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Rwanda vs Tonga statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Rwanda has a population of 14.3M (ranked 77/197), compared with 104K in Tonga (ranked 183/197). Rwanda's land area is 9,525 sq mi versus 278 sq mi for Tonga (ranked 146th vs. 176th).

By GDP, Rwanda ranks 144/197 ($14.3B) and Tonga ranks 191/197 ($509M). By GDP per capita, Rwanda ranks 177/197 ($1,000), while Tonga ranks 121/197 ($4,864).

Main facts and rankings

Rwanda Tonga
Population
14826674
103744
Population rank 77/197 183/197
GDP
$14.3B
2024
$509M
2023
GDP rank 144/197 191/197
GDP per capita
$1,000
2024
$4,864
2023
GDP per capita rank 177/197 121/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,711
2024
$7,853
2023
Government debt
$9.58B
2024
$224M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
77.6%
2025
44.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$672
2024
$2,138
2023
Government debt per person rank 156/185 117/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,587
2025
$4,126
2025
Land area
9,525 sq mi
2025
278 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,497 ppl/mi²
2024
375 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.7
2023
3.13
2023
Median age
20.8 years
2024
21.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.2 years
2025
73.2 years
2025

Rwanda and Tonga: Comparison Charts

Rwanda and Tonga economies compared

GDP
Rwanda

Tonga
Year GDP
Rwanda Tonga
1960 $119,000,024 -
1961 $122,000,016 -
1962 $125,000,008 -
1963 $128,000,000 -
1964 $129,999,994 -
1965 $148,799,980 -
1966 $124,525,703 -
1967 $159,560,018 -
1968 $172,200,018 -
1969 $188,700,037 -
1970 $219,900,006 -
1971 $222,952,504 -
1972 $246,457,838 -
1973 $290,746,157 -
1974 $308,458,423 -
1975 $571,863,500 $32,506,742
1976 $637,753,853 $30,036,417
1977 $746,650,613 $34,139,388
1978 $905,709,076 $41,567,472
1979 $1,109,346,131 $44,667,002
1980 $1,254,765,642 $53,260,077
1981 $1,407,062,527 $62,242,013
1982 $1,407,243,139 $62,068,161
1983 $1,479,687,587 $60,863,964
1984 $1,587,413,084 $64,248,355
1985 $1,715,626,331 $60,058,663
1986 $1,944,710,684 $68,195,856
1987 $2,157,432,668 $81,667,133
1988 $2,395,492,687 $106,657,267
1989 $2,405,022,593 $106,344,855
1990 $2,550,185,679 $113,563,822
1991 $1,911,600,237 $132,201,141
1992 $2,029,026,962 $137,066,291
1993 $1,971,525,712 $138,489,884
1994 $753,636,370 $195,990,986
1995 $1,293,535,193 $208,871,666
1996 $1,382,334,879 $222,100,576
1997 $1,851,558,197 $214,991,452
1998 $1,989,343,546 $191,504,893
1999 $2,157,108,263 $199,208,718
2000 $2,068,836,754 $204,848,488
2001 $1,966,600,715 $181,117,230
2002 $1,966,003,468 $182,764,281
2003 $2,138,237,279 $202,246,591
2004 $2,376,496,067 $230,678,011
2005 $2,933,819,766 $261,823,805
2006 $3,319,784,539 $292,232,703
2007 $4,070,507,895 $298,519,623
2008 $5,179,854,065 $344,438,844
2009 $5,674,476,969 $312,415,028
2010 $6,124,756,654 $366,887,375
2011 $6,884,913,658 $414,143,828
2012 $7,654,761,045 $471,122,971
2013 $7,819,964,024 $451,788,498
2014 $8,238,966,120 $440,997,735
2015 $8,543,760,206 $437,525,539
2016 $8,695,272,061 $420,828,255
2017 $9,252,833,894 $459,976,847
2018 $9,637,904,519 $489,714,530
2019 $10,349,300,277 $494,197,854
2020 $10,174,386,855 $496,856,304
2021 $11,078,787,095 $518,228,029
2022 $13,316,161,006 $518,180,029
2023 $14,331,722,700 $508,735,107
2024 $14,251,642,231 -

Rwanda and Tonga economies compared

GDP per capita
Rwanda

Tonga
Year GDP per capita
Rwanda Tonga
1960 $39.4 -
1961 $39.3 -
1962 $39.2 -
1963 $39.3 -
1964 $39 -
1965 $43.5 -
1966 $35.4 -
1967 $44 -
1968 $46 -
1969 $48.9 -
1970 $55.2 -
1971 $54.4 -
1972 $58.4 -
1973 $66.9 -
1974 $68.9 -
1975 $124.1 $349
1976 $134.4 $315
1977 $152.7 $353
1978 $179.9 $428
1979 $213.8 $458
1980 $234.4 $545
1981 $254.6 $636
1982 $246.4 $633
1983 $250.6 $621
1984 $259.9 $656
1985 $271.6 $613
1986 $297.7 $696
1987 $320 $830
1988 $344 $1,078
1989 $335 $1,070
1990 $346 $1,139
1991 $254 $1,323
1992 $264.1 $1,370
1993 $247 $1,383
1994 $111 $1,957
1995 $228 $2,084
1996 $206 $2,215
1997 $238.7 $2,136
1998 $246.2 $1,889
1999 $264.7 $1,952
2000 $251.9 $1,995
2001 $237.3 $1,754
2002 $234 $1,759
2003 $249 $1,936
2004 $269.5 $2,195
2005 $324 $2,478
2006 $357 $2,750
2007 $426 $2,797
2008 $528 $3,218
2009 $564 $2,914
2010 $594 $3,416
2011 $651 $3,850
2012 $707 $4,384
2013 $705 $4,219
2014 $725 $4,137
2015 $734 $4,124
2016 $730 $3,988
2017 $758 $4,366
2018 $772 $4,639
2019 $810 $4,677
2020 $779 $4,700
2021 $830 $4,913
2022 $975 $4,933
2023 $1,027 $4,864
2024 $1,000 -

Rwanda vs. Tonga life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Rwanda

Tonga
Year Life expectancy, years
Rwanda Tonga
1950 43.2 48.4
1951 43.5 49.8
1952 43.8 51.2
1953 44.1 52.4
1954 44.4 53.6
1955 44.8 54.7
1956 45.2 55.7
1957 45.6 56.5
1958 46.1 57.2
1959 46.5 57.8
1960 47 58.3
1961 47.5 58.8
1962 47.8 59.3
1963 44 59.8
1964 48.1 60.3
1965 48.2 60.7
1966 48.1 61.2
1967 48 61.7
1968 47.7 62.2
1969 47.4 62.7
1970 47.1 63.2
1971 46.8 63.6
1972 46.3 64.1
1973 45.9 64.4
1974 45.6 64.8
1975 45.3 65.1
1976 45.3 65.4
1977 45.6 65.6
1978 46.2 65.9
1979 47.1 66
1980 48.1 66.2
1981 49.2 66.4
1982 50.2 66.3
1983 50.9 66.7
1984 51.4 66.8
1985 51.7 66.9
1986 51.7 67.1
1987 51.5 67.2
1988 50.9 67.3
1989 49.5 67.4
1990 47.8 67.5
1991 46.2 67.7
1992 44.4 67.9
1993 42.9 68.2
1994 12.2 68.4
1995 41.5 68.6
1996 42.5 68.8
1997 42 69
1998 43.1 69.2
1999 45.7 69.4
2000 47.8 69.6
2001 49.5 69.8
2002 51.3 70
2003 53.5 70.2
2004 55.5 70.4
2005 57 70.6
2006 58.3 70.7
2007 59.5 70.9
2008 60.6 71
2009 61.8 70.9
2010 62.8 71.3
2011 63.5 71.4
2012 64.2 71.5
2013 64.7 71.6
2014 65.1 71.7
2015 65.4 71.9
2016 65.7 72
2017 66.1 72.1
2018 66.4 72.2
2019 66.7 72.3
2020 67 72.4
2021 66.8 72.1
2022 67.5 72.6
2023 67.8 72.9
2024 68 73.1
2025 68.2 73.2

Rwanda and Tonga population clocks and comparison

Population
Rwanda

Tonga
Year Population
Rwanda Tonga
1960 3,022,294 66,170
1961 3,106,779 68,037
1962 3,186,025 69,940
1963 3,258,890 71,885
1964 3,334,834 73,879
1965 3,423,210 75,924
1966 3,521,626 78,002
1967 3,629,577 79,814
1968 3,744,010 81,353
1969 3,861,271 82,885
1970 3,980,669 84,401
1971 4,100,044 85,896
1972 4,220,335 87,356
1973 4,345,047 88,805
1974 4,474,228 90,683
1975 4,607,728 93,017
1976 4,745,954 95,325
1977 4,888,240 96,725
1978 5,035,171 97,204
1979 5,189,541 97,544
1980 5,353,259 97,769
1981 5,527,230 97,909
1982 5,711,549 97,980
1983 5,905,311 97,998
1984 6,107,627 97,990
1985 6,317,228 97,984
1986 6,531,881 98,010
1987 6,749,493 98,376
1988 6,968,071 98,969
1989 7,184,706 99,403
1990 7,375,307 99,700
1991 7,526,966 99,895
1992 7,683,266 100,022
1993 7,981,132 100,103
1994 6,792,352 100,166
1995 5,674,118 100,225
1996 6,708,764 100,275
1997 7,755,238 100,674
1998 8,081,681 101,388
1999 8,147,912 102,046
2000 8,213,931 102,677
2001 8,287,094 103,288
2002 8,400,180 103,874
2003 8,586,875 104,464
2004 8,816,844 105,071
2005 9,054,528 105,671
2006 9,299,246 106,253
2007 9,549,933 106,726
2008 9,804,269 107,020
2009 10,060,432 107,203
2010 10,317,553 107,400
2011 10,573,733 107,570
2012 10,829,901 107,460
2013 11,093,340 107,078
2014 11,364,757 106,609
2015 11,640,022 106,095
2016 11,919,183 105,524
2017 12,202,060 105,356
2018 12,487,996 105,567
2019 12,776,103 105,669
2020 13,065,837 105,704
2021 13,355,260 105,490
2022 13,651,030 105,042
2023 13,954,471 104,597
2024 14,256,567 104,175

Fertility rates in Rwanda and Tonga

Fertility rate
Rwanda

Tonga
Year Fertility rate
Rwanda Tonga
1960 8.28 6.65
1961 8.28 6.61
1962 8.27 6.57
1963 8.27 6.52
1964 8.27 6.46
1965 8.25 6.41
1966 8.23 6.35
1967 8.21 6.29
1968 8.19 6.23
1969 8.18 6.17
1970 8.15 6.07
1971 8.09 5.96
1972 8.09 5.86
1973 8.09 5.8
1974 8.1 5.77
1975 8.1 5.75
1976 8.12 5.73
1977 8.14 5.7
1978 8.16 5.68
1979 8.13 5.65
1980 8.12 5.6
1981 8.1 5.55
1982 8.06 5.5
1983 8 5.45
1984 7.91 5.41
1985 7.79 5.34
1986 7.61 5.27
1987 7.43 5.19
1988 7.23 5.1
1989 7.03 5.01
1990 6.8 4.93
1991 6.62 4.85
1992 6.54 4.79
1993 6.48 4.73
1994 6.42 4.66
1995 6.35 4.56
1996 6.29 4.46
1997 6.24 4.38
1998 6.17 4.31
1999 6.06 4.23
2000 5.97 4.16
2001 5.89 4.13
2002 5.82 4.14
2003 5.74 4.18
2004 5.64 4.19
2005 5.5 4.2
2006 5.34 4.14
2007 5.14 4.09
2008 4.92 4.01
2009 4.71 3.95
2010 4.52 3.88
2011 4.33 3.83
2012 4.2 3.77
2013 4.14 3.7
2014 4.12 3.62
2015 4.11 3.54
2016 4.11 3.46
2017 4.08 3.39
2018 4.05 3.33
2019 3.99 3.27
2020 3.91 3.23
2021 3.84 3.2
2022 3.78 3.17
2023 3.7 3.13

Rwanda and Tonga demographics compared

Median age
Rwanda

Tonga
Year Median age, years
Rwanda Tonga
1960 15.5 17.1
1961 15.1 17.1
1962 14.9 17.1
1963 14.8 17
1964 14.7 17
1965 14.8 17
1966 14.9 17
1967 15.1 17
1968 15.3 16.9
1969 15.5 16.8
1970 15.7 16.8
1971 15.9 16.7
1972 16 16.7
1973 16.2 16.8
1974 16.3 16.8
1975 16.4 16.7
1976 16.5 16.7
1977 16.6 16.8
1978 16.6 17.1
1979 16.5 17.3
1980 16.5 17.4
1981 16.4 17.6
1982 16.2 17.8
1983 16.1 17.9
1984 16 18
1985 15.8 18.1
1986 15.7 18.2
1987 15.6 18.3
1988 15.6 18.6
1989 15.5 18.9
1990 15.5 19.1
1991 15.5 19.3
1992 15.6 19.5
1993 15.7 19.6
1994 15 19.6
1995 14.3 19.6
1996 14.6 19.6
1997 14.8 19.7
1998 15.3 19.9
1999 15.8 20.1
2000 16.3 20.3
2001 16.8 20.5
2002 17.1 20.7
2003 17.4 20.8
2004 17.6 20.8
2005 17.8 20.8
2006 18 20.8
2007 18.1 20.9
2008 18.3 21
2009 18.4 21.1
2010 18.5 21.2
2011 18.7 21.2
2012 18.8 21.4
2013 19 21.6
2014 19.1 21.7
2015 19.3 21.8
2016 19.4 21.9
2017 19.6 21.9
2018 19.7 22
2019 19.8 22
2020 19.9 22.1
2021 20 22.1
2022 20.3 22
2023 20.5 21.9
2024 20.8 21.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Rwanda Tonga
GNI, Atlas method
$14.8B
2024
$578M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.4%
2025
49.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.69%
2024
5.15%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.27%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
35,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.29%
2025
-7.9%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2024
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
47.6%
2024
50.2%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
21%
2024
13.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
54.8
2025
58.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.4%
2023
22%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2023
4%
2021
Listed domestic companies
5
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.75B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$2.41B
2024
$377M
2024
Personal remittances received
$537M
2024
$257M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,634,000
2019
94,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
11%
2020
47.8%
2020
Banked people share
50%
2017
n/a

Energy

Rwanda Tonga
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
373 kg
2022
543 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.31
2022
$7.94
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.65 megatons
2023
0.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.12 tons
2023
2.1 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
79.9%
2022
2.3%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.97%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
10.6%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
68.1 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
61%
2021
14.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
50.3%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
63.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Rwanda Tonga
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-15,582
2024
-2,149
2024
Urban population
18.1%
2024
23.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.45 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.14 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Quality of life index
33.6
2025
42.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
57
2024
50
2025
Higher education index
9
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
3.59
2020
0.95
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.4
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
73
2025
127
2025
Adult literacy rate
78.8%
2022
99.4%
2021
English speaking
15%
2023
30%
2023
People using the Internet
34.2%
2023
58.5%
2023

Health

Rwanda Tonga
Government health expenditure per capita
$76.8
2022
$378
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$7.39
2022
$11.1
2022
Life expectancy
68.2 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
42.9%
2022
45.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.12
2019
1.01
2021
Age at first childbirth
23 years
2025
24.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
229
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40
2023
9.9
2023
Obesity rate
4.99%
2022
72.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
2.1%
2024
19.6%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
91
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.3%
2022
31.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.87 liters
2020
0.36 liters
2020

Territory

Rwanda Tonga
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
668 sq mi
2024
2,669 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,271 sq mi
2025
135.1 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,077 sq mi
2025
34.6 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,920 mi
2021
423 mi
2011

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