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Qatar vs Tonga statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Qatar has a population of 2.86M (ranked 138/197), compared with 104K in Tonga (ranked 183/197). Qatar's land area is 4,436 sq mi versus 278 sq mi for Tonga (ranked 158th vs. 176th).

By GDP, Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B) and Tonga ranks 191/197 ($509M). By GDP per capita, Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276), while Tonga ranks 121/197 ($4,864).

Main facts and rankings

Qatar Tonga
Population
2964497
103744
Population rank 137/197 183/197
GDP
$218B
2024
$509M
2023
GDP rank 56/197 191/197
GDP per capita
$76,276
2024
$4,864
2023
GDP per capita rank 11/197 121/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$126,110
2024
$7,853
2023
Government debt
$89B
2024
$224M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
40.5%
2025
44.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$31,151
2024
$2,138
2023
Government debt per person rank 23/185 117/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$36,023
2025
$4,126
2025
Land area
4,436 sq mi
2025
278 sq mi
2025
Population density
644 ppl/mi²
2024
375 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.73
2023
3.13
2023
Median age
34.5 years
2024
21.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
73.2 years
2025

Qatar and Tonga: Comparison Charts

Qatar and Tonga economies compared

GDP
Qatar

Tonga
Year GDP
Qatar Tonga
1970 $301,791,302 -
1971 $387,703,106 -
1972 $510,262,500 -
1973 $793,885,560 -
1974 $2,401,403,227 -
1975 $2,512,773,166 $32,506,742
1976 $3,284,273,987 $30,036,417
1977 $3,617,564,638 $34,139,388
1978 $4,052,000,413 $41,567,472
1979 $5,632,962,997 $44,667,002
1980 $7,829,165,262 $53,260,077
1981 $8,661,263,764 $62,242,013
1982 $7,596,703,214 $62,068,161
1983 $6,467,582,308 $60,863,964
1984 $6,704,395,824 $64,248,355
1985 $6,153,296,456 $60,058,663
1986 $5,053,021,951 $68,195,856
1987 $5,446,428,681 $81,667,133
1988 $6,038,187,033 $106,657,267
1989 $6,487,912,088 $106,344,855
1990 $7,360,439,423 $113,563,822
1991 $6,883,516,484 $132,201,141
1992 $7,646,153,984 $137,066,291
1993 $7,156,593,654 $138,489,884
1994 $7,374,450,769 $195,990,986
1995 $8,137,911,978 $208,871,666
1996 $9,059,340,385 $222,100,576
1997 $11,297,802,115 $214,991,452
1998 $10,255,495,027 $191,504,893
1999 $12,393,131,868 $199,208,718
2000 $17,759,890,110 $204,848,488
2001 $17,538,461,538 $181,117,230
2002 $19,363,736,264 $182,764,281
2003 $23,533,791,209 $202,246,591
2004 $31,734,065,934 $230,678,011
2005 $44,530,494,505 $261,823,805
2006 $60,882,142,857 $292,232,703
2007 $79,712,087,912 $298,519,623
2008 $115,270,054,945 $344,438,844
2009 $97,798,351,648 $312,415,028
2010 $125,122,306,346 $366,887,375
2011 $167,775,268,626 $414,143,828
2012 $186,833,502,363 $471,122,971
2013 $198,727,642,967 $451,788,498
2014 $206,224,598,571 $440,997,735
2015 $161,739,955,577 $437,525,539
2016 $151,732,181,868 $420,828,255
2017 $161,099,122,225 $459,976,847
2018 $183,334,953,819 $489,714,530
2019 $176,371,267,692 $494,197,854
2020 $144,411,363,352 $496,856,304
2021 $179,732,009,560 $518,228,029
2022 $235,709,325,714 $518,180,029
2023 $213,002,809,341 $508,735,107
2024 $217,982,967,033 -

Qatar and Tonga economies compared

GDP per capita
Qatar

Tonga
Year GDP per capita
Qatar Tonga
1970 $2,594 -
1971 $2,952 -
1972 $3,483 -
1973 $4,905 -
1974 $13,540 -
1975 $13,014 $349
1976 $15,710 $315
1977 $16,058 $353
1978 $16,757 $428
1979 $21,777 $458
1980 $28,375 $545
1981 $29,505 $636
1982 $24,385 $633
1983 $19,616 $621
1984 $19,272 $656
1985 $16,815 $613
1986 $13,213 $696
1987 $13,719 $830
1988 $14,682 $1,078
1989 $15,243 $1,070
1990 $16,722 $1,139
1991 $15,133 $1,323
1992 $16,280 $1,370
1993 $14,770 $1,383
1994 $14,765 $1,957
1995 $15,823 $2,084
1996 $17,125 $2,215
1997 $20,523 $2,136
1998 $17,665 $1,889
1999 $20,234 $1,952
2000 $27,535 $1,995
2001 $25,871 $1,754
2002 $27,227 $1,759
2003 $31,602 $1,936
2004 $41,036 $2,195
2005 $53,950 $2,478
2006 $62,582 $2,750
2007 $65,954 $2,797
2008 $80,781 $3,218
2009 $60,786 $2,914
2010 $77,387 $3,416
2011 $103,262 $3,850
2012 $108,470 $4,384
2013 $103,697 $4,219
2014 $95,841 $4,137
2015 $68,985 $4,124
2016 $61,254 $3,988
2017 $63,280 $4,366
2018 $71,040 $4,639
2019 $66,841 $4,677
2020 $51,684 $4,700
2021 $71,752 $4,913
2022 $88,701 $4,933
2023 $80,196 $4,864
2024 $76,276 -

Qatar vs. Tonga life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Qatar

Tonga
Year Life expectancy, years
Qatar Tonga
1950 50.8 48.4
1951 51.5 49.8
1952 52.1 51.2
1953 52.8 52.4
1954 53.5 53.6
1955 54.2 54.7
1956 54.9 55.7
1957 55.6 56.5
1958 56.3 57.2
1959 57 57.8
1960 57.8 58.3
1961 58.5 58.8
1962 59.2 59.3
1963 60 59.8
1964 60.7 60.3
1965 61.4 60.7
1966 62.2 61.2
1967 62.9 61.7
1968 63.6 62.2
1969 64.2 62.7
1970 64.9 63.2
1971 65.5 63.6
1972 66.1 64.1
1973 66.6 64.4
1974 67.2 64.8
1975 67.7 65.1
1976 68.2 65.4
1977 68.6 65.6
1978 69.1 65.9
1979 69.5 66
1980 69.9 66.2
1981 70.3 66.4
1982 70.7 66.3
1983 71.1 66.7
1984 71.5 66.8
1985 71.8 66.9
1986 72.2 67.1
1987 72.5 67.2
1988 72.8 67.3
1989 73.1 67.4
1990 73.4 67.5
1991 73.7 67.7
1992 73.9 67.9
1993 74.1 68.2
1994 74.2 68.4
1995 74.4 68.6
1996 74.6 68.8
1997 74.7 69
1998 74.9 69.2
1999 75 69.4
2000 75.3 69.6
2001 75.5 69.8
2002 75.8 70
2003 76.1 70.2
2004 76.5 70.4
2005 76.9 70.6
2006 77.3 70.7
2007 77.7 70.9
2008 78.3 71
2009 78.8 70.9
2010 79.4 71.3
2011 80 71.4
2012 80.5 71.5
2013 81 71.6
2014 81.4 71.7
2015 81.8 71.9
2016 82.1 72
2017 82.5 72.1
2018 82.7 72.2
2019 82.9 72.3
2020 80.4 72.4
2021 81.1 72.1
2022 81.9 72.6
2023 82.4 72.9
2024 82.5 73.1
2025 82.7 73.2

Qatar and Tonga population clocks and comparison

Population
Qatar

Tonga
Year Population
Qatar Tonga
1960 36,010 66,170
1961 39,680 68,037
1962 44,630 69,940
1963 50,380 71,885
1964 56,867 73,879
1965 64,065 75,924
1966 72,192 78,002
1967 81,439 79,814
1968 91,749 81,353
1969 103,025 82,885
1970 116,350 84,401
1971 131,346 85,896
1972 146,506 87,356
1973 161,841 88,805
1974 177,362 90,683
1975 193,087 93,017
1976 209,052 95,325
1977 225,285 96,725
1978 241,808 97,204
1979 258,670 97,544
1980 275,913 97,769
1981 293,553 97,909
1982 311,537 97,980
1983 329,709 97,998
1984 347,878 97,990
1985 365,940 97,984
1986 382,422 98,010
1987 397,005 98,376
1988 411,264 98,969
1989 425,646 99,403
1990 440,175 99,700
1991 454,853 99,895
1992 469,657 100,022
1993 484,545 100,103
1994 499,459 100,166
1995 514,325 100,225
1996 529,019 100,275
1997 550,500 100,674
1998 580,540 101,388
1999 612,500 102,046
2000 644,989 102,677
2001 677,925 103,288
2002 711,205 103,874
2003 744,682 104,464
2004 773,332 105,071
2005 825,408 105,671
2006 972,831 106,253
2007 1,208,595 106,726
2008 1,426,938 107,020
2009 1,608,903 107,203
2010 1,616,832 107,400
2011 1,624,761 107,570
2012 1,722,438 107,460
2013 1,916,426 107,078
2014 2,151,745 106,609
2015 2,344,557 106,095
2016 2,477,113 105,524
2017 2,545,820 105,356
2018 2,580,734 105,567
2019 2,638,657 105,669
2020 2,794,148 105,704
2021 2,504,910 105,490
2022 2,657,333 105,042
2023 2,656,032 104,597
2024 2,857,822 104,175

Fertility rates in Qatar and Tonga

Fertility rate
Qatar

Tonga
Year Fertility rate
Qatar Tonga
1960 6.53 6.65
1961 6.53 6.61
1962 6.53 6.57
1963 6.53 6.52
1964 6.53 6.46
1965 6.53 6.41
1966 6.52 6.35
1967 6.46 6.29
1968 6.39 6.23
1969 6.31 6.17
1970 6.23 6.07
1971 6.15 5.96
1972 6.07 5.86
1973 6.01 5.8
1974 5.94 5.77
1975 5.86 5.75
1976 5.78 5.73
1977 5.69 5.7
1978 5.58 5.68
1979 5.46 5.65
1980 5.33 5.6
1981 5.2 5.55
1982 5.04 5.5
1983 4.9 5.45
1984 4.76 5.41
1985 4.64 5.34
1986 4.57 5.27
1987 4.54 5.19
1988 4.51 5.1
1989 4.41 5.01
1990 4.23 4.93
1991 3.99 4.85
1992 3.85 4.79
1993 3.77 4.73
1994 3.67 4.66
1995 3.56 4.56
1996 3.44 4.46
1997 3.33 4.38
1998 3.21 4.31
1999 3.12 4.23
2000 3.07 4.16
2001 3.08 4.13
2002 3.01 4.14
2003 2.93 4.18
2004 2.79 4.19
2005 2.64 4.2
2006 2.51 4.14
2007 2.44 4.09
2008 2.37 4.01
2009 2.25 3.95
2010 2.14 3.88
2011 2.07 3.83
2012 2.04 3.77
2013 2.03 3.7
2014 2.03 3.62
2015 1.98 3.54
2016 1.86 3.46
2017 1.83 3.39
2018 1.76 3.33
2019 1.73 3.27
2020 1.68 3.23
2021 1.61 3.2
2022 1.74 3.17
2023 1.73 3.13

Qatar and Tonga demographics compared

Median age
Qatar

Tonga
Year Median age, years
Qatar Tonga
1960 18 17.1
1961 19 17.1
1962 20.1 17.1
1963 21.1 17
1964 21.8 17
1965 22.5 17
1966 23 17
1967 23.5 17
1968 24 16.9
1969 24.4 16.8
1970 23.7 16.8
1971 22.2 16.7
1972 21.3 16.7
1973 20.9 16.8
1974 20.8 16.8
1975 21 16.7
1976 21.3 16.7
1977 21.8 16.8
1978 22.3 17.1
1979 22.9 17.3
1980 23.5 17.4
1981 24.1 17.6
1982 24.8 17.8
1983 25.6 17.9
1984 26.3 18
1985 27 18.1
1986 27.4 18.2
1987 27.5 18.3
1988 27.5 18.6
1989 27.6 18.9
1990 27.7 19.1
1991 27.9 19.3
1992 28.1 19.5
1993 28.4 19.6
1994 28.7 19.6
1995 29.1 19.6
1996 29.6 19.6
1997 29.9 19.7
1998 29.8 19.9
1999 29.8 20.1
2000 29.9 20.3
2001 30.1 20.5
2002 30.5 20.7
2003 30.9 20.8
2004 31 20.8
2005 30.9 20.8
2006 30.6 20.8
2007 30.1 20.9
2008 30.1 21
2009 30.8 21.1
2010 31.3 21.2
2011 31.2 21.2
2012 31 21.4
2013 30.9 21.6
2014 31.1 21.7
2015 31.2 21.8
2016 31.4 21.9
2017 31.6 21.9
2018 31.9 22
2019 32.3 22
2020 32.6 22.1
2021 32.9 22.1
2022 33.4 22
2023 34.1 21.9
2024 34.5 21.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Qatar Tonga
GNI, Atlas method
$219B
2024
$578M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.5%
2025
49.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2020
5.15%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
6.96%
2022
n/a
Armed forces personnel
22,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.04%
2025
-7.9%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.13%
2022
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
45.9%
2024
50.2%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
58.5%
2024
13.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
70.2
2025
58.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2017
22%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2017
4%
2021
Number of millionaires
26,163
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
1.13%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
2
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00009%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
52
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$170M
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$54B
2024
$377M
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.44B
2024
$257M
2024
International tourist arrivals
582,000
2020
94,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
20.2%
2020
47.8%
2020
Banked people share
65.9%
2011
n/a

Energy

Qatar Tonga
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
16,684 kg
2022
543 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.37
2022
$7.94
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
127.9 megatons
2023
0.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
48.2 tons
2023
2.1 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.9%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
2.3%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.12%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-396%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
19,381 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
0.28%
2021
14.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Qatar Tonga
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
+46,105
2024
-2,149
2024
Urban population
99.4%
2024
23.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.69 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Quality of life index
77.7
2025
42.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
50
2025
Higher education index
68
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.07
2022
0.95
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.3
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
119
2025
127
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.8%
2014
99.4%
2021
English speaking
30%
2025
30%
2023
People using the Internet
99.7%
2023
58.5%
2023

Health

Qatar Tonga
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,782
2022
$378
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$137.8
2022
$11.1
2022
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
45.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.5
2018
1.01
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
24.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6
2023
9.9
2023
Obesity rate
44%
2022
72.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
24.6%
2024
19.6%
2024
Air quality index
15
2025
91
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.5%
2022
31.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.05 liters
2020
0.36 liters
2020

Territory

Qatar Tonga
% of world land
0.008%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
1,552 sq mi
2024
2,669 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
285.7 sq mi
2025
135.1 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0 sq mi
2025
34.6 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4,374 mi
2016
423 mi
2011

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