Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Colombia instead of Tonga, you would:
Health
be 53.7% less likely to be obese
In Tonga, 48.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Colombia, that number is 22.3% of people as of 2016.
live 2.6 years less
In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Colombia, that number is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.1 times more money
Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,400 as of 2019, while in Colombia, the GDP per capita is $13,400 as of 2020.
be 9.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tonga, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2011. In Colombia, that number is 10.5% as of 2019.
be 58.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Tonga, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Colombia, however, that number is 35.7% as of 2019.
Life
be 59.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Tonga, approximately 52.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Colombia, 83.0 women do as of 2017.
have 25.1% fewer children
In Tonga, there are approximately 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Colombia, there are 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 70.7% more likely to have internet access
In Tonga, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Colombia, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 43.8% less on education
Tonga spends 8.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Colombia spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 54.0% more on healthcare
Tonga spends 5.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Colombia, that number is 7.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 7.7 times more coastline
Tonga has a total of 419 km of coastline. In Colombia, that number is 3,208 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Colombia: At a glance
How big is Colombia compared to Tonga? See an in-depth size comparison.