Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Tonga, you would:
Health
be 89.2% less likely to be obese
In Tonga, 48.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 95.3% more money
Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,400 as of 2019, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
be 81.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Tonga, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 4.1% as of 2016.
be 4.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tonga, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2011. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
Life
be 30.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Tonga, approximately 52.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 33.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Tonga, approximately 12.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 8.2 children do as of 2022.
have 32.1% fewer children
In Tonga, there are approximately 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 14.6% less likely to have internet access
In Tonga, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 73.8% less on education
Tonga spends 8.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 18.0% less on healthcare
Tonga spends 5.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.2 times more coastline
Tonga has a total of 419 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
How big is Sri Lanka compared to Tonga? See an in-depth size comparison.