Quality of life comparison

live 2.6 years longer

In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 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 Colombia, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

be 76.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Colombia, 9.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.

be 43.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Colombia, 36.6% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.

make 64.9% less money

Colombia has a GDP per capita of $18,800 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.

have 32.2% more children

In Colombia, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 68.0% more likely to die during childbirth

In Colombia, approximately 75.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.

spend 41.1% less on healthcare

Colombia spends 9.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 34.7% more on education

Colombia spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

see 86.9% less coastline

Colombia has a total of 3,208 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.