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Singapore vs Tonga statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Singapore has a population of 6.04M (ranked 113/197), compared with 104K in Tonga (ranked 183/197). Singapore's land area is 277.2 sq mi versus 278 sq mi for Tonga (ranked 177th vs. 176th).

By GDP, Singapore ranks 27/197 ($547B) and Tonga ranks 191/197 ($509M). By GDP per capita, Singapore ranks 7/197 ($90,674), while Tonga ranks 121/197 ($4,864).

Main facts and rankings

Singapore Tonga
Population
6105665
103744
Population rank 113/197 183/197
GDP
$547B
2024
$509M
2023
GDP rank 27/197 191/197
GDP per capita
$90,674
2024
$4,864
2023
GDP per capita rank 7/197 121/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$150,689
2024
$7,853
2023
Government debt
$954B
2024
$224M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
174.9%
2025
44.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$158,044
2024
$2,138
2023
Government debt per person rank 1/185 117/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$55,248
2025
$4,126
2025
Land area
277.2 sq mi
2025
278 sq mi
2025
Population density
21,776 ppl/mi²
2024
375 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
0.97
2023
3.13
2023
Median age
36.8 years
2024
21.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
84 years
2025
73.2 years
2025

Singapore and Tonga: Comparison Charts

Singapore and Tonga economies compared

GDP
Singapore

Tonga
Year GDP
Singapore Tonga
1960 $704,751,700 -
1961 $764,629,788 -
1962 $826,239,212 -
1963 $917,608,012 -
1964 $894,153,311 -
1965 $974,644,096 -
1966 $1,096,425,608 -
1967 $1,238,035,816 -
1968 $1,425,706,091 -
1969 $1,659,893,768 -
1970 $1,920,574,150 -
1971 $2,263,785,444 -
1972 $2,721,440,981 -
1973 $3,696,213,333 -
1974 $5,221,534,956 -
1975 $5,633,673,930 $32,506,742
1976 $6,327,077,974 $30,036,417
1977 $6,618,585,074 $34,139,388
1978 $7,517,176,355 $41,567,472
1979 $9,296,921,724 $44,667,002
1980 $11,896,256,783 $53,260,077
1981 $14,175,228,844 $62,242,013
1982 $16,084,252,378 $62,068,161
1983 $17,784,112,150 $60,863,964
1984 $19,749,361,098 $64,248,355
1985 $19,156,532,746 $60,058,663
1986 $18,586,746,057 $68,195,856
1987 $20,919,215,578 $81,667,133
1988 $25,371,462,488 $106,657,267
1989 $30,465,364,739 $106,344,855
1990 $36,144,336,769 $113,563,822
1991 $45,466,164,978 $132,201,141
1992 $52,131,320,033 $137,066,291
1993 $60,603,815,716 $138,489,884
1994 $73,688,724,431 $195,990,986
1995 $87,812,540,788 $208,871,666
1996 $96,293,086,513 $222,100,576
1997 $100,123,787,215 $214,991,452
1998 $85,728,207,782 $191,504,893
1999 $86,286,849,755 $199,208,718
2000 $96,076,539,926 $204,848,488
2001 $89,793,790,670 $181,117,230
2002 $92,538,372,870 $182,764,281
2003 $97,646,401,096 $202,246,591
2004 $115,033,593,101 $230,678,011
2005 $127,807,848,728 $261,823,805
2006 $148,627,286,361 $292,232,703
2007 $180,941,701,358 $298,519,623
2008 $193,617,323,539 $344,438,844
2009 $194,150,283,772 $312,415,028
2010 $239,807,980,591 $366,887,375
2011 $279,356,499,090 $414,143,828
2012 $295,092,888,077 $471,122,971
2013 $307,576,360,585 $451,788,498
2014 $314,863,580,758 $440,997,735
2015 $307,998,545,269 $437,525,539
2016 $319,646,468,521 $420,828,255
2017 $343,673,334,902 $459,976,847
2018 $377,123,710,561 $489,714,530
2019 $376,161,998,830 $494,197,854
2020 $349,165,858,545 $496,856,304
2021 $436,591,382,250 $518,228,029
2022 $509,017,841,147 $518,180,029
2023 $505,439,514,078 $508,735,107
2024 $547,386,645,892 -

Singapore and Tonga economies compared

GDP per capita
Singapore

Tonga
Year GDP per capita
Singapore Tonga
1960 $428 -
1961 $449 -
1962 $472 -
1963 $511 -
1964 $486 -
1965 $517 -
1966 $567 -
1967 $626 -
1968 $709 -
1969 $813 -
1970 $926 -
1971 $1,071 -
1972 $1,264 -
1973 $1,685 -
1974 $2,342 -
1975 $2,490 $349
1976 $2,759 $315
1977 $2,846 $353
1978 $3,194 $428
1979 $3,901 $458
1980 $4,928 $545
1981 $5,597 $636
1982 $6,078 $633
1983 $6,633 $621
1984 $7,228 $656
1985 $7,002 $613
1986 $6,800 $696
1987 $7,539 $830
1988 $8,914 $1,078
1989 $10,395 $1,070
1990 $11,862 $1,139
1991 $14,502 $1,323
1992 $16,136 $1,370
1993 $18,290 $1,383
1994 $21,552 $1,957
1995 $24,915 $2,084
1996 $26,233 $2,215
1997 $26,376 $2,136
1998 $21,829 $1,889
1999 $21,797 $1,952
2000 $23,853 $1,995
2001 $21,700 $1,754
2002 $22,160 $1,759
2003 $23,730 $1,936
2004 $27,608 $2,195
2005 $29,961 $2,478
2006 $33,768 $2,750
2007 $39,433 $2,797
2008 $40,009 $3,218
2009 $38,927 $2,914
2010 $47,237 $3,416
2011 $53,891 $3,850
2012 $55,548 $4,384
2013 $56,967 $4,219
2014 $57,565 $4,137
2015 $55,646 $4,124
2016 $57,006 $3,988
2017 $61,236 $4,366
2018 $66,882 $4,639
2019 $65,952 $4,677
2020 $61,410 $4,700
2021 $80,056 $4,913
2022 $90,299 $4,933
2023 $85,412 $4,864
2024 $90,674 -

Singapore vs. Tonga life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Singapore

Tonga
Year Life expectancy, years
Singapore Tonga
1950 54.1 48.4
1951 55.3 49.8
1952 56.4 51.2
1953 57.5 52.4
1954 59.4 53.6
1955 61.2 54.7
1956 62.6 55.7
1957 63.4 56.5
1958 64 57.2
1959 64.8 57.8
1960 65.3 58.3
1961 65.7 58.8
1962 66.1 59.3
1963 66.5 59.8
1964 66.7 60.3
1965 66.9 60.7
1966 67.2 61.2
1967 67.3 61.7
1968 67.7 62.2
1969 68.1 62.7
1970 68.5 63.2
1971 68.8 63.6
1972 69 64.1
1973 69.4 64.4
1974 69.7 64.8
1975 70.2 65.1
1976 70.6 65.4
1977 70.9 65.6
1978 71.2 65.9
1979 71.4 66
1980 71.5 66.2
1981 71.7 66.4
1982 72 66.3
1983 72.4 66.7
1984 72.6 66.8
1985 73.1 66.9
1986 73.6 67.1
1987 74 67.2
1988 74 67.3
1989 74.3 67.4
1990 74.6 67.5
1991 75.1 67.7
1992 75.3 67.9
1993 75.5 68.2
1994 75.6 68.4
1995 75.7 68.6
1996 76.1 68.8
1997 76.4 69
1998 76.9 69.2
1999 77.3 69.4
2000 77.8 69.6
2001 78.3 69.8
2002 78.7 70
2003 79.2 70.2
2004 79.7 70.4
2005 80.3 70.6
2006 80.6 70.7
2007 80.9 70.9
2008 81.1 71
2009 81.4 70.9
2010 81.6 71.3
2011 81.9 71.4
2012 82.2 71.5
2013 82.5 71.6
2014 82.6 71.7
2015 82.7 71.9
2016 82.9 72
2017 83.1 72.1
2018 83.4 72.2
2019 83.7 72.3
2020 83.7 72.4
2021 83.5 72.1
2022 82.9 72.6
2023 83.7 72.9
2024 83.9 73.1
2025 84 73.2

Singapore and Tonga population clocks and comparison

Population
Singapore

Tonga
Year Population
Singapore Tonga
1960 1,646,400 66,170
1961 1,702,400 68,037
1962 1,750,200 69,940
1963 1,795,000 71,885
1964 1,841,600 73,879
1965 1,886,900 75,924
1966 1,934,400 78,002
1967 1,977,600 79,814
1968 2,012,000 81,353
1969 2,042,500 82,885
1970 2,074,507 84,401
1971 2,112,900 85,896
1972 2,152,400 87,356
1973 2,193,000 88,805
1974 2,229,800 90,683
1975 2,262,600 93,017
1976 2,293,300 95,325
1977 2,325,300 96,725
1978 2,353,600 97,204
1979 2,383,500 97,544
1980 2,413,945 97,769
1981 2,532,835 97,909
1982 2,646,466 97,980
1983 2,681,061 97,998
1984 2,732,221 97,990
1985 2,735,957 97,984
1986 2,733,373 98,010
1987 2,774,789 98,376
1988 2,846,108 98,969
1989 2,930,901 99,403
1990 3,047,132 99,700
1991 3,135,083 99,895
1992 3,230,698 100,022
1993 3,313,471 100,103
1994 3,419,048 100,166
1995 3,524,506 100,225
1996 3,670,704 100,275
1997 3,796,038 100,674
1998 3,927,213 101,388
1999 3,958,723 102,046
2000 4,027,887 102,677
2001 4,138,012 103,288
2002 4,175,950 103,874
2003 4,114,826 104,464
2004 4,166,664 105,071
2005 4,265,762 105,671
2006 4,401,365 106,253
2007 4,588,599 106,726
2008 4,839,396 107,020
2009 4,987,573 107,203
2010 5,076,732 107,400
2011 5,183,688 107,570
2012 5,312,437 107,460
2013 5,399,162 107,078
2014 5,469,724 106,609
2015 5,535,002 106,095
2016 5,607,283 105,524
2017 5,612,253 105,356
2018 5,638,676 105,567
2019 5,703,569 105,669
2020 5,685,807 105,704
2021 5,453,566 105,490
2022 5,637,022 105,042
2023 5,917,648 104,597
2024 6,036,860 104,175

Fertility rates in Singapore and Tonga

Fertility rate
Singapore

Tonga
Year Fertility rate
Singapore Tonga
1960 5.76 6.65
1961 5.41 6.61
1962 5.21 6.57
1963 5.16 6.52
1964 4.97 6.46
1965 4.66 6.41
1966 4.46 6.35
1967 3.91 6.29
1968 3.53 6.23
1969 3.22 6.17
1970 3.07 6.07
1971 3.02 5.96
1972 3.04 5.86
1973 2.79 5.8
1974 2.35 5.77
1975 2.07 5.75
1976 2.11 5.73
1977 1.82 5.7
1978 1.79 5.68
1979 1.79 5.65
1980 1.82 5.6
1981 1.78 5.55
1982 1.74 5.5
1983 1.61 5.45
1984 1.62 5.41
1985 1.61 5.34
1986 1.43 5.27
1987 1.62 5.19
1988 1.96 5.1
1989 1.75 5.01
1990 1.83 4.93
1991 1.73 4.85
1992 1.72 4.79
1993 1.74 4.73
1994 1.71 4.66
1995 1.67 4.56
1996 1.66 4.46
1997 1.61 4.38
1998 1.48 4.31
1999 1.47 4.23
2000 1.6 4.16
2001 1.41 4.13
2002 1.37 4.14
2003 1.27 4.18
2004 1.26 4.19
2005 1.26 4.2
2006 1.28 4.14
2007 1.29 4.09
2008 1.28 4.01
2009 1.22 3.95
2010 1.15 3.88
2011 1.2 3.83
2012 1.29 3.77
2013 1.19 3.7
2014 1.25 3.62
2015 1.24 3.54
2016 1.2 3.46
2017 1.16 3.39
2018 1.14 3.33
2019 1.14 3.27
2020 1.1 3.23
2021 1.12 3.2
2022 1.04 3.17
2023 0.97 3.13

Singapore and Tonga demographics compared

Median age
Singapore

Tonga
Year Median age, years
Singapore Tonga
1960 18.2 17.1
1961 18.1 17.1
1962 18 17.1
1963 18 17
1964 18.1 17
1965 18.2 17
1966 18.4 17
1967 18.6 17
1968 18.9 16.9
1969 19.3 16.8
1970 19.7 16.8
1971 20.1 16.7
1972 20.6 16.7
1973 21 16.8
1974 21.5 16.8
1975 22 16.7
1976 22.6 16.7
1977 23.1 16.8
1978 23.6 17.1
1979 24.2 17.3
1980 24.7 17.4
1981 25.3 17.6
1982 25.9 17.8
1983 26.4 17.9
1984 26.9 18
1985 27.3 18.1
1986 27.8 18.2
1987 28.3 18.3
1988 28.7 18.6
1989 29.1 18.9
1990 29.5 19.1
1991 29.8 19.3
1992 30.1 19.5
1993 30.4 19.6
1994 30.7 19.6
1995 31 19.6
1996 31.2 19.6
1997 31.4 19.7
1998 31.6 19.9
1999 31.9 20.1
2000 32.2 20.3
2001 32.5 20.5
2002 32.7 20.7
2003 33 20.8
2004 33.3 20.8
2005 33.5 20.8
2006 33.6 20.8
2007 33.6 20.9
2008 33.5 21
2009 33.6 21.1
2010 33.7 21.2
2011 33.9 21.2
2012 34 21.4
2013 34.1 21.6
2014 34.2 21.7
2015 34.4 21.8
2016 34.5 21.9
2017 34.8 21.9
2018 35 22
2019 35.2 22
2020 35.5 22.1
2021 35.8 22.1
2022 35.9 22
2023 36.2 21.9
2024 36.8 21.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Singapore Tonga
GNI, Atlas method
$451B
2024
$578M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
16.7%
2025
49.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.19%
2024
5.15%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.66%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
59,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+3.05%
2025
-7.9%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.74%
2024
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
73%
2024
50.2%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
21.4%
2024
13.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
84.1
2025
58.5
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
22%
2021
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
4%
2021
Number of millionaires
333,204
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
6.69%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
49
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
400
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$638B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$384B
2024
$377M
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$257M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,742,000
2020
94,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
3.04%
2018
47.8%
2020
Banked people share
98%
2024
n/a

Energy

Singapore Tonga
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,283 kg
2023
543 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$27.2
2023
$7.94
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
57.1 megatons
2023
0.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
9.64 tons
2023
2.1 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
97.9%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2021
2.3%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.38%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
279.6%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
9,750 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
4.02%
2021
14.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Singapore Tonga
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
+20,011
2024
-2,149
2024
Urban population
100%
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
5.29 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Quality of life index
94.6
2025
42.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
84
2024
50
2025
Higher education index
97
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.07
2023
0.95
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
2.1
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
127
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.7%
2021
99.4%
2021
English speaking
96.4%
2023
30%
2023
People using the Internet
94.4%
2024
58.5%
2023

Health

Singapore Tonga
Government health expenditure per capita
$4,321
2022
$378
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,069
2022
$11.1
2022
Life expectancy
84 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
45.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.6
2021
1.01
2021
Age at first childbirth
30.5 years
2025
24.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.1
2023
9.9
2023
Obesity rate
14%
2022
72.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.4%
2024
19.6%
2024
Air quality index
68
2025
91
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
31.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.81 liters
2020
0.36 liters
2020

Territory

Singapore Tonga
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
45.9 sq mi
2024
2,669 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2.55 sq mi
2025
135.1 sq mi
2025
Forest area
58 sq mi
2025
34.6 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,175 mi
2017
423 mi
2011

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