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Australia vs Tonga statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Australia has a population of 27.2M (ranked 54/197), compared with 104K in Tonga (ranked 183/197). Australia's land area is 2,969,906 sq mi versus 278 sq mi for Tonga (ranked 6th vs. 176th).

By GDP, Australia ranks 13/197 ($1.75T) and Tonga ranks 191/197 ($509M). By GDP per capita, Australia ranks 14/197 ($64,407), while Tonga ranks 121/197 ($4,864).

Main facts and rankings

Australia Tonga
Population
27677455
103744
Population rank 55/197 183/197
GDP
$1.75T
2024
$509M
2023
GDP rank 13/197 191/197
GDP per capita
$64,407
2024
$4,864
2023
GDP per capita rank 14/197 121/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$71,193
2024
$7,853
2023
Government debt
$873B
2024
$224M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
50.9%
2025
44.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$32,093
2024
$2,138
2023
Government debt per person rank 22/185 117/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$45,914
2025
$4,126
2025
Land area
2,969,906 sq mi
2025
278 sq mi
2025
Population density
9.16 ppl/mi²
2024
375 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.5
2023
3.13
2023
Median age
39 years
2024
21.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
84.2 years
2025
73.2 years
2025

Australia and Tonga: Comparison Charts

Australia and Tonga economies compared

GDP
Australia

Tonga
Year GDP
Australia Tonga
1960 $18,607,682,977 -
1961 $19,684,003,149 -
1962 $19,923,683,188 -
1963 $21,540,963,447 -
1964 $23,801,123,808 -
1965 $25,977,284,156 -
1966 $27,308,964,369 -
1967 $30,442,724,871 -
1968 $32,714,085,234 -
1969 $36,684,485,870 -
1970 $41,334,726,614 -
1971 $45,217,767,235 -
1972 $52,042,056,075 -
1973 $63,833,440,102 -
1974 $88,965,364,775 -
1975 $97,304,383,449 $32,506,742
1976 $105,060,616,985 $30,036,417
1977 $110,352,144,987 $34,139,388
1978 $118,492,761,338 $41,567,472
1979 $134,900,602,067 $44,667,002
1980 $149,987,743,733 $53,260,077
1981 $176,895,390,688 $62,242,013
1982 $194,041,708,044 $62,068,161
1983 $177,267,290,706 $60,863,964
1984 $193,525,337,526 $64,248,355
1985 $180,643,265,927 $60,058,663
1986 $182,481,113,598 $68,195,856
1987 $189,495,764,955 $81,667,133
1988 $236,161,314,544 $106,657,267
1989 $299,875,906,679 $106,344,855
1990 $311,426,665,220 $113,563,822
1991 $325,975,319,456 $132,201,141
1992 $325,525,379,567 $137,066,291
1993 $312,133,923,553 $138,489,884
1994 $322,806,641,301 $195,990,986
1995 $368,166,023,166 $208,871,666
1996 $401,341,880,621 $222,100,576
1997 $435,642,611,297 $214,991,452
1998 $399,674,421,759 $191,504,893
1999 $389,652,212,057 $199,208,718
2000 $416,167,815,093 $204,848,488
2001 $379,629,301,675 $181,117,230
2002 $395,788,696,012 $182,764,281
2003 $467,739,079,790 $202,246,591
2004 $614,659,980,083 $230,678,011
2005 $695,692,898,677 $261,823,805
2006 $748,417,562,770 $292,232,703
2007 $855,007,458,585 $298,519,623
2008 $1,056,112,427,190 $344,438,844
2009 $928,762,122,698 $312,415,028
2010 $1,148,838,233,481 $366,887,375
2011 $1,398,610,616,773 $414,143,828
2012 $1,547,532,281,116 $471,122,971
2013 $1,577,123,329,411 $451,788,498
2014 $1,468,265,356,428 $440,997,735
2015 $1,351,296,372,254 $437,525,539
2016 $1,206,836,962,282 $420,828,255
2017 $1,325,582,658,157 $459,976,847
2018 $1,427,809,041,019 $489,714,530
2019 $1,392,723,834,563 $494,197,854
2020 $1,328,414,058,378 $496,856,304
2021 $1,556,735,770,437 $518,228,029
2022 $1,690,858,246,994 $518,180,029
2023 $1,728,057,316,696 $508,735,107
2024 $1,752,193,307,380 -

Australia and Tonga economies compared

GDP per capita
Australia

Tonga
Year GDP per capita
Australia Tonga
1960 $1,811 -
1961 $1,878 -
1962 $1,855 -
1963 $1,967 -
1964 $2,131 -
1965 $2,281 -
1966 $2,344 -
1967 $2,580 -
1968 $2,724 -
1969 $2,991 -
1970 $3,305 -
1971 $3,495 -
1972 $3,949 -
1973 $4,771 -
1974 $6,483 -
1975 $7,004 $349
1976 $7,487 $315
1977 $7,776 $353
1978 $8,253 $428
1979 $9,295 $458
1980 $10,209 $545
1981 $11,854 $636
1982 $12,779 $633
1983 $11,516 $621
1984 $12,422 $656
1985 $11,442 $613
1986 $11,392 $696
1987 $11,651 $830
1988 $14,285 $1,078
1989 $17,834 $1,070
1990 $18,249 $1,139
1991 $18,860 $1,323
1992 $18,624 $1,370
1993 $17,700 $1,383
1994 $18,130 $1,957
1995 $20,448 $2,084
1996 $22,022 $2,215
1997 $23,647 $2,136
1998 $21,479 $1,889
1999 $20,713 $1,952
2000 $21,870 $1,995
2001 $19,696 $1,754
2002 $20,302 $1,759
2003 $23,718 $1,936
2004 $30,837 $2,195
2005 $34,480 $2,478
2006 $36,596 $2,750
2007 $41,052 $2,797
2008 $49,701 $3,218
2009 $42,817 $2,914
2010 $52,145 $3,416
2011 $62,606 $3,850
2012 $68,073 $4,384
2013 $68,191 $4,219
2014 $62,544 $4,137
2015 $56,739 $4,124
2016 $49,888 $3,988
2017 $53,902 $4,366
2018 $57,196 $4,639
2019 $54,973 $4,677
2020 $51,792 $4,700
2021 $60,608 $4,913
2022 $64,997 $4,933
2023 $64,836 $4,864
2024 $64,407 -

Australia vs. Tonga life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Australia

Tonga
Year Life expectancy, years
Australia Tonga
1950 69 48.4
1951 68.7 49.8
1952 69.1 51.2
1953 69.7 52.4
1954 69.9 53.6
1955 70.2 54.7
1956 70 55.7
1957 70.3 56.5
1958 70.9 57.2
1959 70.4 57.8
1960 70.9 58.3
1961 71.1 58.8
1962 70.9 59.3
1963 71 59.8
1964 70.6 60.3
1965 70.8 60.7
1966 70.7 61.2
1967 71 61.7
1968 70.7 62.2
1969 71.1 62.7
1970 70.7 63.2
1971 71.5 63.6
1972 71.8 64.1
1973 72.1 64.4
1974 71.8 64.8
1975 72.8 65.1
1976 72.8 65.4
1977 73.5 65.6
1978 73.7 65.9
1979 74.3 66
1980 74.6 66.2
1981 74.8 66.4
1982 74.7 66.3
1983 75.4 66.7
1984 75.5 66.8
1985 75.4 66.9
1986 76.1 67.1
1987 76.1 67.2
1988 76.3 67.3
1989 76.2 67.4
1990 77 67.5
1991 77.5 67.7
1992 77.5 67.9
1993 78 68.2
1994 77.9 68.4
1995 78.3 68.6
1996 78.3 68.8
1997 78.6 69
1998 79 69.2
1999 79.3 69.4
2000 79.6 69.6
2001 80 69.8
2002 80.1 70
2003 80.4 70.2
2004 80.7 70.4
2005 81.1 70.6
2006 81.3 70.7
2007 81.2 70.9
2008 81.4 71
2009 81.7 70.9
2010 82 71.3
2011 82.1 71.4
2012 82.3 71.5
2013 82.6 71.6
2014 82.5 71.7
2015 82.6 71.9
2016 82.8 72
2017 82.7 72.1
2018 83.3 72.2
2019 83.2 72.3
2020 83.7 72.4
2021 83.6 72.1
2022 82.8 72.6
2023 83.9 72.9
2024 84.1 73.1
2025 84.2 73.2

Australia and Tonga population clocks and comparison

Population
Australia

Tonga
Year Population
Australia Tonga
1960 10,276,477 66,170
1961 10,483,000 68,037
1962 10,742,000 69,940
1963 10,950,000 71,885
1964 11,167,000 73,879
1965 11,388,000 75,924
1966 11,651,000 78,002
1967 11,799,000 79,814
1968 12,009,000 81,353
1969 12,263,000 82,885
1970 12,507,000 84,401
1971 12,937,000 85,896
1972 13,177,000 87,356
1973 13,380,000 88,805
1974 13,723,000 90,683
1975 13,893,000 93,017
1976 14,033,000 95,325
1977 14,192,000 96,725
1978 14,358,000 97,204
1979 14,514,000 97,544
1980 14,692,000 97,769
1981 14,923,260 97,909
1982 15,184,247 97,980
1983 15,393,472 97,998
1984 15,579,391 97,990
1985 15,788,312 97,984
1986 16,018,350 98,010
1987 16,263,874 98,376
1988 16,532,164 98,969
1989 16,814,416 99,403
1990 17,065,128 99,700
1991 17,284,036 99,895
1992 17,478,635 100,022
1993 17,634,808 100,103
1994 17,805,468 100,166
1995 18,004,882 100,225
1996 18,224,767 100,275
1997 18,423,037 100,674
1998 18,607,584 101,388
1999 18,812,264 102,046
2000 19,028,802 102,677
2001 19,274,701 103,288
2002 19,495,210 103,874
2003 19,720,737 104,464
2004 19,932,722 105,071
2005 20,176,844 105,671
2006 20,450,966 106,253
2007 20,827,622 106,726
2008 21,249,199 107,020
2009 21,691,653 107,203
2010 22,031,750 107,400
2011 22,340,024 107,570
2012 22,733,465 107,460
2013 23,128,129 107,078
2014 23,475,686 106,609
2015 23,815,995 106,095
2016 24,190,907 105,524
2017 24,592,588 105,356
2018 24,963,258 105,567
2019 25,334,826 105,669
2020 25,649,248 105,704
2021 25,685,412 105,490
2022 26,014,399 105,042
2023 26,652,777 104,597
2024 27,204,809 104,175

Fertility rates in Australia and Tonga

Fertility rate
Australia

Tonga
Year Fertility rate
Australia Tonga
1960 3.45 6.65
1961 3.54 6.61
1962 3.44 6.57
1963 3.33 6.52
1964 3.15 6.46
1965 2.98 6.41
1966 2.88 6.35
1967 2.85 6.29
1968 2.89 6.23
1969 2.89 6.17
1970 2.86 6.07
1971 2.96 5.96
1972 2.74 5.86
1973 2.49 5.8
1974 2.4 5.77
1975 2.15 5.75
1976 2.06 5.73
1977 2.01 5.7
1978 1.95 5.68
1979 1.91 5.65
1980 1.89 5.6
1981 1.94 5.55
1982 1.93 5.5
1983 1.92 5.45
1984 1.84 5.41
1985 1.92 5.34
1986 1.87 5.27
1987 1.85 5.19
1988 1.83 5.1
1989 1.84 5.01
1990 1.9 4.93
1991 1.85 4.85
1992 1.89 4.79
1993 1.86 4.73
1994 1.84 4.66
1995 1.82 4.56
1996 1.8 4.46
1997 1.78 4.38
1998 1.76 4.31
1999 1.76 4.23
2000 1.76 4.16
2001 1.74 4.13
2002 1.76 4.14
2003 1.75 4.18
2004 1.77 4.19
2005 1.81 4.2
2006 1.91 4.14
2007 1.96 4.09
2008 1.98 4.01
2009 1.97 3.95
2010 1.93 3.88
2011 1.93 3.83
2012 1.92 3.77
2013 1.86 3.7
2014 1.83 3.62
2015 1.81 3.54
2016 1.75 3.46
2017 1.74 3.39
2018 1.74 3.33
2019 1.66 3.27
2020 1.58 3.23
2021 1.7 3.2
2022 1.63 3.17
2023 1.5 3.13

Australia and Tonga demographics compared

Median age
Australia

Tonga
Year Median age, years
Australia Tonga
1960 29.5 17.1
1961 29.3 17.1
1962 29.1 17.1
1963 28.8 17
1964 28.6 17
1965 28.3 17
1966 28.1 17
1967 28 17
1968 27.9 16.9
1969 27.8 16.8
1970 27.7 16.8
1971 27.7 16.7
1972 27.7 16.7
1973 27.8 16.8
1974 28 16.8
1975 28.1 16.7
1976 28.4 16.7
1977 28.6 16.8
1978 28.9 17.1
1979 29.1 17.3
1980 29.4 17.4
1981 29.6 17.6
1982 29.9 17.8
1983 30.2 17.9
1984 30.5 18
1985 30.8 18.1
1986 31.1 18.2
1987 31.3 18.3
1988 31.6 18.6
1989 31.8 18.9
1990 32.1 19.1
1991 32.4 19.3
1992 32.7 19.5
1993 33 19.6
1994 33.3 19.6
1995 33.6 19.6
1996 34 19.6
1997 34.3 19.7
1998 34.7 19.9
1999 35.1 20.1
2000 35.4 20.3
2001 35.6 20.5
2002 35.8 20.7
2003 36.1 20.8
2004 36.3 20.8
2005 36.5 20.8
2006 36.7 20.8
2007 36.8 20.9
2008 36.8 21
2009 36.9 21.1
2010 37 21.2
2011 37.1 21.2
2012 37.2 21.4
2013 37.2 21.6
2014 37.3 21.7
2015 37.3 21.8
2016 37.3 21.9
2017 37.4 21.9
2018 37.4 22
2019 37.6 22
2020 38 22.1
2021 38.3 22.1
2022 38.5 22
2023 38.8 21.9
2024 39 21.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Australia Tonga
GNI, Atlas method
$1.7T
2024
$578M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
38.8%
2025
49.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.06%
2022
5.15%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.92%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
60,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.58%
2025
-7.9%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.94%
2024
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
65.5%
2024
50.2%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
26%
2024
13.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
79.3
2025
58.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.5%
2020
22%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2020
4%
2021
Number of millionaires
1,936,114
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
9.35%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
47
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
1,853
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$1.74T
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$60.4B
2024
$377M
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.89B
2024
$257M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,828,000
2020
94,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
8.71%
2020
47.8%
2020
Banked people share
98%
2024
n/a

Energy

Australia Tonga
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,929 kg
2023
543 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.3
2023
$7.94
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
374 megatons
2023
0.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
14 tons
2023
2.1 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
90.2%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
12.3%
2021
2.3%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.26%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-214.5%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
9,823 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
26.7%
2021
14.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
6.07%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Australia Tonga
% of world population
0.33%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
+138,510
2024
-2,149
2024
Urban population
86.8%
2024
23.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.87 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Quality of life index
94.3
2025
42.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
77
2024
50
2025
Higher education index
98
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.85
2023
0.95
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.9
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
170
2025
127
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
99.4%
2021
English speaking
92.8%
2023
30%
2023
People using the Internet
97.1%
2023
58.5%
2023

Health

Australia Tonga
Government health expenditure per capita
$6,731
2022
$378
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,029
2022
$11.1
2022
Life expectancy
84.2 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
45.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.98
2021
1.01
2021
Age at first childbirth
28.7 years
2025
24.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
2
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.7
2023
9.9
2023
Obesity rate
31%
2022
72.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
19.6%
2024
Air quality index
94
2025
91
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
13.1%
2022
31.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.3 liters
2020
0.36 liters
2020

Territory

Australia Tonga
% of world land
5.16%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
109,168 sq mi
2024
2,669 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,402,492 sq mi
2025
135.1 sq mi
2025
Forest area
517,397 sq mi
2025
34.6 sq mi
2025
Roads length
607,623 mi
2017
423 mi
2011

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