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Philippines vs Tonga statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Philippines has a population of 116M (ranked 14/197), compared with 104K in Tonga (ranked 183/197). The Philippines' land area is 115,124 sq mi versus 278 sq mi for Tonga (ranked 71st vs. 176th).

By GDP, The Philippines ranks 35/197 ($462B) and Tonga ranks 191/197 ($509M). By GDP per capita, The Philippines ranks 130/197 ($3,985), while Tonga ranks 121/197 ($4,864).

Main facts and rankings

Philippines Tonga
Population
117540050
103744
Population rank 14/197 183/197
GDP
$462B
2024
$509M
2023
GDP rank 35/197 191/197
GDP per capita
$3,985
2024
$4,864
2023
GDP per capita rank 130/197 121/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,794
2024
$7,853
2023
Government debt
$263B
2024
$224M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.1%
2025
44.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,274
2024
$2,138
2023
Government debt per person rank 115/185 117/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,821
2025
$4,126
2025
Land area
115,124 sq mi
2025
278 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,006 ppl/mi²
2024
375 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.92
2023
3.13
2023
Median age
26.8 years
2024
21.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.1 years
2025
73.2 years
2025

Philippines and Tonga: Comparison Charts

Philippines and Tonga economies compared

GDP
Philippines

Tonga
Year GDP
Philippines Tonga
1960 $7,515,894,111 -
1961 $8,171,194,425 -
1962 $4,954,593,072 -
1963 $5,505,023,238 -
1964 $5,953,756,195 -
1965 $6,517,349,772 -
1966 $7,189,017,888 -
1967 $7,724,873,935 -
1968 $8,632,749,269 -
1969 $9,571,800,653 -
1970 $7,559,115,517 -
1971 $8,375,075,630 -
1972 $9,067,815,521 -
1973 $11,412,449,735 -
1974 $15,607,882,555 -
1975 $16,875,240,684 $32,506,742
1976 $19,381,055,197 $30,036,417
1977 $22,283,109,803 $34,139,388
1978 $25,762,224,563 $41,567,472
1979 $31,218,296,292 $44,667,002
1980 $36,848,080,899 $53,260,077
1981 $40,499,388,869 $62,242,013
1982 $42,206,011,275 $62,068,161
1983 $37,759,179,895 $60,863,964
1984 $35,730,185,634 $64,248,355
1985 $34,961,486,348 $60,058,663
1986 $33,987,207,295 $68,195,856
1987 $37,791,488,666 $81,667,133
1988 $43,152,128,959 $106,657,267
1989 $48,513,773,721 $106,344,855
1990 $50,508,286,642 $113,563,822
1991 $51,784,144,943 $132,201,141
1992 $60,422,328,242 $137,066,291
1993 $62,036,529,147 $138,489,884
1994 $73,159,336,915 $195,990,986
1995 $84,644,328,727 $208,871,666
1996 $94,648,084,429 $222,100,576
1997 $94,106,317,565 $214,991,452
1998 $74,492,416,330 $191,504,893
1999 $85,640,171,045 $199,208,718
2000 $83,669,788,377 $204,848,488
2001 $78,921,234,458 $181,117,230
2002 $84,307,345,888 $182,764,281
2003 $87,039,092,974 $202,246,591
2004 $95,001,999,685 $230,678,011
2005 $107,419,977,318 $261,823,805
2006 $127,652,926,368 $292,232,703
2007 $155,980,408,673 $298,519,623
2008 $181,624,626,327 $344,438,844
2009 $175,974,755,881 $312,415,028
2010 $208,368,893,151 $366,887,375
2011 $234,216,730,291 $414,143,828
2012 $261,920,540,963 $471,122,971
2013 $283,902,828,589 $451,788,498
2014 $297,483,555,338 $440,997,735
2015 $306,445,871,242 $437,525,539
2016 $318,627,003,017 $420,828,255
2017 $328,480,736,803 $459,976,847
2018 $346,841,896,587 $489,714,530
2019 $376,823,402,239 $494,197,854
2020 $361,751,145,452 $496,856,304
2021 $394,087,359,848 $518,228,029
2022 $404,353,369,605 $518,180,029
2023 $437,055,627,244 $508,735,107
2024 $461,617,509,782 -

Philippines and Tonga economies compared

GDP per capita
Philippines

Tonga
Year GDP per capita
Philippines Tonga
1960 $269.5 -
1961 $283.8 -
1962 $166.7 -
1963 $179.5 -
1964 $188.2 -
1965 $199.8 -
1966 $213.8 -
1967 $223.1 -
1968 $242.2 -
1969 $261.1 -
1970 $200.9 -
1971 $217.4 -
1972 $230.1 -
1973 $283.2 -
1974 $379 -
1975 $401 $349
1976 $449 $315
1977 $502 $353
1978 $565 $428
1979 $667 $458
1980 $767 $545
1981 $821 $636
1982 $833 $633
1983 $723 $621
1984 $665 $656
1985 $633 $613
1986 $600 $696
1987 $650 $830
1988 $722 $1,078
1989 $792 $1,070
1990 $804 $1,139
1991 $804 $1,323
1992 $917 $1,370
1993 $919 $1,383
1994 $1,060 $1,957
1995 $1,200 $2,084
1996 $1,311 $2,215
1997 $1,273 $2,136
1998 $983 $1,889
1999 $1,101 $1,952
2000 $1,051 $1,995
2001 $970 $1,754
2002 $1,015 $1,759
2003 $1,027 $1,936
2004 $1,100 $2,195
2005 $1,220 $2,478
2006 $1,426 $2,750
2007 $1,713 $2,797
2008 $1,959 $3,218
2009 $1,864 $2,914
2010 $2,163 $3,416
2011 $2,384 $3,850
2012 $2,615 $4,384
2013 $2,781 $4,219
2014 $2,867 $4,137
2015 $2,910 $4,124
2016 $2,985 $3,988
2017 $3,038 $4,366
2018 $3,169 $4,639
2019 $3,401 $4,677
2020 $3,228 $4,700
2021 $3,484 $4,913
2022 $3,548 $4,933
2023 $3,804 $4,864
2024 $3,985 -

Philippines vs. Tonga life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Philippines

Tonga
Year Life expectancy, years
Philippines Tonga
1950 53.6 48.4
1951 54.1 49.8
1952 54.7 51.2
1953 55.4 52.4
1954 56 53.6
1955 56.6 54.7
1956 57.2 55.7
1957 57.8 56.5
1958 58.3 57.2
1959 58.7 57.8
1960 59.2 58.3
1961 59.5 58.8
1962 59.8 59.3
1963 60 59.8
1964 60.1 60.3
1965 60.4 60.7
1966 60.6 61.2
1967 60.8 61.7
1968 60.9 62.2
1969 61 62.7
1970 60.8 63.2
1971 61.1 63.6
1972 60.9 64.1
1973 60.7 64.4
1974 60.8 64.8
1975 60.9 65.1
1976 60.9 65.4
1977 61.4 65.6
1978 61.5 65.9
1979 61.7 66
1980 61.9 66.2
1981 61.9 66.4
1982 62.2 66.3
1983 62.3 66.7
1984 62.4 66.8
1985 62.7 66.9
1986 62.9 67.1
1987 63.3 67.2
1988 63.7 67.3
1989 64.1 67.4
1990 64.4 67.5
1991 64.6 67.7
1992 65.4 67.9
1993 65.7 68.2
1994 66 68.4
1995 66.3 68.6
1996 66.7 68.8
1997 67 69
1998 67.2 69.2
1999 67.5 69.4
2000 67.8 69.6
2001 67.8 69.8
2002 67.9 70
2003 68 70.2
2004 68.3 70.4
2005 68.4 70.6
2006 68.2 70.7
2007 68.5 70.9
2008 68.6 71
2009 68.6 70.9
2010 68.9 71.3
2011 69.1 71.4
2012 69.2 71.5
2013 69.3 71.6
2014 69.3 71.7
2015 69.5 71.9
2016 69.5 72
2017 70 72.1
2018 69.8 72.2
2019 69.7 72.3
2020 70.1 72.4
2021 66.7 72.1
2022 69.5 72.6
2023 69.8 72.9
2024 69.9 73.1
2025 70.1 73.2

Philippines and Tonga population clocks and comparison

Population
Philippines

Tonga
Year Population
Philippines Tonga
1960 27,891,897 66,170
1961 28,792,621 68,037
1962 29,723,536 69,940
1963 30,674,731 71,885
1964 31,643,032 73,879
1965 32,625,316 75,924
1966 33,617,170 78,002
1967 34,621,320 79,814
1968 35,638,342 81,353
1969 36,660,799 82,885
1970 37,622,204 84,401
1971 38,518,659 85,896
1972 39,408,560 87,356
1973 40,294,130 88,805
1974 41,174,341 90,683
1975 42,120,826 93,017
1976 43,201,488 95,325
1977 44,367,962 96,725
1978 45,575,281 97,204
1979 46,807,103 97,544
1980 48,043,740 97,769
1981 49,311,727 97,909
1982 50,695,707 97,980
1983 52,194,620 97,998
1984 53,726,181 97,990
1985 55,213,006 97,984
1986 56,645,077 98,010
1987 58,157,496 98,376
1988 59,739,052 98,969
1989 61,265,260 99,403
1990 62,854,666 99,700
1991 64,382,249 99,895
1992 65,926,125 100,022
1993 67,530,621 100,103
1994 69,019,291 100,166
1995 70,546,246 100,225
1996 72,190,242 100,275
1997 73,908,810 100,674
1998 75,791,024 101,388
1999 77,753,257 102,046
2000 79,625,397 102,677
2001 81,401,488 103,288
2002 83,068,889 103,874
2003 84,731,835 104,464
2004 86,394,504 105,071
2005 88,015,962 105,671
2006 89,508,986 106,253
2007 91,075,184 106,726
2008 92,699,095 107,020
2009 94,384,250 107,203
2010 96,337,125 107,400
2011 98,248,614 107,570
2012 100,175,512 107,460
2013 102,076,336 107,078
2014 103,767,130 106,609
2015 105,312,992 106,095
2016 106,735,719 105,524
2017 108,119,693 105,356
2018 109,465,287 105,567
2019 110,804,683 105,669
2020 112,081,264 105,704
2021 113,100,950 105,490
2022 113,964,338 105,042
2023 114,891,199 104,597
2024 115,843,670 104,175

Fertility rates in Philippines and Tonga

Fertility rate
Philippines

Tonga
Year Fertility rate
Philippines Tonga
1960 7 6.65
1961 6.99 6.61
1962 6.98 6.57
1963 6.95 6.52
1964 6.89 6.46
1965 6.8 6.41
1966 6.69 6.35
1967 6.57 6.29
1968 6.45 6.23
1969 6.33 6.17
1970 6.22 6.07
1971 6.08 5.96
1972 5.94 5.86
1973 5.79 5.8
1974 5.69 5.77
1975 5.6 5.75
1976 5.51 5.73
1977 5.44 5.7
1978 5.39 5.68
1979 5.26 5.65
1980 5.11 5.6
1981 4.97 5.55
1982 4.92 5.5
1983 4.87 5.45
1984 4.77 5.41
1985 4.66 5.34
1986 4.56 5.27
1987 4.51 5.19
1988 4.45 5.1
1989 4.37 5.01
1990 4.32 4.93
1991 4.27 4.85
1992 4.16 4.79
1993 4.1 4.73
1994 4.08 4.66
1995 4.07 4.56
1996 4 4.46
1997 3.94 4.38
1998 3.88 4.31
1999 3.83 4.23
2000 3.75 4.16
2001 3.72 4.13
2002 3.65 4.14
2003 3.59 4.18
2004 3.52 4.19
2005 3.45 4.2
2006 3.47 4.14
2007 3.4 4.09
2008 3.4 4.01
2009 3.38 3.95
2010 3.32 3.88
2011 3.24 3.83
2012 3.14 3.77
2013 3.04 3.7
2014 2.89 3.62
2015 2.83 3.54
2016 2.68 3.46
2017 2.53 3.39
2018 2.38 3.33
2019 2.22 3.27
2020 2.08 3.23
2021 1.95 3.2
2022 1.93 3.17
2023 1.92 3.13

Philippines and Tonga demographics compared

Median age
Philippines

Tonga
Year Median age, years
Philippines Tonga
1960 15.8 17.1
1961 15.6 17.1
1962 15.5 17.1
1963 15.4 17
1964 15.4 17
1965 15.4 17
1966 15.4 17
1967 15.4 17
1968 15.5 16.9
1969 15.6 16.8
1970 15.7 16.8
1971 15.8 16.7
1972 15.9 16.7
1973 16 16.8
1974 16.1 16.8
1975 16.3 16.7
1976 16.5 16.7
1977 16.7 16.8
1978 16.9 17.1
1979 17.1 17.3
1980 17.3 17.4
1981 17.5 17.6
1982 17.7 17.8
1983 17.9 17.9
1984 18.1 18
1985 18.2 18.1
1986 18.3 18.2
1987 18.5 18.3
1988 18.6 18.6
1989 18.7 18.9
1990 18.8 19.1
1991 18.9 19.3
1992 19 19.5
1993 19.1 19.6
1994 19.1 19.6
1995 19.2 19.6
1996 19.3 19.6
1997 19.4 19.7
1998 19.6 19.9
1999 19.8 20.1
2000 20 20.3
2001 20.2 20.5
2002 20.4 20.7
2003 20.6 20.8
2004 20.8 20.8
2005 21 20.8
2006 21.2 20.8
2007 21.3 20.9
2008 21.5 21
2009 21.7 21.1
2010 22 21.2
2011 22.2 21.2
2012 22.4 21.4
2013 22.7 21.6
2014 22.9 21.7
2015 23.3 21.8
2016 23.6 21.9
2017 24 21.9
2018 24.3 22
2019 24.7 22
2020 25.1 22.1
2021 25.5 22.1
2022 25.9 22
2023 26.3 21.9
2024 26.8 21.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Philippines Tonga
GNI, Atlas method
$518B
2024
$578M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
49.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.93%
2024
5.15%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.25%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
157,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.88%
2025
-7.9%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.41%
2023
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
63.2%
2024
50.2%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
27.7%
2024
13.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
60.6
2025
58.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.6%
2023
22%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2023
4%
2021
Number of billionaires
15
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
280
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$252B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$106B
2024
$377M
2024
Personal remittances received
$40.3B
2024
$257M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,483,000
2020
94,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
3.46%
2020
47.8%
2020
Banked people share
50.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

Philippines Tonga
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
551 kg
2022
543 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.4
2022
$7.94
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
161.3 megatons
2023
0.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.4 tons
2023
2.1 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
66.2%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
28%
2021
2.3%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
16.1%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
54.4%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
885 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
22.7%
2021
14.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
9.04%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Philippines Tonga
% of world population
1.42%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-160,373
2024
-2,149
2024
Urban population
48.6%
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
5.06 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.6
2025
42.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
50
2025
Higher education index
54
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
4.32
2019
0.95
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
78
2025
127
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.5%
2020
99.4%
2021
English speaking
63.7%
2023
30%
2023
People using the Internet
83.8%
2023
58.5%
2023

Health

Philippines Tonga
Government health expenditure per capita
$194.1
2023
$378
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$86.1
2023
$11.1
2022
Life expectancy
70.1 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.09%
2023
45.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.79
2021
1.01
2021
Age at first childbirth
23.6 years
2025
24.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
84
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
26.9
2023
9.9
2023
Obesity rate
8.96%
2022
72.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.5%
2024
19.6%
2024
Air quality index
53
2025
91
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
20.4%
2022
31.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.66 liters
2020
0.36 liters
2020

Territory

Philippines Tonga
% of world land
0.2%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
994 sq mi
2024
2,669 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
49,122 sq mi
2025
135.1 sq mi
2025
Forest area
28,159 sq mi
2025
34.6 sq mi
2025
Roads length
134,457 mi
2020
423 mi
2011

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