Quality of life comparison

be 9.3 times more likely to be obese

In Sri Lanka, 5.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tonga, that number is 48.2% of people as of 2016.

be 63.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Sri Lanka, 6.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tonga, that number is 2.3% as of 2023.

make 49.2% less money

Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2023, while in Tonga, the GDP per capita is $6,600 as of 2022.

be 44.1% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Sri Lanka, 14.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Tonga, however, that number is 20.6% as of 2021.

have 35.9% more children

In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 14.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tonga, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 4.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Sri Lanka, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tonga, 126.0 women do as of 2020.

be 51.3% more likely to die during infancy

In Sri Lanka, approximately 8.2 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.

spend 3.5 times more on education

Sri Lanka spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Tonga spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 29.3% more on healthcare

Sri Lanka spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tonga, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

see 68.7% less coastline

Sri Lanka has a total of 1,340 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.