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Mauritius vs Tonga statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mauritius has a population of 1.26M (ranked 156/197), compared with 104K in Tonga (ranked 183/197). Mauritius' land area is 771 sq mi versus 278 sq mi for Tonga (ranked 170th vs. 176th).

By GDP, Mauritius ranks 143/197 ($15B) and Tonga ranks 191/197 ($509M). By GDP per capita, Mauritius ranks 79/197 ($11,872), while Tonga ranks 121/197 ($4,864).

Main facts and rankings

Mauritius Tonga
Population
1256649
103744
Population rank 157/197 183/197
GDP
$15B
2024
$509M
2023
GDP rank 143/197 191/197
GDP per capita
$11,872
2024
$4,864
2023
GDP per capita rank 79/197 121/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$31,051
2024
$7,853
2023
Government debt
$13.7B
2024
$224M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
93.2%
2025
44.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$10,846
2024
$2,138
2023
Government debt per person rank 54/185 117/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,323
2025
$4,126
2025
Land area
771 sq mi
2025
278 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,634 ppl/mi²
2024
375 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.39
2023
3.13
2023
Median age
38.5 years
2024
21.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
73.2 years
2025

Mauritius and Tonga: Comparison Charts

Mauritius and Tonga economies compared

GDP
Mauritius

Tonga
Year GDP
Mauritius Tonga
1960 $162,089,564 -
1961 $191,757,729 -
1962 $197,738,208 -
1963 $253,839,558 -
1964 $218,914,569 -
1965 $230,024,161 -
1966 $227,534,083 -
1967 $238,439,291 -
1968 $206,576,631 -
1969 $221,553,613 -
1970 $224,125,805 -
1971 $251,437,338 -
1972 $318,664,900 -
1973 $404,285,775 -
1974 $669,894,030 -
1975 $673,311,287 $32,506,742
1976 $713,510,052 $30,036,417
1977 $834,722,972 $34,139,388
1978 $1,029,040,323 $41,567,472
1979 $1,227,446,632 $44,667,002
1980 $1,147,027,924 $53,260,077
1981 $1,157,769,444 $62,242,013
1982 $1,092,923,636 $62,068,161
1983 $1,104,956,573 $60,863,964
1984 $1,054,564,759 $64,248,355
1985 $1,090,611,325 $60,058,663
1986 $1,482,601,552 $68,195,856
1987 $1,906,174,438 $81,667,133
1988 $2,163,252,449 $106,657,267
1989 $2,211,312,823 $106,344,855
1990 $2,689,212,760 $113,563,822
1991 $2,895,354,736 $132,201,141
1992 $3,267,677,814 $137,066,291
1993 $3,307,302,126 $138,489,884
1994 $3,606,050,873 $195,990,986
1995 $4,094,741,652 $208,871,666
1996 $4,481,489,762 $222,100,576
1997 $4,243,755,308 $214,991,452
1998 $4,225,813,976 $191,504,893
1999 $4,402,193,195 $199,208,718
2000 $4,726,108,622 $204,848,488
2001 $4,675,755,867 $181,117,230
2002 $4,906,494,249 $182,764,281
2003 $5,894,873,920 $202,246,591
2004 $6,667,418,752 $230,678,011
2005 $6,576,108,447 $261,823,805
2006 $7,028,810,681 $292,232,703
2007 $8,150,150,209 $298,519,623
2008 $9,990,356,674 $344,438,844
2009 $9,128,843,109 $312,415,028
2010 $10,003,670,690 $366,887,375
2011 $11,518,413,430 $414,143,828
2012 $11,668,696,397 $471,122,971
2013 $12,292,974,141 $451,788,498
2014 $13,074,129,952 $440,997,735
2015 $12,007,291,046 $437,525,539
2016 $12,594,155,464 $420,828,255
2017 $13,713,506,131 $459,976,847
2018 $14,735,695,931 $489,714,530
2019 $14,436,346,980 $494,197,854
2020 $11,408,106,446 $496,856,304
2021 $11,484,348,858 $518,228,029
2022 $12,907,767,790 $518,180,029
2023 $14,101,195,733 $508,735,107
2024 $14,952,555,415 -

Mauritius and Tonga economies compared

GDP per capita
Mauritius

Tonga
Year GDP per capita
Mauritius Tonga
1960 $238.3 -
1961 $281.7 -
1962 $282.3 -
1963 $353 -
1964 $297.3 -
1965 $305 -
1966 $296 -
1967 $304 -
1968 $258.7 -
1969 $272.7 -
1970 $271.3 -
1971 $299.6 -
1972 $374 -
1973 $467 -
1974 $763 -
1975 $755 $349
1976 $787 $315
1977 $906 $353
1978 $1,102 $428
1979 $1,292 $458
1980 $1,187 $545
1981 $1,181 $636
1982 $1,101 $633
1983 $1,103 $621
1984 $1,042 $656
1985 $1,069 $613
1986 $1,442 $696
1987 $1,840 $830
1988 $2,074 $1,078
1989 $2,103 $1,070
1990 $2,540 $1,139
1991 $2,705 $1,323
1992 $3,013 $1,370
1993 $3,014 $1,383
1994 $3,240 $1,957
1995 $3,648 $2,084
1996 $3,952 $2,215
1997 $3,696 $2,136
1998 $3,642 $1,889
1999 $3,746 $1,952
2000 $3,982 $1,995
2001 $3,909 $1,754
2002 $4,073 $1,759
2003 $4,858 $1,936
2004 $5,461 $2,195
2005 $5,354 $2,478
2006 $5,696 $2,750
2007 $6,575 $2,797
2008 $8,030 $3,218
2009 $7,318 $2,914
2010 $8,000 $3,416
2011 $9,197 $3,850
2012 $9,291 $4,384
2013 $9,765 $4,219
2014 $10,366 $4,137
2015 $9,508 $4,124
2016 $9,966 $3,988
2017 $10,842 $4,366
2018 $11,643 $4,639
2019 $11,403 $4,677
2020 $9,011 $4,700
2021 $9,069 $4,913
2022 $10,224 $4,933
2023 $11,182 $4,864
2024 $11,872 -

Mauritius vs. Tonga life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mauritius

Tonga
Year Life expectancy, years
Mauritius Tonga
1950 51.9 48.4
1951 52.5 49.8
1952 52.1 51.2
1953 51.5 52.4
1954 52.2 53.6
1955 53.8 54.7
1956 55.1 55.7
1957 55.7 56.5
1958 56.4 57.2
1959 57.4 57.8
1960 58.4 58.3
1961 59.5 58.8
1962 60.5 59.3
1963 61.1 59.8
1964 61.5 60.3
1965 62.1 60.7
1966 62.1 61.2
1967 61.7 61.7
1968 62.1 62.2
1969 62.7 62.7
1970 63.7 63.2
1971 63.8 63.6
1972 63.8 64.1
1973 64.3 64.4
1974 64.2 64.8
1975 64.4 65.1
1976 64 65.4
1977 64.8 65.6
1978 65.3 65.9
1979 66 66
1980 66.5 66.2
1981 67.2 66.4
1982 67.9 66.3
1983 68.4 66.7
1984 68.6 66.8
1985 68.7 66.9
1986 68.9 67.1
1987 69.2 67.2
1988 69.4 67.3
1989 69.5 67.4
1990 69.8 67.5
1991 70.1 67.7
1992 70.2 67.9
1993 70.4 68.2
1994 70.4 68.4
1995 70.6 68.6
1996 70.5 68.8
1997 70.7 69
1998 70.9 69.2
1999 71.4 69.4
2000 71.8 69.6
2001 72 69.8
2002 72.1 70
2003 72.3 70.2
2004 72.5 70.4
2005 72.6 70.6
2006 72.8 70.7
2007 72.9 70.9
2008 73.1 71
2009 73.3 70.9
2010 73.6 71.3
2011 74.1 71.4
2012 74.3 71.5
2013 74.4 71.6
2014 74.6 71.7
2015 74.7 71.9
2016 74.9 72
2017 75 72.1
2018 74.5 72.2
2019 74.2 72.3
2020 74.7 72.4
2021 72.9 72.1
2022 73.5 72.6
2023 74.9 72.9
2024 75.1 73.1
2025 75.3 73.2

Mauritius and Tonga population clocks and comparison

Population
Mauritius

Tonga
Year Population
Mauritius Tonga
1960 680,331 66,170
1961 680,757 68,037
1962 700,349 69,940
1963 718,861 71,885
1964 736,381 73,879
1965 753,000 75,924
1966 768,813 78,002
1967 783,917 79,814
1968 798,413 81,353
1969 812,405 82,885
1970 826,000 84,401
1971 839,230 85,896
1972 852,053 87,356
1973 864,819 88,805
1974 878,042 90,683
1975 892,000 93,017
1976 906,507 95,325
1977 921,379 96,725
1978 933,499 97,204
1979 949,888 97,544
1980 966,039 97,769
1981 980,462 97,909
1982 992,521 97,980
1983 1,001,691 97,998
1984 1,012,221 97,990
1985 1,020,528 97,984
1986 1,028,360 98,010
1987 1,036,082 98,376
1988 1,043,239 98,969
1989 1,051,260 99,403
1990 1,058,775 99,700
1991 1,070,266 99,895
1992 1,084,441 100,022
1993 1,097,374 100,103
1994 1,112,846 100,166
1995 1,122,457 100,225
1996 1,133,996 100,275
1997 1,148,284 100,674
1998 1,160,421 101,388
1999 1,175,267 102,046
2000 1,186,873 102,677
2001 1,196,287 103,288
2002 1,204,621 103,874
2003 1,213,370 104,464
2004 1,221,003 105,071
2005 1,228,254 105,671
2006 1,233,996 106,253
2007 1,239,630 106,726
2008 1,244,121 107,020
2009 1,247,429 107,203
2010 1,250,400 107,400
2011 1,252,404 107,570
2012 1,255,882 107,460
2013 1,258,927 107,078
2014 1,261,208 106,609
2015 1,262,879 106,095
2016 1,263,747 105,524
2017 1,264,887 105,356
2018 1,265,577 105,567
2019 1,265,985 105,669
2020 1,266,014 105,704
2021 1,266,334 105,490
2022 1,262,523 105,042
2023 1,261,041 104,597
2024 1,259,509 104,175

Fertility rates in Mauritius and Tonga

Fertility rate
Mauritius

Tonga
Year Fertility rate
Mauritius Tonga
1960 5.9 6.65
1961 5.98 6.61
1962 5.88 6.57
1963 6.18 6.52
1964 5.96 6.46
1965 5.51 6.41
1966 5.46 6.35
1967 4.63 6.29
1968 4.6 6.23
1969 3.97 6.17
1970 3.82 6.07
1971 3.51 5.96
1972 3.41 5.86
1973 3.07 5.8
1974 3.45 5.77
1975 3.2 5.75
1976 3.13 5.73
1977 3.07 5.7
1978 3.01 5.68
1979 2.91 5.65
1980 2.8 5.6
1981 2.67 5.55
1982 2.53 5.5
1983 2.4 5.45
1984 2.16 5.41
1985 2.02 5.34
1986 1.99 5.27
1987 2.05 5.19
1988 2.14 5.1
1989 2.23 5.01
1990 2.32 4.93
1991 2.3 4.85
1992 2.37 4.79
1993 2.21 4.73
1994 2.25 4.66
1995 2.14 4.56
1996 2.12 4.46
1997 2.04 4.38
1998 1.97 4.31
1999 2.05 4.23
2000 1.99 4.16
2001 1.91 4.13
2002 1.94 4.14
2003 1.87 4.18
2004 1.92 4.19
2005 1.88 4.2
2006 1.77 4.14
2007 1.74 4.09
2008 1.67 4.01
2009 1.59 3.95
2010 1.57 3.88
2011 1.55 3.83
2012 1.54 3.77
2013 1.44 3.7
2014 1.43 3.62
2015 1.36 3.54
2016 1.4 3.46
2017 1.44 3.39
2018 1.41 3.33
2019 1.4 3.27
2020 1.44 3.23
2021 1.41 3.2
2022 1.32 3.17
2023 1.39 3.13

Mauritius and Tonga demographics compared

Median age
Mauritius

Tonga
Year Median age, years
Mauritius Tonga
1960 17.4 17.1
1961 17.5 17.1
1962 17.6 17.1
1963 17.6 17
1964 17.6 17
1965 17.7 17
1966 17.8 17
1967 17.9 17
1968 18.1 16.9
1969 18.3 16.8
1970 18.5 16.8
1971 18.8 16.7
1972 19.1 16.7
1973 19.5 16.8
1974 19.8 16.8
1975 20.2 16.7
1976 20.6 16.7
1977 21 16.8
1978 21.3 17.1
1979 21.6 17.3
1980 21.9 17.4
1981 22.1 17.6
1982 22.4 17.8
1983 22.8 17.9
1984 23.2 18
1985 23.5 18.1
1986 23.9 18.2
1987 24.3 18.3
1988 24.7 18.6
1989 25.2 18.9
1990 25.6 19.1
1991 26 19.3
1992 26.3 19.5
1993 26.6 19.6
1994 26.9 19.6
1995 27.3 19.6
1996 27.6 19.6
1997 28 19.7
1998 28.4 19.9
1999 28.7 20.1
2000 29 20.3
2001 29.4 20.5
2002 29.7 20.7
2003 30 20.8
2004 30.3 20.8
2005 30.7 20.8
2006 31.1 20.8
2007 31.6 20.9
2008 32 21
2009 32.5 21.1
2010 32.9 21.2
2011 33.4 21.2
2012 33.8 21.4
2013 34.2 21.6
2014 34.6 21.7
2015 35 21.8
2016 35.4 21.9
2017 35.8 21.9
2018 36.2 22
2019 36.5 22
2020 36.8 22.1
2021 37.1 22.1
2022 37.5 22
2023 38 21.9
2024 38.5 21.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mauritius Tonga
GNI, Atlas method
$16.2B
2024
$578M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.9%
2025
49.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.09%
2024
5.15%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.15%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
3,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.75%
2025
-7.9%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.57%
2023
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
64.4%
2024
50.2%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
13.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
75
2025
58.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.9%
2017
22%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2017
4%
2021
Listed domestic companies
93
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$9.12B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$8.51B
2024
$377M
2024
Personal remittances received
$287M
2024
$257M
2024
International tourist arrivals
316,000
2020
94,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
12.9%
2020
47.8%
2020
Banked people share
89.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Mauritius Tonga
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,155 kg
2023
543 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25
2023
$7.94
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.21 megatons
2023
0.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.34 tons
2023
2.1 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.9%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
8.6%
2021
2.3%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.48%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
2,441 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
21.7%
2021
14.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
2.88%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Mauritius Tonga
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,787
2024
-2,149
2024
Urban population
40.9%
2024
23.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.68 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.4
2025
42.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
51
2024
50
2025
Higher education index
40
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
2.23
2022
0.95
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12.2
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
141
2025
127
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.3%
2023
99.4%
2021
English speaking
16%
2023
30%
2023
People using the Internet
79.5%
2023
58.5%
2023

Health

Mauritius Tonga
Government health expenditure per capita
$591
2022
$378
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$260.1
2022
$11.1
2022
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.62%
2022
45.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.2
2022
1.01
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
24.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
66
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
15.2
2023
9.9
2023
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
72.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
20.1%
2024
19.6%
2024
Air quality index
97
2025
91
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
20.9%
2022
31.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.86 liters
2020
0.36 liters
2020

Territory

Mauritius Tonga
% of world land
0.001%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
612 sq mi
2024
2,669 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
332 sq mi
2025
135.1 sq mi
2025
Forest area
150.2 sq mi
2025
34.6 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,509 mi
2015
423 mi
2011

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