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Nigeria vs Tonga statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nigeria has a population of 233M (ranked 6/197), compared with 104K in Tonga (ranked 183/197). Nigeria's land area is 351,650 sq mi versus 278 sq mi for Tonga (ranked 30th vs. 176th).

By GDP, Nigeria ranks 58/197 ($188B) and Tonga ranks 191/197 ($509M). By GDP per capita, Nigeria ranks 186/197 ($807), while Tonga ranks 121/197 ($4,864).

Main facts and rankings

Nigeria Tonga
Population
241467099
103744
Population rank 6/197 183/197
GDP
$188B
2024
$509M
2023
GDP rank 58/197 191/197
GDP per capita
$807
2024
$4,864
2023
GDP per capita rank 186/197 121/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,440
2024
$7,853
2023
Government debt
$99.3B
2024
$224M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.5%
2025
44.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$427
2024
$2,138
2023
Government debt per person rank 170/185 117/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,020
2025
$4,126
2025
Land area
351,650 sq mi
2025
278 sq mi
2025
Population density
662 ppl/mi²
2024
375 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.48
2023
3.13
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
21.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
54.8 years
2025
73.2 years
2025

Nigeria and Tonga: Comparison Charts

Nigeria and Tonga economies compared

GDP
Nigeria

Tonga
Year GDP
Nigeria Tonga
1960 $4,196,174,502 -
1961 $4,467,287,893 -
1962 $4,909,399,176 -
1963 $5,165,590,254 -
1964 $5,552,931,319 -
1965 $5,874,537,650 -
1966 $6,366,917,453 -
1967 $5,203,237,919 -
1968 $5,200,997,920 -
1969 $6,634,317,346 -
1970 $12,546,094,982 -
1971 $9,181,769,912 -
1972 $12,274,416,018 -
1973 $15,162,871,287 -
1974 $24,846,641,318 -
1975 $27,778,934,625 $32,506,742
1976 $36,308,883,249 $30,036,417
1977 $36,035,407,725 $34,139,388
1978 $36,527,862,209 $41,567,472
1979 $47,259,911,894 $44,667,002
1980 $64,201,788,123 $53,260,077
1981 $164,475,209,516 $62,242,013
1982 $142,769,363,314 $62,068,161
1983 $97,094,911,792 $60,863,964
1984 $73,484,359,521 $64,248,355
1985 $73,745,821,158 $60,058,663
1986 $54,805,852,581 $68,195,856
1987 $52,676,041,931 $81,667,133
1988 $49,648,470,440 $106,657,267
1989 $44,003,061,108 $106,344,855
1990 $54,035,795,388 $113,563,822
1991 $59,526,833,412 $132,201,141
1992 $52,058,181,854 $137,066,291
1993 $56,721,051,402 $138,489,884
1994 $80,399,613,064 $195,990,986
1995 $140,919,776,986 $208,871,666
1996 $185,730,236,700 $222,100,576
1997 $200,850,397,618 $214,991,452
1998 $218,416,200,673 $191,504,893
1999 $59,145,077,039 $199,208,718
2000 $69,171,451,627 $204,848,488
2001 $73,557,840,064 $181,117,230
2002 $95,054,059,303 $182,764,281
2003 $104,738,954,264 $202,246,591
2004 $135,764,731,646 $230,678,011
2005 $175,670,569,969 $261,823,805
2006 $238,454,997,161 $292,232,703
2007 $278,260,846,800 $298,519,623
2008 $339,476,276,258 $344,438,844
2009 $295,008,835,381 $312,415,028
2010 $366,990,417,129 $366,887,375
2011 $414,466,676,831 $414,143,828
2012 $463,971,018,239 $471,122,971
2013 $520,117,180,314 $451,788,498
2014 $574,183,763,412 $440,997,735
2015 $493,026,682,801 $437,525,539
2016 $404,649,125,252 $420,828,255
2017 $375,745,731,053 $459,976,847
2018 $421,739,251,509 $489,714,530
2019 $474,517,490,844 $494,197,854
2020 $432,198,898,468 $496,856,304
2021 $440,833,635,874 $518,228,029
2022 $477,403,400,101 $518,180,029
2023 $363,846,332,835 $508,735,107
2024 $187,759,703,100 -

Nigeria and Tonga economies compared

GDP per capita
Nigeria

Tonga
Year GDP per capita
Nigeria Tonga
1960 $93.1 -
1961 $97.1 -
1962 $104.5 -
1963 $107.7 -
1964 $113.3 -
1965 $117.3 -
1966 $124.4 -
1967 $99.5 -
1968 $97.3 -
1969 $121.4 -
1970 $224.5 -
1971 $160.5 -
1972 $209.5 -
1973 $252.4 -
1974 $403 -
1975 $438 $349
1976 $556 $315
1977 $536 $353
1978 $527 $428
1979 $661 $458
1980 $870 $545
1981 $2,162 $636
1982 $1,822 $633
1983 $1,207 $621
1984 $890 $656
1985 $869 $613
1986 $628 $696
1987 $588 $830
1988 $540 $1,078
1989 $465 $1,070
1990 $556 $1,139
1991 $597 $1,323
1992 $509 $1,370
1993 $540 $1,383
1994 $745 $1,957
1995 $1,272 $2,084
1996 $1,633 $2,215
1997 $1,720 $2,136
1998 $1,822 $1,889
1999 $481 $1,952
2000 $547 $1,995
2001 $566 $1,754
2002 $712 $1,759
2003 $763 $1,936
2004 $962 $2,195
2005 $1,211 $2,478
2006 $1,600 $2,750
2007 $1,816 $2,797
2008 $2,154 $3,218
2009 $1,820 $2,914
2010 $2,202 $3,416
2011 $2,418 $3,850
2012 $2,633 $4,384
2013 $2,873 $4,219
2014 $3,089 $4,137
2015 $2,586 $4,124
2016 $2,070 $3,988
2017 $1,876 $4,366
2018 $2,058 $4,639
2019 $2,265 $4,677
2020 $2,020 $4,700
2021 $2,017 $4,913
2022 $2,139 $4,933
2023 $1,597 $4,864
2024 $807 -

Nigeria vs. Tonga life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nigeria

Tonga
Year Life expectancy, years
Nigeria Tonga
1950 35.5 48.4
1951 35.7 49.8
1952 35.9 51.2
1953 36 52.4
1954 36.2 53.6
1955 36.3 54.7
1956 36.5 55.7
1957 36.6 56.5
1958 36.8 57.2
1959 37 57.8
1960 37.2 58.3
1961 37.4 58.8
1962 37.6 59.3
1963 37.8 59.8
1964 38 60.3
1965 38.2 60.7
1966 38.4 61.2
1967 37.5 61.7
1968 38.6 62.2
1969 38.9 62.7
1970 40 63.2
1971 40.6 63.6
1972 41.3 64.1
1973 41.8 64.4
1974 42.5 64.8
1975 43.1 65.1
1976 44.2 65.4
1977 44.8 65.6
1978 45.3 65.9
1979 45.7 66
1980 46 66.2
1981 46.3 66.4
1982 46.4 66.3
1983 46.4 66.7
1984 46.3 66.8
1985 46.2 66.9
1986 46 67.1
1987 45.9 67.2
1988 45.8 67.3
1989 45.8 67.4
1990 45.7 67.5
1991 45.5 67.7
1992 45.6 67.9
1993 45.8 68.2
1994 45.7 68.4
1995 45.9 68.6
1996 45.8 68.8
1997 46 69
1998 46.1 69.2
1999 46.6 69.4
2000 47.1 69.6
2001 47.5 69.8
2002 48 70
2003 48.6 70.2
2004 49.1 70.4
2005 49.5 70.6
2006 49.9 70.7
2007 50.4 70.9
2008 50.7 71
2009 51.1 70.9
2010 51.3 71.3
2011 51.5 71.4
2012 51.7 71.5
2013 51.8 71.6
2014 51.9 71.7
2015 51.9 71.9
2016 52.2 72
2017 52.4 72.1
2018 52.7 72.2
2019 53 72.3
2020 53.1 72.4
2021 53.5 72.1
2022 54.1 72.6
2023 54.5 72.9
2024 54.6 73.1
2025 54.8 73.2

Nigeria and Tonga population clocks and comparison

Population
Nigeria

Tonga
Year Population
Nigeria Tonga
1960 45,053,782 66,170
1961 45,989,310 68,037
1962 46,965,292 69,940
1963 47,973,575 71,885
1964 49,012,016 73,879
1965 50,086,764 75,924
1966 51,188,234 78,002
1967 52,293,065 79,814
1968 53,432,783 81,353
1969 54,631,914 82,885
1970 55,893,838 84,401
1971 57,214,684 85,896
1972 58,601,748 87,356
1973 60,082,139 88,805
1974 61,679,144 90,683
1975 63,410,815 93,017
1976 65,258,009 95,325
1977 67,234,590 96,725
1978 69,326,532 97,204
1979 71,498,242 97,544
1980 73,764,641 97,769
1981 76,068,103 97,909
1982 78,378,701 97,980
1983 80,438,260 97,998
1984 82,526,443 97,990
1985 84,897,973 97,984
1986 87,235,953 98,010
1987 89,591,716 98,376
1988 92,020,090 98,969
1989 94,531,014 99,403
1990 97,120,925 99,700
1991 99,720,162 99,895
1992 102,372,770 100,022
1993 105,122,069 100,103
1994 107,935,714 100,166
1995 110,819,428 100,225
1996 113,754,779 100,275
1997 116,754,792 100,674
1998 119,846,254 101,388
1999 123,047,320 102,046
2000 126,382,494 102,677
2001 129,862,595 103,288
2002 133,471,989 103,874
2003 137,202,644 104,464
2004 141,057,045 105,071
2005 145,017,253 105,671
2006 149,077,334 106,253
2007 153,267,261 106,726
2008 157,595,014 107,020
2009 162,049,464 107,203
2010 166,642,886 107,400
2011 171,379,598 107,570
2012 176,200,625 107,460
2013 181,049,443 107,078
2014 185,896,915 106,609
2015 190,671,878 106,095
2016 195,443,700 105,524
2017 200,254,579 105,356
2018 204,938,755 105,567
2019 209,485,641 105,669
2020 213,996,181 105,704
2021 218,529,286 105,490
2022 223,150,896 105,042
2023 227,882,945 104,597
2024 232,679,478 104,175

Fertility rates in Nigeria and Tonga

Fertility rate
Nigeria

Tonga
Year Fertility rate
Nigeria Tonga
1960 6.36 6.65
1961 6.35 6.61
1962 6.36 6.57
1963 6.35 6.52
1964 6.36 6.46
1965 6.37 6.41
1966 6.39 6.35
1967 6.4 6.29
1968 6.42 6.23
1969 6.44 6.17
1970 6.47 6.07
1971 6.53 5.96
1972 6.58 5.86
1973 6.63 5.8
1974 6.7 5.77
1975 6.77 5.75
1976 6.81 5.73
1977 6.86 5.7
1978 6.92 5.68
1979 6.89 5.65
1980 6.85 5.6
1981 6.82 5.55
1982 6.8 5.5
1983 6.78 5.45
1984 6.7 5.41
1985 6.62 5.34
1986 6.56 5.27
1987 6.5 5.19
1988 6.5 5.1
1989 6.49 5.01
1990 6.46 4.93
1991 6.43 4.85
1992 6.39 4.79
1993 6.35 4.73
1994 6.32 4.66
1995 6.27 4.56
1996 6.22 4.46
1997 6.14 4.38
1998 6.07 4.31
1999 6.08 4.23
2000 6.12 4.16
2001 6.13 4.13
2002 6.12 4.14
2003 6.1 4.18
2004 6.09 4.19
2005 6.06 4.2
2006 6.05 4.14
2007 6.03 4.09
2008 6.02 4.01
2009 5.99 3.95
2010 5.95 3.88
2011 5.89 3.83
2012 5.8 3.77
2013 5.69 3.7
2014 5.62 3.62
2015 5.5 3.54
2016 5.34 3.46
2017 5.18 3.39
2018 5.02 3.33
2019 4.86 3.27
2020 4.7 3.23
2021 4.64 3.2
2022 4.55 3.17
2023 4.48 3.13

Nigeria and Tonga demographics compared

Median age
Nigeria

Tonga
Year Median age, years
Nigeria Tonga
1960 19.3 17.1
1961 19.3 17.1
1962 19.3 17.1
1963 19.3 17
1964 19.3 17
1965 19.3 17
1966 19.3 17
1967 19.2 17
1968 19.2 16.9
1969 19.1 16.8
1970 18.9 16.8
1971 18.8 16.7
1972 18.7 16.7
1973 18.6 16.8
1974 18.5 16.8
1975 18.4 16.7
1976 18.3 16.7
1977 18.2 16.8
1978 18 17.1
1979 17.9 17.3
1980 17.8 17.4
1981 17.7 17.6
1982 17.6 17.8
1983 17.5 17.9
1984 17.4 18
1985 17.3 18.1
1986 17.3 18.2
1987 17.3 18.3
1988 17.3 18.6
1989 17.3 18.9
1990 17.3 19.1
1991 17.3 19.3
1992 17.4 19.5
1993 17.4 19.6
1994 17.5 19.6
1995 17.6 19.6
1996 17.6 19.6
1997 17.7 19.7
1998 17.8 19.9
1999 17.9 20.1
2000 17.9 20.3
2001 17.9 20.5
2002 17.9 20.7
2003 17.9 20.8
2004 17.9 20.8
2005 17.9 20.8
2006 17.9 20.8
2007 17.9 20.9
2008 17.8 21
2009 17.8 21.1
2010 17.8 21.2
2011 17.7 21.2
2012 17.7 21.4
2013 17.7 21.6
2014 17.7 21.7
2015 17.8 21.8
2016 17.8 21.9
2017 17.9 21.9
2018 18 22
2019 18.2 22
2020 18.3 22.1
2021 18.5 22.1
2022 18.7 22
2023 18.8 21.9
2024 19 21.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nigeria Tonga
GNI, Atlas method
$291B
2024
$578M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
49.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
0.32%
2023
5.15%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.81%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
223,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.48%
2025
-7.9%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.45%
2024
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
47%
2024
50.2%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2024
13.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
53.4
2025
58.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.3%
2022
22%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2022
4%
2021
Number of billionaires
4
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.000004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
169
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$54.4B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$38.6B
2024
$377M
2024
Personal remittances received
$21.3B
2024
$257M
2024
International tourist arrivals
5,265,000
2016
94,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
0.8%
2020
47.8%
2020
Banked people share
63.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Nigeria Tonga
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
333 kg
2022
543 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.9
2022
$7.94
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
127.9 megatons
2023
0.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.56 tons
2023
2.1 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.7%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
80.3%
2021
2.3%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.08%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-66.3%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
135.6 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
23.8%
2021
14.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
24.3%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
61.2%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Nigeria Tonga
% of world population
2.86%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-35,202
2024
-2,149
2024
Urban population
55%
2024
23.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.63 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Quality of life index
12.9
2025
42.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
50
2025
Higher education index
58
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
21.7
2019
0.95
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.7
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
54
2025
127
2025
Adult literacy rate
70.4%
2024
99.4%
2021
English speaking
60.6%
2023
30%
2023
People using the Internet
39.2%
2023
58.5%
2023

Health

Nigeria Tonga
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.9
2022
$378
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$69.2
2022
$11.1
2022
Life expectancy
54.8 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.76%
2022
45.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.39
2022
1.01
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.4 years
2025
24.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
993
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
104.9
2023
9.9
2023
Obesity rate
12.8%
2022
72.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3%
2024
19.6%
2024
Air quality index
8
2025
91
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
3.3%
2022
31.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.78 liters
2020
0.36 liters
2020

Territory

Nigeria Tonga
% of world land
0.61%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
1,511 sq mi
2024
2,669 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
267,948 sq mi
2025
135.1 sq mi
2025
Forest area
81,611 sq mi
2025
34.6 sq mi
2025
Roads length
121,167 mi
2017
423 mi
2011

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