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Liberia vs Tonga statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Liberia has a population of 5.61M (ranked 117/197), compared with 104K in Tonga (ranked 183/197). Liberia's land area is 37,189 sq mi versus 278 sq mi for Tonga (ranked 106th vs. 176th).

By GDP, Liberia ranks 163/197 ($4.75B) and Tonga ranks 191/197 ($509M). By GDP per capita, Liberia ranks 185/197 ($846), while Tonga ranks 121/197 ($4,864).

Main facts and rankings

Liberia Tonga
Population
5829811
103744
Population rank 116/197 183/197
GDP
$4.75B
2024
$509M
2023
GDP rank 163/197 191/197
GDP per capita
$846
2024
$4,864
2023
GDP per capita rank 185/197 121/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,885
2024
$7,853
2023
Government debt
$2.68B
2024
$224M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
56.5%
2025
44.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$478
2024
$2,138
2023
Government debt per person rank 167/185 117/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,418
2025
$4,126
2025
Land area
37,189 sq mi
2025
278 sq mi
2025
Population density
150.9 ppl/mi²
2024
375 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.95
2023
3.13
2023
Median age
19.6 years
2024
21.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.5 years
2025
73.2 years
2025

Liberia and Tonga: Comparison Charts

Liberia and Tonga economies compared

GDP
Liberia

Tonga
Year GDP
Liberia Tonga
1960 $190,495,600 -
1961 $183,920,900 -
1962 $191,861,800 -
1963 $200,229,600 -
1964 $218,929,100 -
1965 $229,260,800 -
1966 $244,459,500 -
1967 $261,024,300 -
1968 $276,820,700 -
1969 $306,961,800 -
1970 $323,099,700 -
1971 $341,543,100 -
1972 $368,098,000 -
1973 $386,968,300 -
1974 $486,955,000 -
1975 $577,549,300 $32,506,742
1976 $596,675,700 $30,036,417
1977 $673,010,600 $34,139,388
1978 $717,240,400 $41,567,472
1979 $814,067,900 $44,667,002
1980 $854,711,500 $53,260,077
1981 $846,514,500 $62,242,013
1982 $863,933,200 $62,068,161
1983 $823,374,900 $60,863,964
1984 $848,478,300 $64,248,355
1985 $851,296,100 $60,058,663
1986 $840,964,400 $68,195,856
1987 $972,800,000 $81,667,133
1988 $1,038,300,000 $106,657,267
1989 $786,300,000 $106,344,855
1990 $384,400,000 $113,563,822
1991 $348,000,000 $132,201,141
1992 $223,500,000 $137,066,291
1993 $160,400,000 $138,489,884
1994 $132,200,000 $195,990,986
1995 $134,800,000 $208,871,666
1996 $159,400,000 $222,100,576
1997 $295,900,000 $214,991,452
1998 $359,600,000 $191,504,893
1999 $441,800,000 $199,208,718
2000 $874,000,000 $204,848,488
2001 $906,000,000 $181,117,230
2002 $927,000,000 $182,764,281
2003 $748,000,000 $202,246,591
2004 $897,000,000 $230,678,011
2005 $949,000,000 $261,823,805
2006 $1,119,000,000 $292,232,703
2007 $1,373,000,000 $298,519,623
2008 $1,726,000,000 $344,438,844
2009 $1,768,000,000 $312,415,028
2010 $1,998,000,000 $366,887,375
2011 $2,398,000,000 $414,143,828
2012 $2,791,614,000 $471,122,971
2013 $3,177,198,100 $451,788,498
2014 $3,225,652,000 $440,997,735
2015 $3,227,075,700 $437,525,539
2016 $3,398,419,600 $420,828,255
2017 $3,390,703,400 $459,976,847
2018 $3,422,754,800 $489,714,530
2019 $3,319,596,500 $494,197,854
2020 $3,176,126,300 $496,856,304
2021 $3,513,049,500 $518,228,029
2022 $4,001,047,000 $518,180,029
2023 $4,390,000,000 $508,735,107
2024 $4,750,000,000 -

Liberia and Tonga economies compared

GDP per capita
Liberia

Tonga
Year GDP per capita
Liberia Tonga
1960 $167.2 -
1961 $157.5 -
1962 $160.3 -
1963 $163.1 -
1964 $173.9 -
1965 $177.6 -
1966 $184.6 -
1967 $192.2 -
1968 $198.6 -
1969 $214.7 -
1970 $220.3 -
1971 $227.1 -
1972 $238.6 -
1973 $244.4 -
1974 $299.4 -
1975 $346 $349
1976 $347 $315
1977 $381 $353
1978 $394 $428
1979 $435 $458
1980 $443 $545
1981 $426 $636
1982 $422 $633
1983 $391 $621
1984 $390 $656
1985 $380 $613
1986 $364 $696
1987 $409 $830
1988 $424 $1,078
1989 $312 $1,070
1990 $172.9 $1,139
1991 $177.9 $1,323
1992 $107.8 $1,370
1993 $74.4 $1,383
1994 $61.5 $1,957
1995 $62.1 $2,084
1996 $71.4 $2,215
1997 $122.6 $2,136
1998 $134.7 $1,889
1999 $156.6 $1,952
2000 $298.5 $1,995
2001 $300 $1,754
2002 $299.5 $1,759
2003 $239.8 $1,936
2004 $284.1 $2,195
2005 $287.5 $2,478
2006 $321 $2,750
2007 $374 $2,797
2008 $452 $3,218
2009 $448 $2,914
2010 $492 $3,416
2011 $568 $3,850
2012 $638 $4,384
2013 $711 $4,219
2014 $707 $4,137
2015 $693 $4,124
2016 $715 $3,988
2017 $699 $4,366
2018 $692 $4,639
2019 $658 $4,677
2020 $617 $4,700
2021 $668 $4,913
2022 $745 $4,933
2023 $799 $4,864
2024 $846 -

Liberia vs. Tonga life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Liberia

Tonga
Year Life expectancy, years
Liberia Tonga
1950 38 48.4
1951 38 49.8
1952 38.1 51.2
1953 38.1 52.4
1954 38.1 53.6
1955 38.1 54.7
1956 38.1 55.7
1957 38.1 56.5
1958 38.1 57.2
1959 38.1 57.8
1960 38.1 58.3
1961 38.1 58.8
1962 38.2 59.3
1963 38.3 59.8
1964 38.5 60.3
1965 38.7 60.7
1966 39 61.2
1967 39.3 61.7
1968 39.6 62.2
1969 40 62.7
1970 40.4 63.2
1971 40.7 63.6
1972 41.2 64.1
1973 41.6 64.4
1974 42.1 64.8
1975 42.5 65.1
1976 42.9 65.4
1977 43.2 65.6
1978 43.6 65.9
1979 43.9 66
1980 44.1 66.2
1981 44.3 66.4
1982 44.4 66.3
1983 44.6 66.7
1984 44.7 66.8
1985 44 66.9
1986 44.5 67.1
1987 44.3 67.2
1988 44.1 67.3
1989 43.9 67.4
1990 37.6 67.5
1991 43.6 67.7
1992 43.6 67.9
1993 43 68.2
1994 42.6 68.4
1995 44.6 68.6
1996 44.9 68.8
1997 48.3 69
1998 49.4 69.2
1999 50.4 69.4
2000 51.9 69.6
2001 53.1 69.8
2002 54.1 70
2003 53 70.2
2004 55.9 70.4
2005 56.8 70.6
2006 57.5 70.7
2007 58.1 70.9
2008 58.7 71
2009 59.1 70.9
2010 59.4 71.3
2011 59.5 71.4
2012 59.8 71.5
2013 60 71.6
2014 59.2 71.7
2015 59.2 71.9
2016 60.5 72
2017 60.8 72.1
2018 61 72.2
2019 61.2 72.3
2020 61.3 72.4
2021 61.2 72.1
2022 61.9 72.6
2023 62.2 72.9
2024 62.3 73.1
2025 62.5 73.2

Liberia and Tonga population clocks and comparison

Population
Liberia

Tonga
Year Population
Liberia Tonga
1960 1,139,522 66,170
1961 1,167,717 68,037
1962 1,197,039 69,940
1963 1,227,414 71,885
1964 1,258,745 73,879
1965 1,291,156 75,924
1966 1,324,383 78,002
1967 1,358,435 79,814
1968 1,393,530 81,353
1969 1,429,605 82,885
1970 1,466,676 84,401
1971 1,504,077 85,896
1972 1,542,670 87,356
1973 1,583,588 88,805
1974 1,626,362 90,683
1975 1,670,913 93,017
1976 1,717,060 95,325
1977 1,766,019 96,725
1978 1,818,247 97,204
1979 1,872,713 97,544
1980 1,929,253 97,769
1981 1,986,867 97,909
1982 2,045,073 97,980
1983 2,107,113 97,998
1984 2,173,312 97,990
1985 2,240,539 97,984
1986 2,308,511 98,010
1987 2,377,229 98,376
1988 2,446,941 98,969
1989 2,517,858 99,403
1990 2,223,667 99,700
1991 1,956,518 99,895
1992 2,072,461 100,022
1993 2,155,126 100,103
1994 2,149,928 100,166
1995 2,169,162 100,225
1996 2,232,289 100,275
1997 2,412,989 100,674
1998 2,670,124 101,388
1999 2,821,684 102,046
2000 2,928,117 102,677
2001 3,015,338 103,288
2002 3,094,782 103,874
2003 3,119,532 104,464
2004 3,156,892 105,071
2005 3,301,015 105,671
2006 3,490,787 106,253
2007 3,669,050 106,726
2008 3,821,003 107,020
2009 3,943,028 107,203
2010 4,058,890 107,400
2011 4,221,178 107,570
2012 4,373,043 107,460
2013 4,470,239 107,078
2014 4,564,293 106,609
2015 4,659,431 106,095
2016 4,755,608 105,524
2017 4,848,925 105,356
2018 4,944,726 105,567
2019 5,043,721 105,669
2020 5,149,463 105,704
2021 5,259,323 105,490
2022 5,373,294 105,042
2023 5,493,031 104,597
2024 5,612,817 104,175

Fertility rates in Liberia and Tonga

Fertility rate
Liberia

Tonga
Year Fertility rate
Liberia Tonga
1960 6.39 6.65
1961 6.45 6.61
1962 6.5 6.57
1963 6.56 6.52
1964 6.59 6.46
1965 6.62 6.41
1966 6.63 6.35
1967 6.65 6.29
1968 6.66 6.23
1969 6.64 6.17
1970 6.58 6.07
1971 6.54 5.96
1972 6.6 5.86
1973 6.65 5.8
1974 6.69 5.77
1975 6.74 5.75
1976 6.79 5.73
1977 6.84 5.7
1978 6.88 5.68
1979 6.92 5.65
1980 6.87 5.6
1981 6.83 5.55
1982 6.79 5.5
1983 6.76 5.45
1984 6.73 5.41
1985 6.69 5.34
1986 6.64 5.27
1987 6.57 5.19
1988 6.51 5.1
1989 6.43 5.01
1990 6.37 4.93
1991 6.32 4.85
1992 6.28 4.79
1993 6.25 4.73
1994 6.21 4.66
1995 6.17 4.56
1996 6.13 4.46
1997 6.08 4.38
1998 6.02 4.31
1999 5.95 4.23
2000 5.88 4.16
2001 5.77 4.13
2002 5.65 4.14
2003 5.55 4.18
2004 5.51 4.19
2005 5.52 4.2
2006 5.53 4.14
2007 5.46 4.09
2008 5.33 4.01
2009 5.17 3.95
2010 5.06 3.88
2011 4.97 3.83
2012 4.88 3.77
2013 4.75 3.7
2014 4.62 3.62
2015 4.52 3.54
2016 4.46 3.46
2017 4.4 3.39
2018 4.34 3.33
2019 4.26 3.27
2020 4.17 3.23
2021 4.09 3.2
2022 4.02 3.17
2023 3.95 3.13

Liberia and Tonga demographics compared

Median age
Liberia

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

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Liberia Tonga
GNI, Atlas method
$4.27B
2024
$578M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
22.4%
2025
49.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.27%
2023
5.15%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.3%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.47%
2025
-7.9%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.93%
2017
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
42.1%
2024
50.2%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
23.3%
2024
13.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
48.5
2025
58.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.1%
2016
22%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2016
4%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$600M
2022
$377M
2024
Personal remittances received
$680M
2024
$257M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
94,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
27.1%
2009
47.8%
2020
Banked people share
52.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

Liberia 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
1.64 megatons
2023
0.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.3 tons
2023
2.1 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
92.8%
2022
2.3%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
57.4%
2021
14.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
55.7%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
32.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Liberia Tonga
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,779
2024
-2,149
2024
Urban population
54.1%
2024
23.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.43 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Quality of life index
24.6
2025
42.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
50
2025
Higher education index
16
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
3.12
2012
0.95
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
38.9
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
58
2025
127
2025
Adult literacy rate
48.3%
2017
99.4%
2021
English speaking
82.7%
2023
30%
2023
People using the Internet
23.5%
2023
58.5%
2023

Health

Liberia Tonga
Government health expenditure per capita
$99.7
2022
$378
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62
2022
$11.1
2022
Life expectancy
62.5 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
19.9%
2022
45.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.18
2022
1.01
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.1 years
2025
24.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
628
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
72.9
2023
9.9
2023
Obesity rate
17.4%
2022
72.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.2%
2024
19.6%
2024
Air quality index
19
2025
91
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
31.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.86 liters
2020
0.36 liters
2020

Territory

Liberia Tonga
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
6,626 sq mi
2024
2,669 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,425 sq mi
2025
135.1 sq mi
2025
Forest area
29,061 sq mi
2025
34.6 sq mi
2025
Roads length
6,587 mi
2018
423 mi
2011

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