Kiribati vs Tonga statistics compared

Kiribati has a population of 135K (ranked 180/197), compared with 104K in Tonga (ranked 183/197). Kiribati's land area is 313 sq mi versus 278 sq mi for Tonga (ranked 173rd vs. 176th).

By GDP, Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M) and Tonga ranks 191/197 ($509M). By GDP per capita, Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289), while Tonga ranks 121/197 ($4,864).

Kiribati and Tonga: Comparison Charts

Kiribati and Tonga economies compared

GDP

Kiribati

Tonga

Table

Year	GDP
	Kiribati	Tonga
1970	$11,560,877	-
1971	$12,356,134	-
1972	$15,314,346	-
1973	$25,645,040	-
1974	$69,256,489	-
1975	$44,547,454	$32,506,742
1976	$33,246,817	$30,036,417
1977	$31,335,459	$34,139,388
1978	$36,563,965	$41,567,472
1979	$34,466,197	$44,667,002
1980	$33,157,723	$53,260,077
1981	$35,267,489	$62,242,013
1982	$32,742,713	$62,068,161
1983	$31,000,546	$60,863,964
1984	$34,394,167	$64,248,355
1985	$26,126,615	$60,058,663
1986	$25,993,009	$68,195,856
1987	$29,554,413	$81,667,133
1988	$38,278,810	$106,657,267
1989	$37,645,319	$106,344,855
1990	$36,534,295	$113,563,822
1991	$41,247,792	$132,201,141
1992	$61,491,369	$137,066,291
1993	$58,953,596	$138,489,884
1994	$67,055,334	$195,990,986
1995	$68,596,395	$208,871,666
1996	$81,456,854	$222,100,576
1997	$80,205,807	$214,991,452
1998	$74,905,706	$191,504,893
1999	$77,323,978	$199,208,718
2000	$74,910,527	$204,848,488
2001	$64,935,850	$181,117,230
2002	$74,743,869	$182,764,281
2003	$96,105,619	$202,246,591
2004	$104,085,892	$230,678,011
2005	$113,895,437	$261,823,805
2006	$112,338,353	$292,232,703
2007	$138,054,946	$298,519,623
2008	$147,017,895	$344,438,844
2009	$140,177,384	$312,415,028
2010	$165,458,433	$366,887,375
2011	$195,970,140	$414,143,828
2012	$207,001,546	$471,122,971
2013	$201,730,861	$451,788,498
2014	$200,287,282	$440,997,735
2015	$191,559,399	$437,525,539
2016	$206,467,819	$420,828,255
2017	$222,875,736	$459,976,847
2018	$233,514,717	$489,714,530
2019	$216,985,388	$494,197,854
2020	$220,897,999	$496,856,304
2021	$285,259,894	$518,228,029
2022	$270,040,457	$518,180,029
2023	$288,610,732	$508,735,107
2024	$307,862,547	-

Kiribati and Tonga economies compared

GDP per capita

Kiribati

Tonga

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Kiribati	Tonga
1970	$201	-
1971	$210.7	-
1972	$256.2	-
1973	$422	-
1974	$1,131	-
1975	$730	$349
1976	$548	$315
1977	$520	$353
1978	$611	$428
1979	$573	$458
1980	$542	$545
1981	$568	$636
1982	$519	$633
1983	$483	$621
1984	$527	$656
1985	$393	$613
1986	$382	$696
1987	$424	$830
1988	$536	$1,078
1989	$515	$1,070
1990	$488	$1,139
1991	$540	$1,323
1992	$792	$1,370
1993	$748	$1,383
1994	$838	$1,957
1995	$844	$2,084
1996	$986	$2,215
1997	$953	$2,136
1998	$874	$1,889
1999	$887	$1,952
2000	$845	$1,995
2001	$719	$1,754
2002	$810	$1,759
2003	$1,021	$1,936
2004	$1,083	$2,195
2005	$1,162	$2,478
2006	$1,123	$2,750
2007	$1,353	$2,797
2008	$1,411	$3,218
2009	$1,317	$2,914
2010	$1,522	$3,416
2011	$1,771	$3,850
2012	$1,844	$4,384
2013	$1,772	$4,219
2014	$1,737	$4,137
2015	$1,640	$4,124
2016	$1,743	$3,988
2017	$1,853	$4,366
2018	$1,913	$4,639
2019	$1,751	$4,677
2020	$1,752	$4,700
2021	$2,222	$4,913
2022	$2,070	$4,933
2023	$2,178	$4,864
2024	$2,289	-

Kiribati vs. Tonga life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Kiribati

Tonga

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Kiribati	Tonga
1950	45.7	48.4
1951	45.8	49.8
1952	45.9	51.2
1953	46	52.4
1954	46.1	53.6
1955	46.3	54.7
1956	46.5	55.7
1957	46.8	56.5
1958	47.1	57.2
1959	47.5	57.8
1960	48	58.3
1961	48.5	58.8
1962	49	59.3
1963	49.7	59.8
1964	50.4	60.3
1965	51	60.7
1966	51.7	61.2
1967	52.5	61.7
1968	53.1	62.2
1969	53.8	62.7
1970	54.4	63.2
1971	54.9	63.6
1972	55.3	64.1
1973	55.8	64.4
1974	56.1	64.8
1975	56.4	65.1
1976	56.6	65.4
1977	56.1	65.6
1978	56.9	65.9
1979	57.1	66
1980	57.3	66.2
1981	57.5	66.4
1982	57.8	66.3
1983	58.1	66.7
1984	58.4	66.8
1985	58.7	66.9
1986	59.1	67.1
1987	59.6	67.2
1988	60.1	67.3
1989	60.5	67.4
1990	61	67.5
1991	61.5	67.7
1992	62	67.9
1993	62.4	68.2
1994	62.8	68.4
1995	63.1	68.6
1996	63.5	68.8
1997	63.8	69
1998	64.1	69.2
1999	64.4	69.4
2000	64.7	69.6
2001	64.9	69.8
2002	65.1	70
2003	65.3	70.2
2004	65.4	70.4
2005	65.5	70.6
2006	65.6	70.7
2007	65.7	70.9
2008	65.7	71
2009	65.8	70.9
2010	65.9	71.3
2011	65.9	71.4
2012	65.9	71.5
2013	65.9	71.6
2014	65.9	71.7
2015	65.8	71.9
2016	65.8	72
2017	65.8	72.1
2018	65.8	72.2
2019	65.9	72.3
2020	65.2	72.4
2021	64.1	72.1
2022	66.3	72.6
2023	66.5	72.9
2024	66.6	73.1
2025	66.7	73.2

Kiribati and Tonga population clocks and comparison

Population

Kiribati

Tonga

Table

Year	Population
	Kiribati	Tonga
1960	47,157	66,170
1961	48,323	68,037
1962	49,538	69,940
1963	50,791	71,885
1964	52,088	73,879
1965	53,439	75,924
1966	54,425	78,002
1967	54,996	79,814
1968	55,529	81,353
1969	56,360	82,885
1970	57,510	84,401
1971	58,652	85,896
1972	59,778	87,356
1973	60,824	88,805
1974	61,219	90,683
1975	60,987	93,017
1976	60,661	95,325
1977	60,267	96,725
1978	59,864	97,204
1979	60,172	97,544
1980	61,148	97,769
1981	62,121	97,909
1982	63,134	97,980
1983	64,169	97,998
1984	65,228	97,990
1985	66,496	97,984
1986	68,059	98,010
1987	69,733	98,376
1988	71,427	98,969
1989	73,147	99,403
1990	74,855	99,700
1991	76,367	99,895
1992	77,641	100,022
1993	78,841	100,103
1994	80,021	100,166
1995	81,234	100,225
1996	82,623	100,275
1997	84,147	100,674
1998	85,657	101,388
1999	87,126	102,046
2000	88,613	102,677
2001	90,335	103,288
2002	92,264	103,874
2003	94,175	104,464
2004	96,085	105,071
2005	98,035	105,671
2006	100,017	106,253
2007	102,068	106,726
2008	104,222	107,020
2009	106,467	107,203
2010	108,704	107,400
2011	110,647	107,570
2012	112,284	107,460
2013	113,838	107,078
2014	115,326	106,609
2015	116,815	106,095
2016	118,478	105,524
2017	120,275	105,356
2018	122,084	105,567
2019	123,921	105,669
2020	126,099	105,704
2021	128,377	105,490
2022	130,469	105,042
2023	132,530	104,597
2024	134,518	104,175

Fertility rates in Kiribati and Tonga

Fertility rate

Kiribati

Tonga

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Kiribati	Tonga
1960	6.44	6.65
1961	6.48	6.61
1962	6.42	6.57
1963	6.35	6.52
1964	6.29	6.46
1965	6.26	6.41
1966	6.23	6.35
1967	6.11	6.29
1968	5.98	6.23
1969	5.85	6.17
1970	5.71	6.07
1971	5.55	5.96
1972	5.37	5.86
1973	5.2	5.8
1974	5.09	5.77
1975	5.02	5.75
1976	4.96	5.73
1977	4.96	5.7
1978	4.97	5.68
1979	4.97	5.65
1980	4.96	5.6
1981	4.96	5.55
1982	4.95	5.5
1983	4.91	5.45
1984	4.91	5.41
1985	4.91	5.34
1986	4.87	5.27
1987	4.81	5.19
1988	4.73	5.1
1989	4.69	5.01
1990	4.67	4.93
1991	4.64	4.85
1992	4.57	4.79
1993	4.49	4.73
1994	4.44	4.66
1995	4.42	4.56
1996	4.43	4.46
1997	4.37	4.38
1998	4.29	4.31
1999	4.18	4.23
2000	4.07	4.16
2001	3.96	4.13
2002	3.81	4.14
2003	3.7	4.18
2004	3.73	4.19
2005	3.76	4.2
2006	3.82	4.14
2007	3.87	4.09
2008	3.9	4.01
2009	3.91	3.95
2010	3.9	3.88
2011	3.88	3.83
2012	3.77	3.77
2013	3.64	3.7
2014	3.52	3.62
2015	3.44	3.54
2016	3.38	3.46
2017	3.34	3.39
2018	3.32	3.33
2019	3.29	3.27
2020	3.25	3.23
2021	3.22	3.2
2022	3.18	3.17
2023	3.15	3.13

Kiribati and Tonga demographics compared

Median age

Kiribati

Tonga

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Kiribati	Tonga
1960	18.8	17.1
1961	18.5	17.1
1962	18.3	17.1
1963	18.2	17
1964	18.1	17
1965	18	17
1966	17.9	17
1967	17.7	17
1968	17.6	16.9
1969	17.5	16.8
1970	17.5	16.8
1971	17.6	16.7
1972	17.6	16.7
1973	17.7	16.8
1974	17.8	16.8
1975	18	16.7
1976	18.1	16.7
1977	18.2	16.8
1978	18.3	17.1
1979	18.4	17.3
1980	18.7	17.4
1981	18.9	17.6
1982	19	17.8
1983	19.2	17.9
1984	19.4	18
1985	19.6	18.1
1986	19.8	18.2
1987	19.9	18.3
1988	20.1	18.6
1989	20.2	18.9
1990	20.2	19.1
1991	20.2	19.3
1992	20.1	19.5
1993	20	19.6
1994	19.8	19.6
1995	19.7	19.6
1996	19.6	19.6
1997	19.6	19.7
1998	19.6	19.9
1999	19.6	20.1
2000	19.7	20.3
2001	19.8	20.5
2002	19.9	20.7
2003	20.1	20.8
2004	20.3	20.8
2005	20.5	20.8
2006	20.7	20.8
2007	20.9	20.9
2008	21	21
2009	21.2	21.1
2010	21.3	21.2
2011	21.5	21.2
2012	21.7	21.4
2013	21.9	21.6
2014	22.1	21.7
2015	22.3	21.8
2016	22.5	21.9
2017	22.7	21.9
2018	22.9	22
2019	23	22
2020	23.2	22.1
2021	23.3	22.1
2022	23.5	22
2023	23.6	21.9
2024	23.8	21.9

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