If you lived in Tonga instead of Bolivia, you would:

Health

live 5.0 years longer

In Bolivia, the average life expectancy is 72 years (71 years for men, 74 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 2.4 times more likely to be obese

In Bolivia, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 25.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Bolivia, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.

be 43.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Bolivia, 36.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.

make 32.0% less money

Bolivia has a GDP per capita of $9,700 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.

Life

be 21.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Bolivia, approximately 161.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.

be 44.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Bolivia, approximately 22.3 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.

have 11.9% more children

In Bolivia, there are approximately 17.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 32.7% less on education

Bolivia spends 9.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 32.9% less on healthcare

Bolivia spends 7.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.


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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