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Marshall Islands vs Tonga statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Marshall Islands has a population of 37.5K (ranked 192/197), compared with 104K in Tonga (ranked 183/197). The Marshall Islands' land area is 69.5 sq mi versus 278 sq mi for Tonga (ranked 191st vs. 176th).

By GDP, The Marshall Islands ranks 194/197 ($280M) and Tonga ranks 191/197 ($509M). By GDP per capita, The Marshall Islands ranks 100/197 ($7,467), while Tonga ranks 121/197 ($4,864).

Main facts and rankings

Marshall Islands Tonga
Population
36281
103744
Population rank 192/197 183/197
GDP
$280M
2024
$509M
2023
GDP rank 194/197 191/197
GDP per capita
$7,467
2024
$4,864
2023
GDP per capita rank 100/197 121/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,198
2024
$7,853
2023
Government debt
$46.8M
2024
$224M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
15.3%
2025
44.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,245
2024
$2,138
2023
Government debt per person rank 136/185 117/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,868
2025
$4,126
2025
Land area
69.5 sq mi
2025
278 sq mi
2025
Population density
540 ppl/mi²
2024
375 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.92
2023
3.13
2023
Median age
21.8 years
2024
21.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
73.2 years
2025

Marshall Islands and Tonga: Comparison Charts

Marshall Islands and Tonga economies compared

GDP
Marshall Islands

Tonga
Year GDP
Marshall Islands Tonga
1970 $8,408,486 -
1971 $9,116,810 -
1972 $9,973,652 -
1973 $11,607,366 -
1974 $15,217,532 -
1975 $16,691,301 $32,506,742
1976 $18,153,647 $30,036,417
1977 $20,210,069 $34,139,388
1978 $22,209,370 $41,567,472
1979 $25,545,346 $44,667,002
1980 $26,710,653 $53,260,077
1981 $31,020,000 $62,242,013
1982 $34,918,000 $62,068,161
1983 $41,749,000 $60,863,964
1984 $45,144,000 $64,248,355
1985 $43,879,000 $60,058,663
1986 $55,989,000 $68,195,856
1987 $62,983,000 $81,667,133
1988 $70,688,000 $106,657,267
1989 $72,798,000 $106,344,855
1990 $78,476,000 $113,563,822
1991 $82,507,000 $132,201,141
1992 $91,063,000 $137,066,291
1993 $99,461,000 $138,489,884
1994 $108,071,000 $195,990,986
1995 $120,230,000 $208,871,666
1996 $110,858,000 $222,100,576
1997 $109,884,700 $214,991,452
1998 $112,070,100 $191,504,893
1999 $113,352,100 $199,208,718
2000 $114,838,500 $204,848,488
2001 $122,406,100 $181,117,230
2002 $131,960,000 $182,764,281
2003 $131,128,500 $202,246,591
2004 $132,900,000 $230,678,011
2005 $138,000,000 $261,823,805
2006 $143,200,000 $292,232,703
2007 $150,500,000 $298,519,623
2008 $146,600,000 $344,438,844
2009 $151,200,000 $312,415,028
2010 $161,100,000 $366,887,375
2011 $172,300,000 $414,143,828
2012 $180,700,000 $471,122,971
2013 $186,400,000 $451,788,498
2014 $186,000,000 $440,997,735
2015 $183,700,000 $437,525,539
2016 $201,800,000 $420,828,255
2017 $213,700,000 $459,976,847
2018 $220,000,000 $489,714,530
2019 $232,900,000 $494,197,854
2020 $241,800,000 $496,856,304
2021 $258,900,000 $518,228,029
2022 $253,400,000 $518,180,029
2023 $259,300,000 $508,735,107
2024 $280,357,844 -

Marshall Islands and Tonga economies compared

GDP per capita
Marshall Islands

Tonga
Year GDP per capita
Marshall Islands Tonga
1970 $373 -
1971 $390 -
1972 $416 -
1973 $472 -
1974 $602 -
1975 $638 $349
1976 $672 $315
1977 $724 $353
1978 $771 $428
1979 $859 $458
1980 $868 $545
1981 $969 $636
1982 $1,046 $633
1983 $1,199 $621
1984 $1,245 $656
1985 $1,162 $613
1986 $1,425 $696
1987 $1,543 $830
1988 $1,670 $1,078
1989 $1,670 $1,070
1990 $1,758 $1,139
1991 $1,811 $1,323
1992 $1,963 $1,370
1993 $2,112 $1,383
1994 $2,265 $1,957
1995 $2,491 $2,084
1996 $2,273 $2,215
1997 $2,231 $2,136
1998 $2,254 $1,889
1999 $2,258 $1,952
2000 $2,265 $1,995
2001 $2,394 $1,754
2002 $2,566 $1,759
2003 $2,539 $1,936
2004 $2,566 $2,195
2005 $2,659 $2,478
2006 $2,754 $2,750
2007 $2,892 $2,797
2008 $2,818 $3,218
2009 $2,907 $2,914
2010 $3,095 $3,416
2011 $3,319 $3,850
2012 $3,514 $4,384
2013 $3,678 $4,219
2014 $3,735 $4,137
2015 $3,764 $4,124
2016 $4,230 $3,988
2017 $4,593 $4,366
2018 $4,858 $4,639
2019 $5,292 $4,677
2020 $5,662 $4,700
2021 $6,259 $4,913
2022 $6,323 $4,933
2023 $6,678 $4,864
2024 $7,467 -

Marshall Islands vs. Tonga life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Marshall Islands

Tonga
Year Life expectancy, years
Marshall Islands Tonga
1950 52.6 48.4
1951 52.7 49.8
1952 52.7 51.2
1953 52.8 52.4
1954 52.9 53.6
1955 53 54.7
1956 53.2 55.7
1957 53.4 56.5
1958 53.6 57.2
1959 54 57.8
1960 54.4 58.3
1961 54.7 58.8
1962 55.2 59.3
1963 55.7 59.8
1964 56.3 60.3
1965 56.8 60.7
1966 57.3 61.2
1967 57.8 61.7
1968 58.2 62.2
1969 58.5 62.7
1970 58.8 63.2
1971 59.1 63.6
1972 59.5 64.1
1973 59.8 64.4
1974 60.1 64.8
1975 60.3 65.1
1976 60.4 65.4
1977 60.6 65.6
1978 60.7 65.9
1979 60.8 66
1980 61 66.2
1981 61.1 66.4
1982 61.3 66.3
1983 61.5 66.7
1984 61.6 66.8
1985 61.7 66.9
1986 61.8 67.1
1987 61.8 67.2
1988 61.8 67.3
1989 61.7 67.4
1990 61.8 67.5
1991 61.8 67.7
1992 61.9 67.9
1993 62.1 68.2
1994 62.3 68.4
1995 62.5 68.6
1996 62.8 68.8
1997 63 69
1998 63.2 69.2
1999 63.4 69.4
2000 63.3 69.6
2001 63.7 69.8
2002 63.8 70
2003 64 70.2
2004 64 70.4
2005 64.1 70.6
2006 64.2 70.7
2007 64.3 70.9
2008 64.3 71
2009 64.4 70.9
2010 64.5 71.3
2011 64.6 71.4
2012 64.8 71.5
2013 65 71.6
2014 65.1 71.7
2015 65.3 71.9
2016 65.5 72
2017 65.7 72.1
2018 65.9 72.2
2019 66 72.3
2020 65.4 72.4
2021 65.4 72.1
2022 66.7 72.6
2023 66.9 72.9
2024 67.1 73.1
2025 67.2 73.2

Marshall Islands and Tonga population clocks and comparison

Population
Marshall Islands

Tonga
Year Population
Marshall Islands Tonga
1960 14,703 66,170
1961 15,219 68,037
1962 15,755 69,940
1963 16,302 71,885
1964 16,852 73,879
1965 17,402 75,924
1966 17,927 78,002
1967 18,655 79,814
1968 19,862 81,353
1969 21,305 82,885
1970 22,530 84,401
1971 23,366 85,896
1972 23,992 87,356
1973 24,581 88,805
1974 25,296 90,683
1975 26,154 93,017
1976 27,021 95,325
1977 27,906 96,725
1978 28,809 97,204
1979 29,738 97,544
1980 30,774 97,769
1981 32,017 97,909
1982 33,397 97,980
1983 34,811 97,998
1984 36,264 97,990
1985 37,761 97,984
1986 39,286 98,010
1987 40,828 98,376
1988 42,321 98,969
1989 43,586 99,403
1990 44,629 99,700
1991 45,568 99,895
1992 46,388 100,022
1993 47,093 100,103
1994 47,712 100,166
1995 48,266 100,225
1996 48,775 100,275
1997 49,259 100,674
1998 49,717 101,388
1999 50,202 102,046
2000 50,706 102,677
2001 51,123 103,288
2002 51,425 103,874
2003 51,639 104,464
2004 51,791 105,071
2005 51,906 105,671
2006 51,992 106,253
2007 52,035 106,726
2008 52,030 107,020
2009 52,019 107,203
2010 52,044 107,400
2011 51,907 107,570
2012 51,419 107,460
2013 50,681 107,078
2014 49,796 106,609
2015 48,800 106,095
2016 47,709 105,524
2017 46,529 105,356
2018 45,285 105,567
2019 44,007 105,669
2020 42,706 105,704
2021 41,367 105,490
2022 40,077 105,042
2023 38,827 104,597
2024 37,548 104,175

Fertility rates in Marshall Islands and Tonga

Fertility rate
Marshall Islands

Tonga
Year Fertility rate
Marshall Islands Tonga
1960 8.08 6.65
1961 8.12 6.61
1962 8.12 6.57
1963 8.12 6.52
1964 8.14 6.46
1965 8.16 6.41
1966 8.2 6.35
1967 8.17 6.29
1968 8.14 6.23
1969 8.11 6.17
1970 8.07 6.07
1971 8.04 5.96
1972 8 5.86
1973 7.95 5.8
1974 7.9 5.77
1975 7.83 5.75
1976 7.76 5.73
1977 7.67 5.7
1978 7.58 5.68
1979 7.47 5.65
1980 7.37 5.6
1981 7.27 5.55
1982 7.18 5.5
1983 7.08 5.45
1984 6.99 5.41
1985 6.87 5.34
1986 6.73 5.27
1987 6.57 5.19
1988 6.38 5.1
1989 6.18 5.01
1990 5.97 4.93
1991 5.76 4.85
1992 5.55 4.79
1993 5.38 4.73
1994 5.23 4.66
1995 5.09 4.56
1996 5.02 4.46
1997 4.96 4.38
1998 4.87 4.31
1999 4.78 4.23
2000 4.7 4.16
2001 4.58 4.13
2002 4.49 4.14
2003 4.42 4.18
2004 4.34 4.19
2005 4.28 4.2
2006 4.2 4.14
2007 4.09 4.09
2008 3.97 4.01
2009 3.83 3.95
2010 3.67 3.88
2011 3.53 3.83
2012 3.38 3.77
2013 3.25 3.7
2014 3.18 3.62
2015 3.13 3.54
2016 3.09 3.46
2017 3.06 3.39
2018 3.04 3.33
2019 3.01 3.27
2020 2.99 3.23
2021 2.96 3.2
2022 2.94 3.17
2023 2.92 3.13

Marshall Islands and Tonga demographics compared

Median age
Marshall Islands

Tonga
Year Median age, years
Marshall Islands Tonga
1960 17.4 17.1
1961 17 17.1
1962 16.7 17.1
1963 16.4 17
1964 16.3 17
1965 16.3 17
1966 16.4 17
1967 16.6 17
1968 16.9 16.9
1969 17.2 16.8
1970 17.4 16.8
1971 17.1 16.7
1972 16.6 16.7
1973 16.2 16.8
1974 16 16.8
1975 15.9 16.7
1976 15.7 16.7
1977 15.5 16.8
1978 15.3 17.1
1979 15.1 17.3
1980 15 17.4
1981 14.9 17.6
1982 14.9 17.8
1983 14.9 17.9
1984 14.8 18
1985 14.8 18.1
1986 14.7 18.2
1987 14.7 18.3
1988 14.7 18.6
1989 14.8 18.9
1990 14.9 19.1
1991 15.2 19.3
1992 15.4 19.5
1993 15.8 19.6
1994 16.1 19.6
1995 16.5 19.6
1996 16.9 19.6
1997 17.2 19.7
1998 17.6 19.9
1999 17.9 20.1
2000 18.2 20.3
2001 18.5 20.5
2002 18.8 20.7
2003 19.1 20.8
2004 19.4 20.8
2005 19.7 20.8
2006 19.9 20.8
2007 20.2 20.9
2008 20.4 21
2009 20.5 21.1
2010 20.6 21.2
2011 20.6 21.2
2012 20.8 21.4
2013 21 21.6
2014 21.3 21.7
2015 21.6 21.8
2016 21.9 21.9
2017 22.2 21.9
2018 22.4 22
2019 22.6 22
2020 22.6 22.1
2021 22.5 22.1
2022 22.2 22
2023 21.9 21.9
2024 21.8 21.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Marshall Islands Tonga
GNI, Atlas method
$315M
2024
$578M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
71.9%
2025
49.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.7%
2022
5.15%
2023
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.51%
2025
-7.9%
2025
Unemployment rate
9.82%
2021
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
70.5%
2023
50.2%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
11.1%
2023
13.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
58
2025
58.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.5%
2019
22%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2019
4%
2021
Total reserves including gold n/a
$377M
2024
Personal remittances received
$34.5M
2024
$257M
2024
International tourist arrivals
6,099
2019
94,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
15.6%
2018
47.8%
2020

Energy

Marshall Islands Tonga
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
615 kg
2007
543 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.38
2007
$7.94
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0 megatons
2023
0.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0 tons
2023
2.1 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
12.2%
2022
2.3%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
2.43%
2021
14.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Marshall Islands Tonga
% of world population
0.0005%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,765
2024
-2,149
2024
Urban population
79.2%
2024
23.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.9
2025
42.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
64
2025
50
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.01
1994
0.95
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.7
2013
33
2019
Visa free countries
126
2025
127
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.8%
2021
99.4%
2021
English speaking
98.3%
2023
30%
2023
People using the Internet
65.7%
2023
58.5%
2023

Health

Marshall Islands Tonga
Government health expenditure per capita
$758
2022
$378
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.1
2022
$11.1
2022
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
60.1%
2022
45.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.46
2012
1.01
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2017
24.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
28.2
2023
9.9
2023
Obesity rate
47.1%
2022
72.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.7%
2024
19.6%
2024
Air quality index
100
2025
91
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.8%
2022
31.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
0.36 liters
2020

Territory

Marshall Islands Tonga
% of world land
0.0001%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
1,851 sq mi
2024
2,669 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
27 sq mi
2025
135.1 sq mi
2025
Forest area
36.3 sq mi
2025
34.6 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,260 mi
2007
423 mi
2011

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