Polynesian kingdom in 1845. Tonga became a constitutional monarchy in 1875 and a British protectorate in 1900; it withdrew from the protectorate and joined the Commonwealth of Nations in 1970. Tonga remains the only monarchy in the Pacific.
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