Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of Canada, you would:
Health
live 6.3 years less
In Canada, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 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 63.9% more likely to be obese
In Canada, 29.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 57.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.
make 88.2% less money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $55,800 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Canada, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.
Life
have 93.7% more children
In Canada, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 11.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Canada, approximately 11.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Canada, approximately 4.4 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 28.0% less likely to have internet access
In Canada, approximately 93.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 58.9% less on healthcare
Canada spends 12.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 26.9% more on education
Canada spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 99.8% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 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 Canada? See an in-depth size comparison.