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Cayman Islands vs Tonga statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Cayman Islands has a population of 74.5K (ranked 187/197), compared with 104K in Tonga (ranked 183/197). The Cayman Islands' land area is 92.7 sq mi versus 278 sq mi for Tonga (ranked 190th vs. 176th).

By GDP, The Cayman Islands ranks 159/197 ($7.14B) and Tonga ranks 191/197 ($509M). By GDP per capita, The Cayman Islands ranks 6/197 ($97,750), while Tonga ranks 121/197 ($4,864).

Main facts and rankings

Cayman Islands Tonga
Population
76930
103744
Population rank 187/197 183/197
GDP
$7.14B
2023
$509M
2023
GDP rank 159/197 191/197
GDP per capita
$97,750
2023
$4,864
2023
GDP per capita rank 6/197 121/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$86,689
2023
$7,853
2023
Government debt n/a
$224M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
44.1%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$2,138
2023
Government debt per person rank n/a 117/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$82,674
2025
$4,126
2025
Land area
92.7 sq mi
2025
278 sq mi
2025
Population density
804 ppl/mi²
2024
375 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.53
2023
3.13
2023
Median age
39.3 years
2024
21.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
80.7 years
2025
73.2 years
2025

Cayman Islands and Tonga: Comparison Charts

Cayman Islands and Tonga economies compared

GDP
Cayman Islands

Tonga
Year GDP
Cayman Islands Tonga
1975 - $32,506,742
1976 - $30,036,417
1977 - $34,139,388
1978 - $41,567,472
1979 - $44,667,002
1980 - $53,260,077
1981 - $62,242,013
1982 - $62,068,161
1983 - $60,863,964
1984 - $64,248,355
1985 - $60,058,663
1986 - $68,195,856
1987 - $81,667,133
1988 - $106,657,267
1989 - $106,344,855
1990 - $113,563,822
1991 - $132,201,141
1992 - $137,066,291
1993 - $138,489,884
1994 - $195,990,986
1995 - $208,871,666
1996 - $222,100,576
1997 - $214,991,452
1998 - $191,504,893
1999 - $199,208,718
2000 - $204,848,488
2001 - $181,117,230
2002 - $182,764,281
2003 - $202,246,591
2004 - $230,678,011
2005 - $261,823,805
2006 $4,200,288,241 $292,232,703
2007 $4,466,278,065 $298,519,623
2008 $4,585,949,024 $344,438,844
2009 $4,281,714,567 $312,415,028
2010 $4,156,841,107 $366,887,375
2011 $4,186,073,104 $414,143,828
2012 $4,291,004,524 $471,122,971
2013 $4,405,796,023 $451,788,498
2014 $4,562,853,611 $440,997,735
2015 $4,708,167,233 $437,525,539
2016 $4,909,322,237 $420,828,255
2017 $5,166,281,305 $459,976,847
2018 $5,530,178,441 $489,714,530
2019 $5,941,896,608 $494,197,854
2020 $5,655,358,021 $496,856,304
2021 $6,060,026,520 $518,228,029
2022 $6,600,843,963 $518,180,029
2023 $7,139,428,558 $508,735,107

Cayman Islands and Tonga economies compared

GDP per capita
Cayman Islands

Tonga
Year GDP per capita
Cayman Islands Tonga
1975 - $349
1976 - $315
1977 - $353
1978 - $428
1979 - $458
1980 - $545
1981 - $636
1982 - $633
1983 - $621
1984 - $656
1985 - $613
1986 - $696
1987 - $830
1988 - $1,078
1989 - $1,070
1990 - $1,139
1991 - $1,323
1992 - $1,370
1993 - $1,383
1994 - $1,957
1995 - $2,084
1996 - $2,215
1997 - $2,136
1998 - $1,889
1999 - $1,952
2000 - $1,995
2001 - $1,754
2002 - $1,759
2003 - $1,936
2004 - $2,195
2005 - $2,478
2006 $87,085 $2,750
2007 $89,888 $2,797
2008 $89,655 $3,218
2009 $81,374 $2,914
2010 $76,838 $3,416
2011 $75,281 $3,850
2012 $75,102 $4,384
2013 $75,114 $4,219
2014 $75,845 $4,137
2015 $76,379 $4,124
2016 $77,802 $3,988
2017 $80,054 $4,366
2018 $83,866 $4,639
2019 $88,254 $4,677
2020 $82,339 $4,700
2021 $86,438 $4,913
2022 $92,202 $4,933
2023 $97,750 $4,864

Cayman Islands vs. Tonga life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cayman Islands

Tonga
Year Life expectancy, years
Cayman Islands Tonga
1950 54 48.4
1951 54.5 49.8
1952 55 51.2
1953 55.4 52.4
1954 55.9 53.6
1955 56.4 54.7
1956 56.8 55.7
1957 57.3 56.5
1958 57.7 57.2
1959 58.2 57.8
1960 58.8 58.3
1961 59.4 58.8
1962 60.1 59.3
1963 60.8 59.8
1964 61.4 60.3
1965 62.2 60.7
1966 62.8 61.2
1967 63.2 61.7
1968 63.6 62.2
1969 64 62.7
1970 64.4 63.2
1971 64.8 63.6
1972 65.4 64.1
1973 65.9 64.4
1974 66.5 64.8
1975 67 65.1
1976 67.5 65.4
1977 68.1 65.6
1978 68.5 65.9
1979 69 66
1980 69.5 66.2
1981 70 66.4
1982 70.4 66.3
1983 70.8 66.7
1984 71.2 66.8
1985 71.6 66.9
1986 71.9 67.1
1987 72.1 67.2
1988 72.4 67.3
1989 72.5 67.4
1990 72.7 67.5
1991 72.9 67.7
1992 73.1 67.9
1993 73.2 68.2
1994 73.4 68.4
1995 73.6 68.6
1996 73.7 68.8
1997 73.9 69
1998 74.1 69.2
1999 74.2 69.4
2000 74.4 69.6
2001 74.5 69.8
2002 74.6 70
2003 74.6 70.2
2004 74.6 70.4
2005 74.9 70.6
2006 75 70.7
2007 75.2 70.9
2008 75.4 71
2009 75.7 70.9
2010 76.1 71.3
2011 76.6 71.4
2012 77.1 71.5
2013 77.7 71.6
2014 77.9 71.7
2015 78.1 71.9
2016 78.4 72
2017 78.6 72.1
2018 78.8 72.2
2019 79.1 72.3
2020 79.2 72.4
2021 79.3 72.1
2022 80 72.6
2023 80.4 72.9
2024 80.5 73.1
2025 80.7 73.2

Cayman Islands and Tonga population clocks and comparison

Population
Cayman Islands

Tonga
Year Population
Cayman Islands Tonga
1960 8,428 66,170
1961 8,601 68,037
1962 8,781 69,940
1963 8,970 71,885
1964 9,166 73,879
1965 9,361 75,924
1966 9,560 78,002
1967 9,769 79,814
1968 9,971 81,353
1969 10,165 82,885
1970 10,517 84,401
1971 11,098 85,896
1972 11,764 87,356
1973 12,438 88,805
1974 13,114 90,683
1975 13,788 93,017
1976 14,454 95,325
1977 15,105 96,725
1978 15,727 97,204
1979 16,351 97,544
1980 17,079 97,769
1981 17,905 97,909
1982 18,750 97,980
1983 19,598 97,998
1984 20,454 97,990
1985 21,324 97,984
1986 22,197 98,010
1987 23,073 98,376
1988 23,951 98,969
1989 24,874 99,403
1990 25,999 99,700
1991 27,294 99,895
1992 28,621 100,022
1993 29,976 100,103
1994 31,352 100,166
1995 32,743 100,225
1996 34,143 100,275
1997 35,543 100,674
1998 36,922 101,388
1999 38,284 102,046
2000 39,674 102,677
2001 41,089 103,288
2002 42,514 103,874
2003 43,934 104,464
2004 45,352 105,071
2005 46,788 105,671
2006 48,232 106,253
2007 49,687 106,726
2008 51,151 107,020
2009 52,618 107,203
2010 54,099 107,400
2011 55,606 107,570
2012 57,136 107,460
2013 58,655 107,078
2014 60,160 106,609
2015 61,642 106,095
2016 63,100 105,524
2017 64,535 105,356
2018 65,941 105,567
2019 67,327 105,669
2020 68,684 105,704
2021 70,108 105,490
2022 71,591 105,042
2023 73,038 104,597
2024 74,457 104,175

Fertility rates in Cayman Islands and Tonga

Fertility rate
Cayman Islands

Tonga
Year Fertility rate
Cayman Islands Tonga
1960 4.71 6.65
1961 4.78 6.61
1962 4.79 6.57
1963 4.69 6.52
1964 4.41 6.46
1965 4.16 6.41
1966 4.08 6.35
1967 4.05 6.29
1968 3.99 6.23
1969 3.52 6.17
1970 4.66 6.07
1971 3.47 5.96
1972 4.89 5.86
1973 3.56 5.8
1974 2.96 5.77
1975 2.72 5.75
1976 2.53 5.73
1977 2.41 5.7
1978 2.37 5.68
1979 2.37 5.65
1980 2.4 5.6
1981 2.38 5.55
1982 2.01 5.5
1983 1.83 5.45
1984 1.79 5.41
1985 1.75 5.34
1986 1.69 5.27
1987 1.58 5.19
1988 1.63 5.1
1989 1.76 5.01
1990 1.78 4.93
1991 1.85 4.85
1992 1.73 4.79
1993 1.67 4.73
1994 1.66 4.66
1995 1.67 4.56
1996 1.69 4.46
1997 1.7 4.38
1998 1.7 4.31
1999 1.71 4.23
2000 1.71 4.16
2001 1.7 4.13
2002 1.68 4.14
2003 1.67 4.18
2004 1.67 4.19
2005 1.67 4.2
2006 1.67 4.14
2007 1.68 4.09
2008 1.7 4.01
2009 1.72 3.95
2010 1.69 3.88
2011 1.64 3.83
2012 1.53 3.77
2013 1.45 3.7
2014 1.33 3.62
2015 1.27 3.54
2016 1.23 3.46
2017 1.22 3.39
2018 1.28 3.33
2019 1.51 3.27
2020 1.55 3.23
2021 1.55 3.2
2022 1.54 3.17
2023 1.53 3.13

Cayman Islands and Tonga demographics compared

Median age
Cayman Islands

Tonga
Year Median age, years
Cayman Islands Tonga
1960 23.5 17.1
1961 23.3 17.1
1962 22.9 17.1
1963 22.6 17
1964 22.3 17
1965 22.1 17
1966 21.8 17
1967 21.6 17
1968 21.3 16.9
1969 21.2 16.8
1970 21.2 16.8
1971 21.4 16.7
1972 21.8 16.7
1973 22.2 16.8
1974 22.6 16.8
1975 23.1 16.7
1976 23.7 16.7
1977 24.3 16.8
1978 25 17.1
1979 25.7 17.3
1980 26 17.4
1981 26.1 17.6
1982 26.2 17.8
1983 26.4 17.9
1984 26.8 18
1985 27.2 18.1
1986 27.6 18.2
1987 28.1 18.3
1988 28.6 18.6
1989 29.1 18.9
1990 29.5 19.1
1991 29.6 19.3
1992 29.9 19.5
1993 30.1 19.6
1994 30.5 19.6
1995 30.8 19.6
1996 31.3 19.6
1997 31.8 19.7
1998 32.3 19.9
1999 32.9 20.1
2000 33.2 20.3
2001 33.3 20.5
2002 33.4 20.7
2003 33.5 20.8
2004 33.7 20.8
2005 33.9 20.8
2006 34.2 20.8
2007 34.5 20.9
2008 34.8 21
2009 35.1 21.1
2010 35.4 21.2
2011 35.7 21.2
2012 35.8 21.4
2013 35.9 21.6
2014 36.1 21.7
2015 36.3 21.8
2016 36.5 21.9
2017 36.8 21.9
2018 37.1 22
2019 37.4 22
2020 37.8 22.1
2021 38.1 22.1
2022 38.5 22
2023 38.9 21.9
2024 39.3 21.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cayman Islands Tonga
GNI, Atlas method
$4.42B
2022
$578M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
14%
2025
49.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.57%
2023
5.15%
2023
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-7.9%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.24%
2015
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
85.4%
2022
50.2%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
8.19%
2022
13.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
74
2025
58.5
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
22%
2021
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
4%
2021
Listed domestic companies
4
2020
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$644M
2020
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$234M
2023
$377M
2024
Personal remittances received
$10.2M
2024
$257M
2024
International tourist arrivals
660,000
2020
94,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
22.9%
2019
47.8%
2020

Energy

Cayman Islands Tonga
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
543 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$7.94
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.36 megatons
2023
0.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.9 tons
2023
2.1 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
0%
2022
2.3%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
2.94%
2021
14.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cayman Islands Tonga
% of world population
0.0009%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
+896
2024
-2,149
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
23.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.45 ft
2025
Quality of life index
83.2
2025
42.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
76
2025
50
2025
Higher education index
20
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
4.46
2020
0.95
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14
2025
33
2019
Visa free countries n/a
127
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2017
99.4%
2021
English speaking
76.6%
2023
30%
2023
People using the Internet
81.1%
2017
58.5%
2023

Health

Cayman Islands Tonga
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$378
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$11.1
2022
Life expectancy
80.7 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
45.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.94
1997
1.01
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
24.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
9.9
2023
Obesity rate n/a
72.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.1%
2024
19.6%
2024
Air quality index
78
2025
91
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
31.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
0.36 liters
2020

Territory

Cayman Islands Tonga
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
1,245 sq mi
2024
2,669 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
10.4 sq mi
2025
135.1 sq mi
2025
Forest area
48.6 sq mi
2025
34.6 sq mi
2025
Roads length
488 mi
2007
423 mi
2011

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