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Nepal vs Tonga statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nepal has a population of 29.7M (ranked 51/197), compared with 104K in Tonga (ranked 183/197). Nepal's land area is 55,348 sq mi versus 278 sq mi for Tonga (ranked 92nd vs. 176th).

By GDP, Nepal ranks 101/197 ($42.9B) and Tonga ranks 191/197 ($509M). By GDP per capita, Nepal ranks 164/197 ($1,447), while Tonga ranks 121/197 ($4,864).

Main facts and rankings

Nepal Tonga
Population
29627185
103744
Population rank 52/197 183/197
GDP
$42.9B
2024
$509M
2023
GDP rank 101/197 191/197
GDP per capita
$1,447
2024
$4,864
2023
GDP per capita rank 164/197 121/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$5,737
2024
$7,853
2023
Government debt
$20.5B
2024
$224M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
49.4%
2025
44.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$693
2024
$2,138
2023
Government debt per person rank 155/185 117/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,569
2025
$4,126
2025
Land area
55,348 sq mi
2025
278 sq mi
2025
Population density
536 ppl/mi²
2024
375 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.98
2023
3.13
2023
Median age
26 years
2024
21.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.9 years
2025
73.2 years
2025

Nepal and Tonga: Comparison Charts

Nepal and Tonga economies compared

GDP
Nepal

Tonga
Year GDP
Nepal Tonga
1960 $508,334,414 -
1961 $531,959,562 -
1962 $574,091,101 -
1963 $496,947,904 -
1964 $496,098,775 -
1965 $735,267,082 -
1966 $906,811,944 -
1967 $841,974,025 -
1968 $772,231,387 -
1969 $788,641,965 -
1970 $865,975,309 -
1971 $882,765,472 -
1972 $1,024,098,400 -
1973 $972,101,725 -
1974 $1,217,953,547 -
1975 $1,575,789,254 $32,506,742
1976 $1,452,788,985 $30,036,417
1977 $1,382,400,000 $34,139,388
1978 $1,604,162,497 $41,567,472
1979 $1,851,250,008 $44,667,002
1980 $1,945,916,583 $53,260,077
1981 $2,275,583,317 $62,242,013
1982 $2,395,423,742 $62,068,161
1983 $2,447,174,803 $60,863,964
1984 $2,581,207,388 $64,248,355
1985 $2,619,913,956 $60,058,663
1986 $2,850,782,044 $68,195,856
1987 $2,957,255,380 $81,667,133
1988 $3,487,009,748 $106,657,267
1989 $3,525,225,787 $106,344,855
1990 $3,627,560,239 $113,563,822
1991 $3,921,476,085 $132,201,141
1992 $3,401,211,581 $137,066,291
1993 $3,660,041,667 $138,489,884
1994 $4,066,775,510 $195,990,986
1995 $4,401,104,418 $208,871,666
1996 $4,521,580,381 $222,100,576
1997 $4,918,691,917 $214,991,452
1998 $4,856,255,044 $191,504,893
1999 $5,033,642,384 $199,208,718
2000 $5,494,252,208 $204,848,488
2001 $6,007,055,042 $181,117,230
2002 $6,050,875,807 $182,764,281
2003 $6,330,473,097 $202,246,591
2004 $7,273,938,315 $230,678,011
2005 $8,130,258,378 $261,823,805
2006 $9,043,715,356 $292,232,703
2007 $10,325,618,017 $298,519,623
2008 $12,545,438,605 $344,438,844
2009 $12,854,985,464 $312,415,028
2010 $16,002,656,434 $366,887,375
2011 $21,573,872,421 $414,143,828
2012 $21,703,100,877 $471,122,971
2013 $22,162,204,925 $451,788,498
2014 $22,731,612,922 $440,997,735
2015 $24,360,801,287 $437,525,539
2016 $24,524,109,484 $420,828,255
2017 $28,971,588,940 $459,976,847
2018 $33,111,525,237 $489,714,530
2019 $34,186,180,699 $494,197,854
2020 $33,433,659,301 $496,856,304
2021 $36,924,841,394 $518,228,029
2022 $41,182,939,601 $518,180,029
2023 $41,047,772,331 $508,735,107
2024 $42,914,268,287 -

Nepal and Tonga economies compared

GDP per capita
Nepal

Tonga
Year GDP per capita
Nepal Tonga
1960 $50.2 -
1961 $51.6 -
1962 $54.6 -
1963 $46.3 -
1964 $45.3 -
1965 $65.8 -
1966 $79.5 -
1967 $72.3 -
1968 $64.9 -
1969 $64.8 -
1970 $69.6 -
1971 $69.5 -
1972 $78.8 -
1973 $73.2 -
1974 $89.8 -
1975 $113.6 $349
1976 $102.5 $315
1977 $95.3 $353
1978 $108.1 $428
1979 $121.9 $458
1980 $125.1 $545
1981 $142.9 $636
1982 $147 $633
1983 $146.6 $621
1984 $151.1 $656
1985 $149.9 $613
1986 $159.5 $696
1987 $162 $830
1988 $187.1 $1,078
1989 $185 $1,070
1990 $185.8 $1,139
1991 $195.7 $1,323
1992 $165 $1,370
1993 $172.8 $1,383
1994 $187.3 $1,957
1995 $197.8 $2,084
1996 $198.8 $2,215
1997 $211.8 $2,136
1998 $205.1 $1,889
1999 $208.6 $1,952
2000 $223.8 $1,995
2001 $240.8 $1,754
2002 $238.9 $1,759
2003 $246.4 $1,936
2004 $279.6 $2,195
2005 $309 $2,478
2006 $340 $2,750
2007 $385 $2,797
2008 $465 $3,218
2009 $473 $2,914
2010 $585 $3,416
2011 $786 $3,850
2012 $788 $4,384
2013 $803 $4,219
2014 $821 $4,137
2015 $876 $4,124
2016 $877 $3,988
2017 $1,034 $4,366
2018 $1,179 $4,639
2019 $1,203 $4,677
2020 $1,154 $4,700
2021 $1,253 $4,913
2022 $1,386 $4,933
2023 $1,382 $4,864
2024 $1,447 -

Nepal vs. Tonga life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nepal

Tonga
Year Life expectancy, years
Nepal Tonga
1950 37.6 48.4
1951 37.6 49.8
1952 37.7 51.2
1953 37.7 52.4
1954 37.8 53.6
1955 37.9 54.7
1956 37.9 55.7
1957 38 56.5
1958 38.1 57.2
1959 38.4 57.8
1960 38.7 58.3
1961 39 58.8
1962 39.3 59.3
1963 39.6 59.8
1964 40.2 60.3
1965 40.7 60.7
1966 41.2 61.2
1967 41.7 61.7
1968 42.2 62.2
1969 42.7 62.7
1970 43.2 63.2
1971 43.6 63.6
1972 44.1 64.1
1973 44.5 64.4
1974 44.9 64.8
1975 45.5 65.1
1976 46 65.4
1977 46.6 65.6
1978 47.2 65.9
1979 47.8 66
1980 48.3 66.2
1981 48.7 66.4
1982 49.2 66.3
1983 49.7 66.7
1984 50.2 66.8
1985 50.9 66.9
1986 51.6 67.1
1987 52.4 67.2
1988 53.1 67.3
1989 54 67.4
1990 54.8 67.5
1991 55.6 67.7
1992 56.7 67.9
1993 57.6 68.2
1994 58.6 68.4
1995 59.3 68.6
1996 60 68.8
1997 60.8 69
1998 61.5 69.2
1999 62 69.4
2000 62.6 69.6
2001 63.3 69.8
2002 63.5 70
2003 64.2 70.2
2004 64.7 70.4
2005 65.3 70.6
2006 65.9 70.7
2007 66.2 70.9
2008 66.4 71
2009 66.6 70.9
2010 66.8 71.3
2011 67.1 71.4
2012 67.4 71.5
2013 67.6 71.6
2014 67.8 71.7
2015 67.4 71.9
2016 68.4 72
2017 68.7 72.1
2018 69 72.2
2019 69.3 72.3
2020 69.1 72.4
2021 68.4 72.1
2022 70.1 72.6
2023 70.4 72.9
2024 70.6 73.1
2025 70.9 73.2

Nepal and Tonga population clocks and comparison

Population
Nepal

Tonga
Year Population
Nepal Tonga
1960 10,123,658 66,170
1961 10,318,396 68,037
1962 10,521,116 69,940
1963 10,729,818 71,885
1964 10,946,392 73,879
1965 11,173,411 75,924
1966 11,408,710 78,002
1967 11,652,716 79,814
1968 11,906,266 81,353
1969 12,167,036 82,885
1970 12,436,190 84,401
1971 12,710,061 85,896
1972 12,989,099 87,356
1973 13,275,239 88,805
1974 13,568,435 90,683
1975 13,870,695 93,017
1976 14,177,649 95,325
1977 14,499,175 96,725
1978 14,839,695 97,204
1979 15,190,590 97,544
1980 15,553,105 97,769
1981 15,922,423 97,909
1982 16,297,987 97,980
1983 16,689,119 97,998
1984 17,085,242 97,990
1985 17,477,692 97,984
1986 17,868,124 98,010
1987 18,250,505 98,376
1988 18,638,661 98,969
1989 19,057,807 99,403
1990 19,524,573 99,700
1991 20,036,500 99,895
1992 20,609,707 100,022
1993 21,180,159 100,103
1994 21,717,479 100,166
1995 22,245,439 100,225
1996 22,741,862 100,275
1997 23,219,463 100,674
1998 23,680,357 101,388
1999 24,125,199 102,046
2000 24,546,509 102,677
2001 24,946,748 103,288
2002 25,328,981 103,874
2003 25,688,758 104,464
2004 26,016,656 105,071
2005 26,309,458 105,671
2006 26,565,425 106,253
2007 26,788,492 106,726
2008 26,990,037 107,020
2009 27,173,035 107,203
2010 27,341,952 107,400
2011 27,464,494 107,570
2012 27,534,915 107,460
2013 27,589,996 107,078
2014 27,672,370 106,609
2015 27,823,629 106,095
2016 27,955,462 105,524
2017 28,011,258 105,356
2018 28,079,689 105,567
2019 28,414,064 105,669
2020 28,966,574 105,704
2021 29,475,010 105,490
2022 29,715,436 105,042
2023 29,694,614 104,597
2024 29,651,054 104,175

Fertility rates in Nepal and Tonga

Fertility rate
Nepal

Tonga
Year Fertility rate
Nepal Tonga
1960 6.07 6.65
1961 6.09 6.61
1962 6.08 6.57
1963 6.06 6.52
1964 6.04 6.46
1965 6.01 6.41
1966 5.98 6.35
1967 5.95 6.29
1968 5.94 6.23
1969 5.89 6.17
1970 5.87 6.07
1971 5.85 5.96
1972 5.8 5.86
1973 5.7 5.8
1974 5.75 5.77
1975 5.73 5.75
1976 5.72 5.73
1977 5.69 5.7
1978 5.68 5.68
1979 5.64 5.65
1980 5.6 5.6
1981 5.58 5.55
1982 5.55 5.5
1983 5.54 5.45
1984 5.51 5.41
1985 5.46 5.34
1986 5.4 5.27
1987 5.35 5.19
1988 5.31 5.1
1989 5.26 5.01
1990 5.21 4.93
1991 5.15 4.85
1992 5.07 4.79
1993 5.04 4.73
1994 4.96 4.66
1995 4.87 4.56
1996 4.67 4.46
1997 4.44 4.38
1998 4.28 4.31
1999 4.13 4.23
2000 3.98 4.16
2001 3.79 4.13
2002 3.6 4.14
2003 3.44 4.18
2004 3.28 4.19
2005 3.12 4.2
2006 2.97 4.14
2007 2.86 4.09
2008 2.74 4.01
2009 2.63 3.95
2010 2.54 3.88
2011 2.46 3.83
2012 2.42 3.77
2013 2.36 3.7
2014 2.32 3.62
2015 2.27 3.54
2016 2.23 3.46
2017 2.17 3.39
2018 2.12 3.33
2019 2.08 3.27
2020 2.05 3.23
2021 2.03 3.2
2022 2 3.17
2023 1.98 3.13

Nepal and Tonga demographics compared

Median age
Nepal

Tonga
Year Median age, years
Nepal Tonga
1960 19.5 17.1
1961 19.5 17.1
1962 19.6 17.1
1963 19.6 17
1964 19.6 17
1965 19.6 17
1966 19.6 17
1967 19.7 17
1968 19.7 16.9
1969 19.7 16.8
1970 19.7 16.8
1971 19.7 16.7
1972 19.7 16.7
1973 19.7 16.8
1974 19.7 16.8
1975 19.7 16.7
1976 19.7 16.7
1977 19.7 16.8
1978 19.6 17.1
1979 19.6 17.3
1980 19.6 17.4
1981 19.5 17.6
1982 19.5 17.8
1983 19.5 17.9
1984 19.5 18
1985 19.4 18.1
1986 19.4 18.2
1987 19.3 18.3
1988 19.2 18.6
1989 19.2 18.9
1990 19.2 19.1
1991 19.2 19.3
1992 19.2 19.5
1993 19.2 19.6
1994 19.2 19.6
1995 19.2 19.6
1996 19.2 19.6
1997 19.2 19.7
1998 19.2 19.9
1999 19.3 20.1
2000 19.3 20.3
2001 19.4 20.5
2002 19.5 20.7
2003 19.7 20.8
2004 19.8 20.8
2005 20 20.8
2006 20.3 20.8
2007 20.5 20.9
2008 20.8 21
2009 21 21.1
2010 21.3 21.2
2011 21.6 21.2
2012 21.8 21.4
2013 22 21.6
2014 22.2 21.7
2015 22.4 21.8
2016 22.7 21.9
2017 22.9 21.9
2018 23.2 22
2019 23.7 22
2020 24.5 22.1
2021 25 22.1
2022 25.4 22
2023 25.7 21.9
2024 26 21.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nepal Tonga
GNI, Atlas method
$43.7B
2024
$578M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.4%
2025
49.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.69%
2024
5.15%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.08%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
112,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.98%
2025
-7.9%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2017
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
55.2%
2024
50.2%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
11.4%
2024
13.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
52.5
2025
58.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.2%
2022
22%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2022
4%
2021
Number of billionaires
2
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00001%
2025
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$12.5B
2023
$377M
2024
Personal remittances received
$28.4B
2024
$257M
2024
International tourist arrivals
230,000
2020
94,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
13.4%
2020
47.8%
2020
Banked people share
60%
2024
n/a

Energy

Nepal Tonga
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
520 kg
2022
543 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.81
2022
$7.94
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.9 megatons
2023
0.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.6 tons
2023
2.1 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
26.5%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
73.7%
2021
2.3%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.78%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
27.4%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
321 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
83.8%
2021
14.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
99%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
94%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Nepal Tonga
% of world population
0.36%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-401,282
2024
-2,149
2024
Urban population
22.4%
2024
23.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.39 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Quality of life index
34.8
2025
42.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
50
2025
Higher education index
45
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
2.1
2020
0.95
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.3
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
54
2025
127
2025
Adult literacy rate
71.2%
2021
99.4%
2021
English speaking
3%
2023
30%
2023
People using the Internet
55.8%
2023
58.5%
2023

Health

Nepal Tonga
Government health expenditure per capita
$88.3
2022
$378
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$49.2
2022
$11.1
2022
Life expectancy
70.9 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
10.3%
2022
45.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.87
2021
1.01
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.4 years
2025
24.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
142
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
26.5
2023
9.9
2023
Obesity rate
7.18%
2022
72.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.7%
2024
19.6%
2024
Air quality index
4
2025
91
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
28.3%
2022
31.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.06 liters
2020
0.36 liters
2020

Territory

Nepal Tonga
% of world land
0.1%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
1,867 sq mi
2024
2,669 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
14,456 sq mi
2025
135.1 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23,020 sq mi
2025
34.6 sq mi
2025
Roads length
49,758 mi
2015
423 mi
2011

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