Quality of life comparison

live 2.1 years less

In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 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 87.5% more likely to be obese

In Costa Rica, 25.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

be 72.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Costa Rica, 8.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.

be 19.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Costa Rica, 25.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.

make 74.4% less money

Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $25,800 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.

have 82.4% more children

In Costa Rica, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 5.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Costa Rica, approximately 22.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.

be 47.9% more likely to die during infancy

In Costa Rica, approximately 8.4 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.

be 19.3% less likely to have internet access

In Costa Rica, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.0% do as of 2021.

spend 32.9% less on healthcare

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

see 67.5% less coastline

Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.