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Somalia vs Tonga statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Somalia has a population of 19M (ranked 68/197), compared with 104K in Tonga (ranked 183/197). Somalia's land area is 242,217 sq mi versus 278 sq mi for Tonga (ranked 42nd vs. 176th).

By GDP, Somalia ranks 149/197 ($12.1B) and Tonga ranks 191/197 ($509M). By GDP per capita, Somalia ranks 191/197 ($637), while Tonga ranks 121/197 ($4,864).

Main facts and rankings

Somalia Tonga
Population
20177806
103744
Population rank 66/197 183/197
GDP
$12.1B
2024
$509M
2023
GDP rank 149/197 191/197
GDP per capita
$637
2024
$4,864
2023
GDP per capita rank 191/197 121/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,601
2024
$7,853
2023
Government debt n/a
$224M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
44.1%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$2,138
2023
Government debt per person rank n/a 117/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,941
2025
$4,126
2025
Land area
242,217 sq mi
2025
278 sq mi
2025
Population density
78.5 ppl/mi²
2024
375 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.13
2023
3.13
2023
Median age
16.6 years
2024
21.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
59.1 years
2025
73.2 years
2025

Somalia and Tonga: Comparison Charts

Somalia and Tonga economies compared

GDP
Somalia

Tonga
Year GDP
Somalia Tonga
1960 $180,459,937 -
1961 $191,659,914 -
1962 $203,531,928 -
1963 $216,145,936 -
1964 $229,529,913 -
1965 $243,725,898 -
1966 $257,375,897 -
1967 $271,781,887 -
1968 $286,719,885 -
1969 $306,357,285 -
1970 $347,985,394 -
1971 $347,039,446 -
1972 $447,883,941 -
1973 $483,699,611 -
1974 $572,504,036 -
1975 $757,015,879 $32,506,742
1976 $871,344,245 $30,036,417
1977 $498,550,725 $34,139,388
1978 $564,571,823 $41,567,472
1979 $589,566,929 $44,667,002
1980 $602,515,548 $53,260,077
1981 $699,302,473 $62,242,013
1982 $774,578,932 $62,068,161
1983 $735,408,642 $60,863,964
1984 $787,434,542 $64,248,355
1985 $875,702,247 $60,058,663
1986 $916,590,786 $68,195,856
1987 $1,018,972,664 $81,667,133
1988 $1,051,596,967 $106,657,267
1989 $1,181,360,844 $106,344,855
1990 $1,031,282,081 $113,563,822
1991 $717,974,930 $132,201,141
1992 $709,297,579 $137,066,291
1993 $1,260,132,956 $138,489,884
1994 $1,481,205,098 $195,990,986
1995 $1,534,756,135 $208,871,666
1996 $1,792,234,297 $222,100,576
1997 $2,191,749,014 $214,991,452
1998 $2,962,047,564 $191,504,893
1999 $3,045,751,528 $199,208,718
2000 $3,412,797,450 $204,848,488
2001 $2,252,847,465 $181,117,230
2002 $2,192,684,135 $182,764,281
2003 $2,836,724,352 $202,246,591
2004 $3,859,592,813 $230,678,011
2005 $4,683,246,454 $261,823,805
2006 $5,026,743,282 $292,232,703
2007 $5,430,713,729 $298,519,623
2008 $5,913,620,293 $344,438,844
2009 $2,948,594,552 $312,415,028
2010 $2,687,807,004 $366,887,375
2011 $2,906,000,097 $414,143,828
2012 $4,364,670,160 $471,122,971
2013 $5,062,881,600 $451,788,498
2014 $5,728,399,720 $440,997,735
2015 $6,152,149,100 $437,525,539
2016 $6,613,743,070 $420,828,255
2017 $7,621,501,710 $459,976,847
2018 $7,873,440,830 $489,714,530
2019 $8,655,023,960 $494,197,854
2020 $8,628,393,720 $496,856,304
2021 $9,483,997,390 $518,228,029
2022 $10,202,767,270 $518,180,029
2023 $10,968,517,090 $508,735,107
2024 $12,108,515,110 -

Somalia and Tonga economies compared

GDP per capita
Somalia

Tonga
Year GDP per capita
Somalia Tonga
1960 $62.7 -
1961 $64.9 -
1962 $67.2 -
1963 $69.5 -
1964 $71.9 -
1965 $74.4 -
1966 $76.5 -
1967 $78.7 -
1968 $80.8 -
1969 $84.1 -
1970 $93.1 -
1971 $90.4 -
1972 $113.7 -
1973 $119.6 -
1974 $137.9 -
1975 $177.8 $349
1976 $199.6 $315
1977 $111.2 $353
1978 $117.3 $428
1979 $108.2 $458
1980 $101.5 $545
1981 $116.9 $636
1982 $129 $633
1983 $118.6 $621
1984 $122.5 $656
1985 $130.8 $613
1986 $131.4 $696
1987 $141 $830
1988 $145.3 $1,078
1989 $166 $1,070
1990 $145.6 $1,139
1991 $105.4 $1,323
1992 $109.2 $1,370
1993 $188.6 $1,383
1994 $210.8 $1,957
1995 $210.7 $2,084
1996 $237.2 $2,215
1997 $280.1 $2,136
1998 $363 $1,889
1999 $359 $1,952
2000 $386 $1,995
2001 $244.9 $1,754
2002 $229.6 $1,759
2003 $286.3 $1,936
2004 $375 $2,195
2005 $440 $2,478
2006 $458 $2,750
2007 $480 $2,797
2008 $507 $3,218
2009 $246.5 $2,914
2010 $219.2 $3,416
2011 $235.3 $3,850
2012 $350 $4,384
2013 $393 $4,219
2014 $429 $4,137
2015 $446 $4,124
2016 $461 $3,988
2017 $511 $4,366
2018 $510 $4,639
2019 $540 $4,677
2020 $518 $4,700
2021 $549 $4,913
2022 $573 $4,933
2023 $597 $4,864
2024 $637 -

Somalia vs. Tonga life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Somalia

Tonga
Year Life expectancy, years
Somalia Tonga
1950 41.5 48.4
1951 41.7 49.8
1952 41.9 51.2
1953 42.1 52.4
1954 42.3 53.6
1955 42.5 54.7
1956 42.7 55.7
1957 42.9 56.5
1958 43.1 57.2
1959 43.3 57.8
1960 43.5 58.3
1961 43.7 58.8
1962 44 59.3
1963 44.2 59.8
1964 44.4 60.3
1965 44.6 60.7
1966 44.8 61.2
1967 45.1 61.7
1968 45.3 62.2
1969 45.5 62.7
1970 45.6 63.2
1971 45.8 63.6
1972 46 64.1
1973 46.2 64.4
1974 44.3 64.8
1975 44.5 65.1
1976 44.7 65.4
1977 47 65.6
1978 47 65.9
1979 47.4 66
1980 47.6 66.2
1981 47.8 66.4
1982 48 66.3
1983 48.2 66.7
1984 48.4 66.8
1985 48.3 66.9
1986 48.4 67.1
1987 49 67.2
1988 43.9 67.3
1989 46.6 67.4
1990 46.9 67.5
1991 25.4 67.7
1992 25 67.9
1993 50.6 68.2
1994 50.3 68.4
1995 50.6 68.6
1996 50.5 68.8
1997 50.3 69
1998 50.8 69.2
1999 50.6 69.4
2000 50.7 69.6
2001 50.8 69.8
2002 50.8 70
2003 50.7 70.2
2004 50.7 70.4
2005 50.9 70.6
2006 50.9 70.7
2007 50.9 70.9
2008 51.5 71
2009 52.1 70.9
2010 48.9 71.3
2011 32.5 71.4
2012 49.1 71.5
2013 54 71.6
2014 54.4 71.7
2015 55.1 71.9
2016 55.3 72
2017 52.2 72.1
2018 54.8 72.2
2019 57.2 72.3
2020 57.1 72.4
2021 55.7 72.1
2022 53.9 72.6
2023 58.8 72.9
2024 59 73.1
2025 59.1 73.2

Somalia and Tonga population clocks and comparison

Population
Somalia

Tonga
Year Population
Somalia Tonga
1960 2,876,331 66,170
1961 2,952,054 68,037
1962 3,030,091 69,940
1963 3,110,361 71,885
1964 3,192,796 73,879
1965 3,277,874 75,924
1966 3,365,106 78,002
1967 3,454,537 79,814
1968 3,546,590 81,353
1969 3,641,015 82,885
1970 3,738,448 84,401
1971 3,837,691 85,896
1972 3,939,436 87,356
1973 4,045,592 88,805
1974 4,151,842 90,683
1975 4,257,535 93,017
1976 4,365,812 95,325
1977 4,484,050 96,725
1978 4,814,892 97,204
1979 5,449,117 97,544
1980 5,936,154 97,769
1981 5,982,849 97,909
1982 6,003,840 97,980
1983 6,198,430 97,998
1984 6,428,389 97,990
1985 6,693,289 97,984
1986 6,974,788 98,010
1987 7,228,302 98,376
1988 7,235,360 98,969
1989 7,114,817 99,403
1990 7,082,811 99,700
1991 6,813,760 99,895
1992 6,495,107 100,022
1993 6,681,399 100,103
1994 7,026,797 100,166
1995 7,285,007 100,225
1996 7,554,474 100,275
1997 7,824,525 100,674
1998 8,155,417 101,388
1999 8,492,059 102,046
2000 8,838,713 102,677
2001 9,198,493 103,288
2002 9,550,063 103,874
2003 9,909,157 104,464
2004 10,280,998 105,071
2005 10,644,228 105,671
2006 10,975,502 106,253
2007 11,322,582 106,726
2008 11,663,084 107,020
2009 11,961,201 107,203
2010 12,261,756 107,400
2011 12,348,830 107,570
2012 12,461,160 107,460
2013 12,869,594 107,078
2014 13,339,491 106,609
2015 13,806,963 106,095
2016 14,348,740 105,524
2017 14,916,629 105,356
2018 15,452,487 105,567
2019 16,030,971 105,669
2020 16,651,191 105,704
2021 17,271,431 105,490
2022 17,801,897 105,042
2023 18,358,615 104,597
2024 19,009,151 104,175

Fertility rates in Somalia and Tonga

Fertility rate
Somalia

Tonga
Year Fertility rate
Somalia Tonga
1960 7.25 6.65
1961 7.25 6.61
1962 7.26 6.57
1963 7.26 6.52
1964 7.26 6.46
1965 7.26 6.41
1966 7.26 6.35
1967 7.25 6.29
1968 7.23 6.23
1969 7.21 6.17
1970 7.18 6.07
1971 7.15 5.96
1972 7.12 5.86
1973 7.09 5.8
1974 7.06 5.77
1975 7.03 5.75
1976 7.02 5.73
1977 7 5.7
1978 7.13 5.68
1979 7.16 5.65
1980 7.18 5.6
1981 7.23 5.55
1982 7.25 5.5
1983 7.28 5.45
1984 7.3 5.41
1985 7.33 5.34
1986 7.35 5.27
1987 7.37 5.19
1988 7.4 5.1
1989 7.42 5.01
1990 7.44 4.93
1991 7.47 4.85
1992 7.5 4.79
1993 7.53 4.73
1994 7.54 4.66
1995 7.58 4.56
1996 7.62 4.46
1997 7.66 4.38
1998 7.66 4.31
1999 7.66 4.23
2000 7.65 4.16
2001 7.64 4.13
2002 7.63 4.14
2003 7.6 4.18
2004 7.57 4.19
2005 7.53 4.2
2006 7.49 4.14
2007 7.46 4.09
2008 7.42 4.01
2009 7.38 3.95
2010 7.32 3.88
2011 7.27 3.83
2012 7.21 3.77
2013 7.14 3.7
2014 7.06 3.62
2015 6.98 3.54
2016 6.88 3.46
2017 6.77 3.39
2018 6.66 3.33
2019 6.56 3.27
2020 6.45 3.23
2021 6.35 3.2
2022 6.26 3.17
2023 6.13 3.13

Somalia and Tonga demographics compared

Median age
Somalia

Tonga
Year Median age, years
Somalia Tonga
1960 18.1 17.1
1961 17.9 17.1
1962 17.8 17.1
1963 17.7 17
1964 17.6 17
1965 17.5 17
1966 17.5 17
1967 17.5 17
1968 17.5 16.9
1969 17.5 16.8
1970 17.5 16.8
1971 17.6 16.7
1972 17.6 16.7
1973 17.6 16.8
1974 17.7 16.8
1975 17.7 16.7
1976 17.7 16.7
1977 17.7 16.8
1978 17.7 17.1
1979 17.6 17.3
1980 17.6 17.4
1981 17.5 17.6
1982 17.4 17.8
1983 17.4 17.9
1984 17.3 18
1985 17.2 18.1
1986 17.1 18.2
1987 17 18.3
1988 16.8 18.6
1989 16.7 18.9
1990 16.5 19.1
1991 16.5 19.3
1992 16.7 19.5
1993 16.8 19.6
1994 16.7 19.6
1995 16.6 19.6
1996 16.5 19.6
1997 16.4 19.7
1998 16.4 19.9
1999 16.3 20.1
2000 16.3 20.3
2001 16.2 20.5
2002 16.2 20.7
2003 16.1 20.8
2004 16 20.8
2005 15.9 20.8
2006 15.7 20.8
2007 15.6 20.9
2008 15.6 21
2009 15.6 21.1
2010 15.7 21.2
2011 15.8 21.2
2012 16 21.4
2013 16 21.6
2014 16 21.7
2015 16.1 21.8
2016 16.1 21.9
2017 16.2 21.9
2018 16.2 22
2019 16.3 22
2020 16.3 22.1
2021 16.4 22.1
2022 16.5 22
2023 16.5 21.9
2024 16.6 21.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Somalia Tonga
GNI, Atlas method
$11.5B
2024
$578M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
13%
2025
49.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
0.000008%
2023
5.15%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.53%
1989
n/a
Armed forces personnel
14,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.94%
2025
-7.9%
2025
Unemployment rate
18.8%
2019
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP n/a
50.2%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
9.66%
1986
13.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
29
2025
58.5
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
22%
2021
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
4%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$23.1M
1989
$377M
2024
Personal remittances received
$2.12B
2024
$257M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
94,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports n/a
47.8%
2020
Banked people share
38.7%
2014
n/a

Energy

Somalia Tonga
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
543 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$7.94
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.87 megatons
2023
0.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.05 tons
2023
2.1 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
95.4%
2022
2.3%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
11.2%
2021
14.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
50.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Somalia Tonga
% of world population
0.23%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
+26,859
2024
-2,149
2024
Urban population
48.5%
2024
23.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.62 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Quality of life index
7.34
2025
42.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
9
2024
50
2025
Higher education index
11
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
4.31
2015
0.95
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
27.4
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
44
2025
127
2025
Adult literacy rate
54.1%
2022
99.4%
2021
English speaking
2%
2025
30%
2023
People using the Internet
27.6%
2022
58.5%
2023

Health

Somalia Tonga
Government health expenditure per capita
$15.3
2022
$378
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$6.47
2022
$11.1
2022
Life expectancy
59.1 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
50.4%
2022
45.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2014
1.01
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
24.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
563
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
104
2023
9.9
2023
Obesity rate
14.9%
2022
72.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.8%
2024
19.6%
2024
Air quality index
35
2025
91
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
31.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0 liters
2020
0.36 liters
2020

Territory

Somalia Tonga
% of world land
0.42%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
12,742 sq mi
2024
2,669 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
170,384 sq mi
2025
135.1 sq mi
2025
Forest area
22,200 sq mi
2025
34.6 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,321 mi
2018
423 mi
2011

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