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Tonga

Tonga / TO

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Tonga in numbers.

Area750 kmยฒWorld # 182 โ†’Population103.7KWorld # 191 โ†’Population density138.3 people/kmยฒWorld # 79 โ†’Life expectancy73.1 yearsWorld # 122 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 6,547World # 125 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Tonga across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area750 kmยฒWorld # 182 / 2023 โ†’Population103.7KWorld # 191 / 2025 โ†’Population density138.3 people/kmยฒWorld # 79 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,970World # 54 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth-0.4%World # 194 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate3.1World # 54 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate23 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 59 / 2024 โ†’Death rate6.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 142 / 2024 โ†’Median age20.7 yearsWorld # 189 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+6.9%World # 125 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1434.9%World # 52 / 2025 โ†’Urban population21.2%World # 209 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-2.2KWorld # 118 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-20.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 209 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share3.4%World # 130 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy73.1 yearsWorld # 122 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy63.8 yearsWorld # 76 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 118 / 2021 โ†’Smoking rate32.1%World # 22 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 6,547World # 125 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 679.2MWorld # 205 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 8,675World # 146 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth2.8%World # 122 / 2025 โ†’Inflation5.6%World # 44 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment2%World # 170 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment6%World # 154 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)27.1World # 150 / 2021 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)5.3%World # 47 / 2022 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,059 kcal/dayWorld # 80 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person156.9 kg/person/yearWorld # 1 / 2023 โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee production15.2 tWorld # 73 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area12.4%World # 150 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person1.5 tWorld # 145 / 2024 โ†’Internet use67.4%World # 139 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions61.7 per 100 peopleWorld # 192 / 2022 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate0.9 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 143 / 2019 โ†’Road traffic death rate33 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 14 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Women in parliament3.8%World # 185 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals94KWorld # 168 / 2019 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 47.7MWorld # 163 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sitesNo dataNo rank โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2021 / 97.3%Main languageTonganMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOil2024Top export categoryCrops and oils2023Most mapped OSM sportBasketball72 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightTonganLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyPaโ€™angaTOPDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country