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Kuwait vs Tonga statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kuwait has a population of 4.97M (ranked 127/197), compared with 104K in Tonga (ranked 183/197). Kuwait's land area is 6,880 sq mi versus 278 sq mi for Tonga (ranked 153rd vs. 176th).

By GDP, Kuwait ranks 59/197 ($160B) and Tonga ranks 191/197 ($509M). By GDP per capita, Kuwait ranks 38/197 ($32,214), while Tonga ranks 121/197 ($4,864).

Main facts and rankings

Kuwait Tonga
Population
5128257
103744
Population rank 127/197 183/197
GDP
$160B
2024
$509M
2023
GDP rank 59/197 191/197
GDP per capita
$32,214
2024
$4,864
2023
GDP per capita rank 38/197 121/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$51,636
2024
$7,853
2023
Government debt
$4.86B
2024
$224M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
7.35%
2025
44.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$978
2024
$2,138
2023
Government debt per person rank 143/185 117/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$28,320
2025
$4,126
2025
Land area
6,880 sq mi
2025
278 sq mi
2025
Population density
723 ppl/mi²
2024
375 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
3.13
2023
Median age
35.8 years
2024
21.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
80.8 years
2025
73.2 years
2025

Kuwait and Tonga: Comparison Charts

Kuwait and Tonga economies compared

GDP
Kuwait

Tonga
Year GDP
Kuwait Tonga
1962 $1,828,107,503 -
1963 $1,900,895,857 -
1964 $2,071,668,533 -
1965 $2,097,199,161 -
1966 $2,391,199,044 -
1967 $2,441,599,023 -
1968 $2,662,798,935 -
1969 $2,769,198,892 -
1970 $2,873,638,851 -
1971 $3,880,392,195 -
1972 $4,450,537,925 -
1973 $5,408,804,607 -
1974 $13,006,948,296 -
1975 $12,022,811,621 $32,506,742
1976 $13,132,252,802 $30,036,417
1977 $14,137,406,741 $34,139,388
1978 $15,503,557,496 $41,567,472
1979 $24,749,063,922 $44,667,002
1980 $28,638,868,356 $53,260,077
1981 $25,058,020,338 $62,242,013
1982 $21,577,153,356 $62,068,161
1983 $20,871,081,080 $60,863,964
1984 $21,700,082,753 $64,248,355
1985 $21,445,970,614 $60,058,663
1986 $17,903,989,745 $68,195,856
1987 $22,368,704,134 $81,667,133
1988 $20,690,322,153 $106,657,267
1989 $24,313,855,653 $106,344,855
1990 $18,427,777,778 $113,563,822
1991 $11,009,993,703 $132,201,141
1992 $19,858,555,215 $137,066,291
1993 $23,941,391,391 $138,489,884
1994 $24,848,483,838 $195,990,986
1995 $27,186,980,647 $208,871,666
1996 $31,492,373,309 $222,100,576
1997 $30,350,190,704 $214,991,452
1998 $25,943,705,784 $191,504,893
1999 $30,122,365,849 $199,208,718
2000 $37,718,743,480 $204,848,488
2001 $34,889,559,870 $181,117,230
2002 $38,135,788,414 $182,764,281
2003 $47,874,582,232 $202,246,591
2004 $59,439,090,601 $230,678,011
2005 $80,798,630,137 $261,823,805
2006 $101,557,330,723 $292,232,703
2007 $114,634,043,362 $298,519,623
2008 $147,379,737,230 $344,438,844
2009 $105,968,691,905 $312,415,028
2010 $115,416,245,238 $366,887,375
2011 $154,039,231,299 $414,143,828
2012 $174,047,662,555 $471,122,971
2013 $174,168,116,687 $451,788,498
2014 $162,650,450,785 $440,997,735
2015 $114,585,555,831 $437,525,539
2016 $109,406,674,088 $420,828,255
2017 $120,687,539,676 $459,976,847
2018 $138,646,316,322 $489,714,530
2019 $140,856,394,870 $494,197,854
2020 $111,045,470,461 $496,856,304
2021 $148,350,671,614 $518,228,029
2022 $183,502,046,669 $518,180,029
2023 $165,384,407,267 $508,735,107
2024 $160,227,273,001 -

Kuwait and Tonga economies compared

GDP per capita
Kuwait

Tonga
Year GDP per capita
Kuwait Tonga
1962 $4,748 -
1963 $4,445 -
1964 $4,379 -
1965 $4,024 -
1966 $4,176 -
1967 $3,887 -
1968 $3,872 -
1969 $3,695 -
1970 $3,552 -
1971 $4,486 -
1972 $4,836 -
1973 $5,532 -
1974 $12,527 -
1975 $10,882 $349
1976 $11,141 $315
1977 $11,238 $353
1978 $11,567 $428
1979 $17,386 $458
1980 $19,032 $545
1981 $15,825 $636
1982 $12,979 $633
1983 $11,965 $621
1984 $11,919 $656
1985 $11,322 $613
1986 $9,077 $696
1987 $10,896 $830
1988 $9,692 $1,078
1989 $10,965 $1,070
1990 $10,938 $1,139
1991 $8,147 $1,323
1992 $12,146 $1,370
1993 $14,318 $1,383
1994 $14,930 $1,957
1995 $16,168 $2,084
1996 $18,201 $2,215
1997 $16,977 $2,136
1998 $14,067 $1,889
1999 $15,854 $1,952
2000 $19,296 $1,995
2001 $17,374 $1,754
2002 $18,513 $1,759
2003 $22,691 $1,936
2004 $27,552 $2,195
2005 $36,123 $2,478
2006 $42,947 $2,750
2007 $45,709 $2,797
2008 $55,585 $3,218
2009 $37,907 $2,914
2010 $39,212 $3,416
2011 $49,170 $3,850
2012 $52,155 $4,384
2013 $49,651 $4,219
2014 $44,369 $4,137
2015 $29,882 $4,124
2016 $27,324 $3,988
2017 $29,048 $4,366
2018 $32,068 $4,639
2019 $31,708 $4,677
2020 $25,236 $4,700
2021 $34,019 $4,913
2022 $39,982 $4,933
2023 $34,076 $4,864
2024 $32,214 -

Kuwait vs. Tonga life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kuwait

Tonga
Year Life expectancy, years
Kuwait Tonga
1950 49.7 48.4
1951 50.6 49.8
1952 51.4 51.2
1953 52.3 52.4
1954 53.1 53.6
1955 54 54.7
1956 54.9 55.7
1957 55.9 56.5
1958 56.9 57.2
1959 57.9 57.8
1960 58.9 58.3
1961 60 58.8
1962 61 59.3
1963 62 59.8
1964 63 60.3
1965 63.9 60.7
1966 64.9 61.2
1967 65.8 61.7
1968 66.6 62.2
1969 67.3 62.7
1970 68 63.2
1971 68.5 63.6
1972 68.9 64.1
1973 69.2 64.4
1974 69.4 64.8
1975 69.7 65.1
1976 69.9 65.4
1977 70.2 65.6
1978 70.5 65.9
1979 70.8 66
1980 71.1 66.2
1981 71.5 66.4
1982 71.9 66.3
1983 72.4 66.7
1984 72.9 66.8
1985 73.3 66.9
1986 73.8 67.1
1987 74.2 67.2
1988 74.6 67.3
1989 75 67.4
1990 72.9 67.5
1991 73.3 67.7
1992 75.7 67.9
1993 75.8 68.2
1994 75.7 68.4
1995 75.7 68.6
1996 75.6 68.8
1997 75.6 69
1998 75.6 69.2
1999 75.7 69.4
2000 75.9 69.6
2001 76 69.8
2002 76.2 70
2003 76.3 70.2
2004 76.4 70.4
2005 76.5 70.6
2006 76.6 70.7
2007 76.7 70.9
2008 76.9 71
2009 77.2 70.9
2010 77.5 71.3
2011 77.9 71.4
2012 78.2 71.5
2013 78.6 71.6
2014 78.9 71.7
2015 79.2 71.9
2016 79.5 72
2017 79.7 72.1
2018 79.9 72.2
2019 80 72.3
2020 78.2 72.4
2021 77.6 72.1
2022 78.8 72.6
2023 80.4 72.9
2024 80.6 73.1
2025 80.8 73.2

Kuwait and Tonga population clocks and comparison

Population
Kuwait

Tonga
Year Population
Kuwait Tonga
1960 311,060 66,170
1961 345,945 68,037
1962 384,995 69,940
1963 427,694 71,885
1964 473,115 73,879
1965 521,174 75,924
1966 572,590 78,002
1967 628,089 79,814
1968 687,716 81,353
1969 749,452 82,885
1970 809,114 84,401
1971 865,076 85,896
1972 920,352 87,356
1973 977,654 88,805
1974 1,038,346 90,683
1975 1,104,863 93,017
1976 1,178,711 95,325
1977 1,258,023 96,725
1978 1,340,319 97,204
1979 1,423,514 97,544
1980 1,504,782 97,769
1981 1,583,426 97,909
1982 1,662,480 97,980
1983 1,744,295 97,998
1984 1,820,688 97,990
1985 1,894,242 97,984
1986 1,972,520 98,010
1987 2,052,994 98,376
1988 2,134,707 98,969
1989 2,217,468 99,403
1990 1,684,819 99,700
1991 1,351,399 99,895
1992 1,634,961 100,022
1993 1,672,151 100,103
1994 1,664,361 100,166
1995 1,681,513 100,225
1996 1,730,246 100,275
1997 1,787,683 100,674
1998 1,844,302 101,388
1999 1,900,030 102,046
2000 1,954,709 102,677
2001 2,008,121 103,288
2002 2,059,974 103,874
2003 2,109,881 104,464
2004 2,157,320 105,071
2005 2,236,788 105,671
2006 2,364,733 106,253
2007 2,507,887 106,726
2008 2,651,421 107,020
2009 2,795,484 107,203
2010 2,943,372 107,400
2011 3,132,814 107,570
2012 3,337,109 107,460
2013 3,507,844 107,078
2014 3,665,876 106,609
2015 3,834,574 106,095
2016 4,004,096 105,524
2017 4,154,812 105,356
2018 4,323,515 105,567
2019 4,442,316 105,669
2020 4,400,267 105,704
2021 4,360,865 105,490
2022 4,589,643 105,042
2023 4,853,420 104,597
2024 4,973,861 104,175

Fertility rates in Kuwait and Tonga

Fertility rate
Kuwait

Tonga
Year Fertility rate
Kuwait Tonga
1960 7.22 6.65
1961 7.25 6.61
1962 7.25 6.57
1963 7.28 6.52
1964 7.29 6.46
1965 7.31 6.41
1966 7.34 6.35
1967 7.33 6.29
1968 7.28 6.23
1969 7.18 6.17
1970 7.03 6.07
1971 6.84 5.96
1972 6.64 5.86
1973 6.43 5.8
1974 6.23 5.77
1975 6.06 5.75
1976 5.9 5.73
1977 5.71 5.7
1978 5.52 5.68
1979 5.33 5.65
1980 5.18 5.6
1981 5.02 5.55
1982 4.85 5.5
1983 4.66 5.45
1984 4.45 5.41
1985 4.22 5.34
1986 4 5.27
1987 3.83 5.19
1988 3.7 5.1
1989 3.59 5.01
1990 3.49 4.93
1991 3.4 4.85
1992 3.35 4.79
1993 3.31 4.73
1994 3.27 4.66
1995 3.25 4.56
1996 3.22 4.46
1997 3.14 4.38
1998 3.04 4.31
1999 2.95 4.23
2000 2.89 4.16
2001 2.84 4.13
2002 2.8 4.14
2003 2.77 4.18
2004 2.76 4.19
2005 2.73 4.2
2006 2.59 4.14
2007 2.41 4.09
2008 2.27 4.01
2009 2.15 3.95
2010 2.04 3.88
2011 1.96 3.83
2012 1.99 3.77
2013 1.97 3.7
2014 2.06 3.62
2015 2.03 3.54
2016 2.06 3.46
2017 2.16 3.39
2018 2.12 3.33
2019 2.08 3.27
2020 2.03 3.23
2021 2.15 3.2
2022 1.55 3.17
2023 1.52 3.13

Kuwait and Tonga demographics compared

Median age
Kuwait

Tonga
Year Median age, years
Kuwait Tonga
1960 22 17.1
1961 21.8 17.1
1962 21.5 17.1
1963 21 17
1964 20.7 17
1965 20.4 17
1966 20 17
1967 19.6 17
1968 19.2 16.9
1969 18.8 16.8
1970 18.5 16.8
1971 18.3 16.7
1972 18.3 16.7
1973 18.3 16.8
1974 18.4 16.8
1975 18.4 16.7
1976 18.7 16.7
1977 19.2 16.8
1978 19.6 17.1
1979 20.1 17.3
1980 20.5 17.4
1981 20.9 17.6
1982 21.3 17.8
1983 21.7 17.9
1984 22.1 18
1985 22.4 18.1
1986 22.7 18.2
1987 22.8 18.3
1988 23 18.6
1989 23.2 18.9
1990 23.4 19.1
1991 23.6 19.3
1992 23.8 19.5
1993 24.2 19.6
1994 25.1 19.6
1995 25.5 19.6
1996 25.5 19.6
1997 25.5 19.7
1998 25.5 19.9
1999 25.6 20.1
2000 25.9 20.3
2001 26.3 20.5
2002 26.8 20.7
2003 27.3 20.8
2004 27.9 20.8
2005 28.3 20.8
2006 28.5 20.8
2007 28.6 20.9
2008 28.8 21
2009 29.2 21.1
2010 29.6 21.2
2011 30.5 21.2
2012 31.5 21.4
2013 32.3 21.6
2014 33 21.7
2015 33.8 21.8
2016 34.7 21.9
2017 35.6 21.9
2018 36.4 22
2019 37.1 22
2020 37.7 22.1
2021 35.8 22.1
2022 34.4 22
2023 35.5 21.9
2024 35.8 21.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kuwait Tonga
GNI, Atlas method
$200B
2024
$578M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.3%
2025
49.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.44%
2024
5.15%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.9%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
25,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+23.6%
2025
-7.9%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.16%
2016
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
55.9%
2024
50.2%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
57.1%
2024
13.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
59.9
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
138
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$141B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$50.7B
2024
$377M
2024
Personal remittances received
$20.4M
2024
$257M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,161,000
2020
94,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
1.11%
2020
47.8%
2020
Banked people share
74.5%
2024
n/a

Energy

Kuwait Tonga
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,130 kg
2022
543 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.03
2022
$7.94
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
111.6 megatons
2023
0.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
23 tons
2023
2.1 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.9%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
0.1%
2021
2.3%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.08%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-283.1%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
16,571 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
0.27%
2021
14.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Kuwait Tonga
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
+61,624
2024
-2,149
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
23.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.1
2025
42.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
50
2025
Higher education index
54
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.25
2020
0.95
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.4
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
111
2025
127
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.5%
2020
99.4%
2021
English speaking
20%
2025
30%
2023
People using the Internet
99.7%
2023
58.5%
2023

Health

Kuwait Tonga
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,700
2022
$378
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$196.3
2022
$11.1
2022
Life expectancy
80.8 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
45.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.29
2020
1.01
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
24.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.8
2023
9.9
2023
Obesity rate
44.4%
2022
72.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.6%
2024
19.6%
2024
Air quality index
16
2025
91
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.9%
2022
31.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0 liters
2020
0.36 liters
2020

Territory

Kuwait Tonga
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
1,383 sq mi
2024
2,669 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
579 sq mi
2025
135.1 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.1 sq mi
2025
34.6 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,572 mi
2018
423 mi
2011

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