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Eswatini vs Tonga statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eswatini has a population of 1.24M (ranked 157/197), compared with 104K in Tonga (ranked 183/197). Eswatini's land area is 6,641 sq mi versus 278 sq mi for Tonga (ranked 154th vs. 176th).

By GDP, Eswatini ranks 162/197 ($4.89B) and Tonga ranks 191/197 ($509M). By GDP per capita, Eswatini ranks 131/197 ($3,936), while Tonga ranks 121/197 ($4,864).

Main facts and rankings

Eswatini Tonga
Population
1267161
103744
Population rank 156/197 183/197
GDP
$4.89B
2024
$509M
2023
GDP rank 162/197 191/197
GDP per capita
$3,936
2024
$4,864
2023
GDP per capita rank 131/197 121/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,784
2024
$7,853
2023
Government debt
$1.82B
2024
$224M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
38.7%
2025
44.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,465
2024
$2,138
2023
Government debt per person rank 129/185 117/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,418
2025
$4,126
2025
Land area
6,641 sq mi
2025
278 sq mi
2025
Population density
187.1 ppl/mi²
2024
375 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.75
2023
3.13
2023
Median age
23.2 years
2024
21.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
73.2 years
2025

Eswatini and Tonga: Comparison Charts

Eswatini and Tonga economies compared

GDP
Eswatini

Tonga
Year GDP
Eswatini Tonga
1960 $35,076,846 -
1961 $43,026,043 -
1962 $45,927,962 -
1963 $54,129,438 -
1964 $64,980,554 -
1965 $70,279,972 -
1966 $76,859,969 -
1967 $74,759,970 -
1968 $79,799,968 -
1969 $105,419,958 -
1970 $112,139,955 -
1971 $136,462,081 -
1972 $146,736,479 -
1973 $221,915,128 -
1974 $264,320,941 -
1975 $288,299,789 $32,506,742
1976 $272,550,068 $30,036,417
1977 $304,060,076 $34,139,388
1978 $340,630,085 $41,567,472
1979 $412,093,134 $44,667,002
1980 $541,976,853 $53,260,077
1981 $570,774,825 $62,242,013
1982 $537,568,059 $62,068,161
1983 $555,336,146 $60,863,964
1984 $494,483,409 $64,248,355
1985 $360,079,419 $60,058,663
1986 $449,140,318 $68,195,856
1987 $584,126,092 $81,667,133
1988 $692,026,455 $106,657,267
1989 $696,921,542 $106,344,855
1990 $1,114,694,041 $113,563,822
1991 $1,156,135,718 $132,201,141
1992 $1,284,759,928 $137,066,291
1993 $1,357,189,552 $138,489,884
1994 $1,419,294,254 $195,990,986
1995 $1,698,989,464 $208,871,666
1996 $1,602,741,834 $222,100,576
1997 $1,716,714,070 $214,991,452
1998 $1,576,908,856 $191,504,893
1999 $1,547,888,496 $199,208,718
2000 $1,738,093,840 $204,848,488
2001 $1,542,477,309 $181,117,230
2002 $1,432,221,739 $182,764,281
2003 $2,197,598,466 $202,246,591
2004 $2,770,082,792 $230,678,011
2005 $3,178,112,499 $261,823,805
2006 $3,291,330,019 $292,232,703
2007 $3,469,381,231 $298,519,623
2008 $3,294,084,314 $344,438,844
2009 $3,580,428,053 $312,415,028
2010 $4,438,765,086 $366,887,375
2011 $4,820,478,680 $414,143,828
2012 $4,886,551,484 $471,122,971
2013 $4,464,726,181 $451,788,498
2014 $4,286,015,248 $440,997,735
2015 $3,909,281,650 $437,525,539
2016 $3,724,180,911 $420,828,255
2017 $4,463,673,661 $459,976,847
2018 $4,644,696,656 $489,714,530
2019 $4,616,996,145 $494,197,854
2020 $4,120,621,325 $496,856,304
2021 $4,785,708,166 $518,228,029
2022 $4,741,163,885 $518,180,029
2023 $4,604,172,127 $508,735,107
2024 $4,891,883,720 -

Eswatini and Tonga economies compared

GDP per capita
Eswatini

Tonga
Year GDP per capita
Eswatini Tonga
1960 $101.6 -
1961 $121.8 -
1962 $127.1 -
1963 $146.4 -
1964 $171.6 -
1965 $181 -
1966 $192.7 -
1967 $182.8 -
1968 $190.4 -
1969 $245.2 -
1970 $254.2 -
1971 $301 -
1972 $315 -
1973 $463 -
1974 $536 -
1975 $568 $349
1976 $521 $315
1977 $563 $353
1978 $610 $428
1979 $714 $458
1980 $908 $545
1981 $925 $636
1982 $843 $633
1983 $843 $621
1984 $726 $656
1985 $510 $613
1986 $611 $696
1987 $765 $830
1988 $865 $1,078
1989 $832 $1,070
1990 $1,278 $1,139
1991 $1,273 $1,323
1992 $1,362 $1,370
1993 $1,397 $1,383
1994 $1,461 $1,957
1995 $1,751 $2,084
1996 $1,619 $2,215
1997 $1,705 $2,136
1998 $1,547 $1,889
1999 $1,502 $1,952
2000 $1,669 $1,995
2001 $1,468 $1,754
2002 $1,352 $1,759
2003 $2,060 $1,936
2004 $2,581 $2,195
2005 $2,945 $2,478
2006 $3,035 $2,750
2007 $3,181 $2,797
2008 $3,000 $3,218
2009 $3,240 $2,914
2010 $3,993 $3,416
2011 $4,312 $3,850
2012 $4,348 $4,384
2013 $3,951 $4,219
2014 $3,772 $4,137
2015 $3,421 $4,124
2016 $3,240 $3,988
2017 $3,854 $4,366
2018 $3,973 $4,639
2019 $3,913 $4,677
2020 $3,455 $4,700
2021 $3,966 $4,913
2022 $3,890 $4,933
2023 $3,742 $4,864
2024 $3,936 -

Eswatini vs. Tonga life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eswatini

Tonga
Year Life expectancy, years
Eswatini Tonga
1950 43.4 48.4
1951 43.7 49.8
1952 44 51.2
1953 44.3 52.4
1954 44.6 53.6
1955 44.8 54.7
1956 45.1 55.7
1957 45.4 56.5
1958 45.8 57.2
1959 46.1 57.8
1960 46.4 58.3
1961 46.7 58.8
1962 47.1 59.3
1963 47.5 59.8
1964 47.9 60.3
1965 48.4 60.7
1966 49 61.2
1967 49.5 61.7
1968 50.1 62.2
1969 50.6 62.7
1970 51.2 63.2
1971 51.8 63.6
1972 52.4 64.1
1973 53 64.4
1974 53.7 64.8
1975 54.4 65.1
1976 55.2 65.4
1977 56 65.6
1978 56.8 65.9
1979 57.5 66
1980 58.2 66.2
1981 58.8 66.4
1982 59.5 66.3
1983 58.4 66.7
1984 60.4 66.8
1985 61.2 66.9
1986 61.6 67.1
1987 61.9 67.2
1988 61.9 67.3
1989 61.7 67.4
1990 61.2 67.5
1991 60.4 67.7
1992 59.3 67.9
1993 58.1 68.2
1994 56.6 68.4
1995 55.1 68.6
1996 53.3 68.8
1997 51.7 69
1998 50.1 69.2
1999 48.8 69.4
2000 47.6 69.6
2001 46.3 69.8
2002 45.4 70
2003 44.6 70.2
2004 43.9 70.4
2005 44 70.6
2006 44.6 70.7
2007 45.2 70.9
2008 45.9 71
2009 46.9 70.9
2010 48.3 71.3
2011 49.1 71.4
2012 50.7 71.5
2013 52.1 71.6
2014 53.5 71.7
2015 54.9 71.9
2016 56.2 72
2017 57.6 72.1
2018 58.7 72.2
2019 59.8 72.3
2020 59.9 72.4
2021 58.2 72.1
2022 63 72.6
2023 64.1 72.9
2024 64.3 73.1
2025 64.4 73.2

Eswatini and Tonga population clocks and comparison

Population
Eswatini

Tonga
Year Population
Eswatini Tonga
1960 345,337 66,170
1961 353,264 68,037
1962 361,365 69,940
1963 369,759 71,885
1964 378,656 73,879
1965 388,336 75,924
1966 398,766 78,002
1967 409,031 79,814
1968 419,147 81,353
1969 429,875 82,885
1970 441,216 84,401
1971 453,183 85,896
1972 465,788 87,356
1973 479,038 88,805
1974 492,988 90,683
1975 507,673 93,017
1976 523,330 95,325
1977 540,348 96,725
1978 558,446 97,204
1979 577,199 97,544
1980 596,644 97,769
1981 616,808 97,909
1982 637,652 97,980
1983 658,957 97,998
1984 680,783 97,990
1985 706,196 97,984
1986 734,732 98,010
1987 763,811 98,376
1988 799,798 98,969
1989 837,800 99,403
1990 872,428 99,700
1991 908,189 99,895
1992 943,416 100,022
1993 971,318 100,103
1994 971,212 100,166
1995 970,433 100,225
1996 989,841 100,275
1997 1,006,635 100,674
1998 1,019,653 101,388
1999 1,030,782 102,046
2000 1,041,414 102,677
2001 1,051,064 103,288
2002 1,059,441 103,874
2003 1,066,700 104,464
2004 1,073,159 105,071
2005 1,079,022 105,671
2006 1,084,436 106,253
2007 1,090,705 106,726
2008 1,098,091 107,020
2009 1,105,153 107,203
2010 1,111,650 107,400
2011 1,117,833 107,570
2012 1,123,863 107,460
2013 1,129,990 107,078
2014 1,136,299 106,609
2015 1,142,813 106,095
2016 1,149,507 105,524
2017 1,158,195 105,356
2018 1,168,929 105,567
2019 1,179,874 105,669
2020 1,192,729 105,704
2021 1,206,593 105,490
2022 1,218,917 105,042
2023 1,230,506 104,597
2024 1,242,822 104,175

Fertility rates in Eswatini and Tonga

Fertility rate
Eswatini

Tonga
Year Fertility rate
Eswatini Tonga
1960 6.75 6.65
1961 6.77 6.61
1962 6.79 6.57
1963 6.8 6.52
1964 6.79 6.46
1965 6.79 6.41
1966 6.8 6.35
1967 6.77 6.29
1968 6.76 6.23
1969 6.76 6.17
1970 6.75 6.07
1971 6.74 5.96
1972 6.72 5.86
1973 6.72 5.8
1974 6.71 5.77
1975 6.71 5.75
1976 6.7 5.73
1977 6.68 5.7
1978 6.65 5.68
1979 6.61 5.65
1980 6.57 5.6
1981 6.54 5.55
1982 6.49 5.5
1983 6.43 5.45
1984 6.36 5.41
1985 6.28 5.34
1986 6.11 5.27
1987 5.9 5.19
1988 5.69 5.1
1989 5.48 5.01
1990 5.3 4.93
1991 5.13 4.85
1992 4.98 4.79
1993 4.82 4.73
1994 4.66 4.66
1995 4.52 4.56
1996 4.38 4.46
1997 4.24 4.38
1998 4.13 4.31
1999 4.09 4.23
2000 4.03 4.16
2001 3.94 4.13
2002 3.85 4.14
2003 3.8 4.18
2004 3.76 4.19
2005 3.7 4.2
2006 3.63 4.14
2007 3.58 4.09
2008 3.57 4.01
2009 3.5 3.95
2010 3.38 3.88
2011 3.32 3.83
2012 3.27 3.77
2013 3.24 3.7
2014 3.18 3.62
2015 3.12 3.54
2016 3.07 3.46
2017 3.02 3.39
2018 2.97 3.33
2019 2.93 3.27
2020 2.89 3.23
2021 2.84 3.2
2022 2.8 3.17
2023 2.75 3.13

Eswatini and Tonga demographics compared

Median age
Eswatini

Tonga
Year Median age, years
Eswatini Tonga
1960 16.6 17.1
1961 16.4 17.1
1962 16.3 17.1
1963 16.1 17
1964 16.1 17
1965 16.1 17
1966 16.1 17
1967 16.1 17
1968 16.2 16.9
1969 16.2 16.8
1970 16.3 16.8
1971 16.3 16.7
1972 16.3 16.7
1973 16.2 16.8
1974 16.2 16.8
1975 16.1 16.7
1976 16 16.7
1977 15.9 16.8
1978 15.8 17.1
1979 15.7 17.3
1980 15.6 17.4
1981 15.5 17.6
1982 15.4 17.8
1983 15.3 17.9
1984 15.3 18
1985 15.2 18.1
1986 15.3 18.2
1987 15.3 18.3
1988 15.6 18.6
1989 15.9 18.9
1990 16.1 19.1
1991 16.3 19.3
1992 16.5 19.5
1993 16.7 19.6
1994 16.3 19.6
1995 16.1 19.6
1996 16.3 19.6
1997 16.6 19.7
1998 16.9 19.9
1999 17.3 20.1
2000 17.6 20.3
2001 17.8 20.5
2002 18.1 20.7
2003 18.3 20.8
2004 18.5 20.8
2005 18.6 20.8
2006 18.7 20.8
2007 18.9 20.9
2008 19.1 21
2009 19.4 21.1
2010 19.6 21.2
2011 19.9 21.2
2012 20.2 21.4
2013 20.5 21.6
2014 20.7 21.7
2015 21 21.8
2016 21.2 21.9
2017 21.5 21.9
2018 21.8 22
2019 22.1 22
2020 22.4 22.1
2021 22.6 22.1
2022 22.8 22
2023 23 21.9
2024 23.2 21.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eswatini Tonga
GNI, Atlas method
$4.45B
2024
$578M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.8%
2025
49.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.03%
2024
5.15%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.57%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
3,000
1999
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.51%
2025
-7.9%
2025
Unemployment rate
34.6%
2023
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
51.7%
2023
50.2%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
34.7%
2023
13.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
56.4
2025
58.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.7%
2016
22%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
1.4%
2016
4%
2021
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
6
2007
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$234M
2007
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$479M
2023
$377M
2024
Personal remittances received
$33.3M
2024
$257M
2024
International tourist arrivals
345,299
2020
94,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
0.4%
2020
47.8%
2020
Banked people share
65.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Eswatini Tonga
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
959 kg
2022
543 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.1
2022
$7.94
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.39 megatons
2023
0.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.13 tons
2023
2.1 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
64.7%
2022
2.3%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.99%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
20.6%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,137 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
83.1%
2021
14.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
60.4%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
86.4%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Eswatini Tonga
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-6,754
2024
-2,149
2024
Urban population
25%
2024
23.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.56 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Quality of life index
30.5
2025
42.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
50
2025
Higher education index
28
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
12.7
2021
0.95
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
33.5
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
81
2025
127
2025
Adult literacy rate
90.8%
2022
99.4%
2021
English speaking
48.2%
2023
30%
2023
People using the Internet
57.6%
2023
58.5%
2023

Health

Eswatini Tonga
Government health expenditure per capita
$283.9
2022
$378
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$29.4
2022
$11.1
2022
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
28%
2022
45.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.59
2022
1.01
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.5 years
2017
24.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
118
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
45
2023
9.9
2023
Obesity rate
30.6%
2022
72.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.9%
2024
19.6%
2024
Air quality index
36
2025
91
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.5%
2022
31.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.79 liters
2020
0.36 liters
2020

Territory

Eswatini Tonga
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
5,343 sq mi
2024
2,669 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,614 sq mi
2025
135.1 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,935 sq mi
2025
34.6 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,342 mi
2019
423 mi
2011

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