Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
live 1.6 years longer
In Brazil, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 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 2.2 times more likely to be obese
In Brazil, 22.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 71.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 8.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.
make 64.5% less money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $18,600 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.
be 4.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Brazil, 4.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.
Life
have 49.2% more children
In Brazil, there are approximately 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 75.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Brazil, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 17.3% less likely to have internet access
In Brazil, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 48.5% less on healthcare
Brazil spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 94.4% less coastline
Brazil has a total of 7,491 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
How big is Tonga compared to Brazil? See an in-depth size comparison.