Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tonga instead of Chile, you would:
Health
live 2.3 years less
In Chile, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 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 72.1% more likely to be obese
In Chile, 28.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 74.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Chile, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.
make 77.6% less money
Chile has a GDP per capita of $29,500 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.
be 90.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Chile, 10.8% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.
Life
have 58.9% more children
In Chile, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 8.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Chile, approximately 15.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.
be 89.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Chile, approximately 6.5 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 25.6% less likely to have internet access
In Chile, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 45.9% less on healthcare
Chile spends 9.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 17.9% more on education
Chile spends 5.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 93.5% less coastline
Chile has a total of 6,435 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 Chile? See an in-depth size comparison.