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Taiwan vs Tonga statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Taiwan has a population of 23.4M (ranked 60/197), compared with 104K in Tonga (ranked 183/197). Taiwan's land area is 13,976 sq mi versus 278 sq mi for Tonga (ranked 133rd vs. 176th).

By GDP, Taiwan ranks 22/197 ($797B) and Tonga ranks 191/197 ($509M). By GDP per capita, Taiwan ranks 34/197 ($34,041), while Tonga ranks 121/197 ($4,864).

Main facts and rankings

Taiwan Tonga
Population
23308308
103744
Population rank 60/197 183/197
GDP
$797B
2024
$509M
2023
GDP rank 22/197 191/197
GDP per capita
$34,041
2024
$4,864
2023
GDP per capita rank 34/197 121/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$50,500
2017
$7,853
2023
Government debt
$209B
2024
$224M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
24%
2025
44.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$8,907
2024
$2,138
2023
Government debt per person rank 61/185 117/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,771
2025
$4,126
2025
Land area
13,976 sq mi
2025
278 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,675 ppl/mi²
2024
375 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
0.89
2024
3.13
2023
Median age
45.1 years
2024
21.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
80.9 years
2025
73.2 years
2025

Taiwan and Tonga: Comparison Charts

Taiwan and Tonga economies compared

GDP
Taiwan

Tonga
Year GDP
Taiwan Tonga
1961 $1,778,000,000 -
1962 $1,960,000,000 -
1963 $2,218,000,000 -
1964 $2,592,000,000 -
1965 $2,869,000,000 -
1966 $3,207,000,000 -
1967 $3,709,000,000 -
1968 $4,325,000,000 -
1969 $5,017,000,000 -
1970 $5,785,000,000 -
1971 $6,727,000,000 -
1972 $8,063,000,000 -
1973 $10,940,000,000 -
1974 $14,739,000,000 -
1975 $15,836,000,000 $32,506,742
1976 $18,988,000,000 $30,036,417
1977 $22,252,000,000 $34,139,388
1978 $27,373,000,000 $41,567,472
1979 $33,875,000,000 $44,667,002
1980 $42,292,000,000 $53,260,077
1981 $49,047,000,000 $62,242,013
1982 $49,540,000,000 $62,068,161
1983 $54,155,000,000 $60,863,964
1984 $61,036,000,000 $64,248,355
1985 $63,599,000,000 $60,058,663
1986 $78,347,000,000 $68,195,856
1987 $104,956,000,000 $81,667,133
1988 $126,378,000,000 $106,657,267
1989 $152,687,000,000 $106,344,855
1990 $166,392,000,000 $113,563,822
1991 $187,100,000,000 $132,201,141
1992 $222,947,000,000 $137,066,291
1993 $234,943,000,000 $138,489,884
1994 $256,213,000,000 $195,990,986
1995 $279,013,000,000 $208,871,666
1996 $292,473,000,000 $222,100,576
1997 $303,315,000,000 $214,991,452
1998 $279,926,000,000 $191,504,893
1999 $303,827,000,000 $199,208,718
2000 $330,725,000,000 $204,848,488
2001 $299,303,000,000 $181,117,230
2002 $307,429,000,000 $182,764,281
2003 $317,374,000,000 $202,246,591
2004 $346,881,000,000 $230,678,011
2005 $374,042,000,000 $261,823,805
2006 $386,492,000,000 $292,232,703
2007 $406,940,000,000 $298,519,623
2008 $415,824,000,000 $344,438,844
2009 $390,788,000,000 $312,415,028
2010 $444,245,000,000 $366,887,375
2011 $483,957,000,000 $414,143,828
2012 $495,536,000,000 $471,122,971
2013 $512,957,000,000 $451,788,498
2014 $535,332,000,000 $440,997,735
2015 $534,474,000,000 $437,525,539
2016 $543,002,000,000 $420,828,255
2017 $591,734,000,000 $459,976,847
2018 $610,744,000,000 $489,714,530
2019 $613,453,000,000 $494,197,854
2020 $676,935,000,000 $496,856,304
2021 $777,062,000,000 $518,228,029
2022 $765,529,000,000 $518,180,029
2023 $757,276,000,000 $508,735,107
2024 $796,904,000,000 -

Taiwan and Tonga economies compared

GDP per capita
Taiwan

Tonga
Year GDP per capita
Taiwan Tonga
1961 $161.2 -
1962 $172 -
1963 $188.6 -
1964 $213.6 -
1965 $229.3 -
1966 $249.1 -
1967 $280.8 -
1968 $319 -
1969 $357 -
1970 $397 -
1971 $451 -
1972 $530 -
1973 $706 -
1974 $934 -
1975 $985 $349
1976 $1,158 $315
1977 $1,330 $353
1978 $1,606 $428
1979 $1,950 $458
1980 $2,389 $545
1981 $2,720 $636
1982 $2,699 $633
1983 $2,903 $621
1984 $3,224 $656
1985 $3,314 $613
1986 $4,036 $696
1987 $5,350 $830
1988 $6,370 $1,078
1989 $7,613 $1,070
1990 $8,205 $1,139
1991 $9,125 $1,323
1992 $10,768 $1,370
1993 $11,242 $1,383
1994 $12,150 $1,957
1995 $13,119 $2,084
1996 $13,641 $2,215
1997 $14,020 $2,136
1998 $12,820 $1,889
1999 $13,804 $1,952
2000 $14,908 $1,995
2001 $13,397 $1,754
2002 $13,686 $1,759
2003 $14,066 $1,936
2004 $15,317 $2,195
2005 $16,456 $2,478
2006 $16,934 $2,750
2007 $17,757 $2,797
2008 $18,081 $3,218
2009 $16,933 $2,914
2010 $19,197 $3,416
2011 $20,866 $3,850
2012 $21,295 $4,384
2013 $21,973 $4,219
2014 $22,874 $4,137
2015 $22,780 $4,124
2016 $23,091 $3,988
2017 $25,121 $4,366
2018 $25,901 $4,639
2019 $25,998 $4,677
2020 $28,705 $4,700
2021 $33,111 $4,913
2022 $32,827 $4,933
2023 $32,442 $4,864
2024 $34,041 -

Taiwan vs. Tonga life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Taiwan

Tonga
Year Life expectancy, years
Taiwan Tonga
1950 56.6 48.4
1951 57.2 49.8
1952 57.9 51.2
1953 58.6 52.4
1954 58.9 53.6
1955 59.8 54.7
1956 60.3 55.7
1957 61 56.5
1958 61 57.2
1959 61.6 57.8
1960 62.5 58.3
1961 63 58.8
1962 63.8 59.3
1963 64.5 59.8
1964 64.9 60.3
1965 65.7 60.7
1966 66.1 61.2
1967 66.7 61.7
1968 66.8 62.2
1969 67.7 62.7
1970 69 63.2
1971 69.4 63.6
1972 69.6 64.1
1973 69.8 64.4
1974 70.3 64.8
1975 70.9 65.1
1976 71.2 65.4
1977 71.3 65.6
1978 71.7 65.9
1979 71.7 66
1980 72 66.2
1981 72 66.4
1982 72.4 66.3
1983 72.4 66.7
1984 73 66.8
1985 73.3 66.9
1986 73.3 67.1
1987 73.6 67.2
1988 73.4 67.3
1989 73.7 67.4
1990 73.9 67.5
1991 74.3 67.7
1992 74.3 67.9
1993 74.6 68.2
1994 74.7 68.4
1995 74.6 68.6
1996 74.9 68.8
1997 75.3 69
1998 75.5 69.2
1999 75.6 69.4
2000 76.1 69.6
2001 76.5 69.8
2002 76.9 70
2003 77 70.2
2004 77.2 70.4
2005 77.1 70.6
2006 77.8 70.7
2007 78 70.9
2008 78.3 71
2009 78.7 70.9
2010 79 71.3
2011 78.9 71.4
2012 79.2 71.5
2013 79.6 71.6
2014 79.5 71.7
2015 79.9 71.9
2016 79.7 72
2017 80.1 72.1
2018 80.4 72.2
2019 80.6 72.3
2020 81.1 72.4
2021 80.8 72.1
2022 80.2 72.6
2023 80.6 72.9
2024 80.7 73.1
2025 80.9 73.2

Taiwan and Tonga population clocks and comparison

Population
Taiwan

Tonga
Year Population
Taiwan Tonga
1960 - 66,170
1961 11,030,385 68,037
1962 11,392,513 69,940
1963 11,762,101 71,885
1964 12,137,143 73,879
1965 12,511,863 75,924
1966 12,874,153 78,002
1967 13,210,344 79,814
1968 13,548,537 81,353
1969 14,068,984 82,885
1970 14,582,944 84,401
1971 14,913,564 85,896
1972 15,220,495 87,356
1973 15,505,121 88,805
1974 15,784,817 90,683
1975 16,075,128 93,017
1976 16,401,413 95,325
1977 16,730,895 96,725
1978 17,042,272 97,204
1979 17,372,779 97,544
1980 17,704,538 97,769
1981 18,029,982 97,909
1982 18,354,855 97,980
1983 18,653,146 97,998
1984 18,929,866 97,990
1985 19,191,510 97,984
1986 19,411,454 98,010
1987 19,617,046 98,376
1988 19,839,704 98,969
1989 20,055,492 99,403
1990 20,278,946 99,700
1991 20,503,568 99,895
1992 20,704,227 100,022
1993 20,899,019 100,103
1994 21,086,645 100,166
1995 21,267,653 100,225
1996 21,441,432 100,275
1997 21,634,124 100,674
1998 21,835,703 101,388
1999 22,010,489 102,046
2000 22,184,530 102,677
2001 22,341,120 103,288
2002 22,463,172 103,874
2003 22,562,663 104,464
2004 22,646,836 105,071
2005 22,729,753 105,671
2006 22,823,455 106,253
2007 22,917,444 106,726
2008 22,997,696 107,020
2009 23,078,402 107,203
2010 23,140,948 107,400
2011 23,193,518 107,570
2012 23,270,367 107,460
2013 23,344,670 107,078
2014 23,403,635 106,609
2015 23,462,914 106,095
2016 23,515,945 105,524
2017 23,555,522 105,356
2018 23,580,080 105,567
2019 23,596,027 105,669
2020 23,582,179 105,704
2021 23,468,275 105,490
2022 23,319,977 105,042
2023 23,342,541 104,597
2024 23,410,331 104,175

Fertility rates in Taiwan and Tonga

Fertility rate
Taiwan

Tonga
Year Fertility rate
Taiwan Tonga
1951 7.04 -
1952 - -
1953 - -
1954 - -
1955 - -
1956 - -
1957 - -
1958 - -
1959 - -
1960 - 6.65
1961 - 6.61
1962 - 6.57
1963 - 6.52
1964 - 6.46
1965 - 6.41
1966 - 6.35
1967 - 6.29
1968 - 6.23
1969 - 6.17
1970 - 6.07
1971 - 5.96
1972 - 5.86
1973 - 5.8
1974 - 5.77
1975 - 5.75
1976 - 5.73
1977 - 5.7
1978 - 5.68
1979 - 5.65
1980 - 5.6
1981 2.46 5.55
1982 - 5.5
1983 - 5.45
1984 - 5.41
1985 - 5.34
1986 - 5.27
1987 - 5.19
1988 - 5.1
1989 - 5.01
1990 - 4.93
1991 1.72 4.85
1992 - 4.79
1993 - 4.73
1994 - 4.66
1995 - 4.56
1996 - 4.46
1997 - 4.38
1998 - 4.31
1999 - 4.23
2000 - 4.16
2001 1.4 4.13
2002 - 4.14
2003 - 4.18
2004 - 4.19
2005 - 4.2
2006 - 4.14
2007 - 4.09
2008 - 4.01
2009 - 3.95
2010 - 3.88
2011 1.07 3.83
2012 - 3.77
2013 - 3.7
2014 - 3.62
2015 1.18 3.54
2016 1.17 3.46
2017 1.13 3.39
2018 1.06 3.33
2019 1.05 3.27
2020 0.99 3.23
2021 0.98 3.2
2022 0.87 3.17
2023 0.87 3.13
2024 0.89 -

Taiwan and Tonga demographics compared

Median age
Taiwan

Tonga
Year Median age, years
Taiwan Tonga
1960 - 17.1
1961 - 17.1
1962 - 17.1
1963 - 17
1964 - 17
1965 - 17
1966 - 17
1967 - 17
1968 - 16.9
1969 - 16.8
1970 - 16.8
1971 - 16.7
1972 - 16.7
1973 - 16.8
1974 20.8 16.8
1975 21.2 16.7
1976 21.5 16.7
1977 21.9 16.8
1978 22.3 17.1
1979 22.6 17.3
1980 23 17.4
1981 23.4 17.6
1982 23.8 17.8
1983 24.1 17.9
1984 24.6 18
1985 25.1 18.1
1986 25.6 18.2
1987 26.1 18.3
1988 26.5 18.6
1989 27 18.9
1990 27.5 19.1
1991 28 19.3
1992 28.4 19.5
1993 28.9 19.6
1994 29.4 19.6
1995 29.8 19.6
1996 30.3 19.6
1997 30.7 19.7
1998 31.2 19.9
1999 31.6 20.1
2000 32.1 20.3
2001 32.6 20.5
2002 33.1 20.7
2003 33.6 20.8
2004 34.1 20.8
2005 34.7 20.8
2006 35.2 20.8
2007 35.8 20.9
2008 36.3 21
2009 36.8 21.1
2010 37.4 21.2
2011 37.9 21.2
2012 38.3 21.4
2013 38.9 21.6
2014 39.3 21.7
2015 39.9 21.8
2016 40.4 21.9
2017 41 21.9
2018 41.5 22
2019 42.1 22
2020 42.7 22.1
2021 43.3 22.1
2022 43.9 22
2023 44.5 21.9
2024 45.1 21.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Taiwan Tonga
GNI, Atlas method
$825B
2024
$578M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
15.9%
2024
49.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP n/a
5.15%
2023
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.43%
2024
-7.9%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.38%
2024
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
58.8%
2024
50.2%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
39.8%
2024
13.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
79.7
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
788,799
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
4.01%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
54
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0003%
2025
n/a
Total reserves including gold n/a
$377M
2024
Personal remittances received n/a
$257M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
94,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports n/a
47.8%
2020

Energy

Taiwan Tonga
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,308 kg
2024
543 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$7.94
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
273.7 megatons
2022
0.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
11.7 tons
2022
2.1 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share n/a
2.3%
2022
Renewable electricity output share n/a
14.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share n/a
0%
2021
Nuclear share n/a
0%
2021
Electricity access n/a
100%
2023

Society

Taiwan Tonga
% of world population
0.29%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
+47,029
2024
-2,149
2024
Urban population n/a
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
78.9
2025
42.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
67
2024
50
2025
Higher education index
88
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.8
2015
0.95
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
2
2024
33
2019
Visa free countries
129
2025
127
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.5%
2014
99.4%
2021
English speaking
30%
2025
30%
2023
People using the Internet n/a
58.5%
2023

Health

Taiwan Tonga
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$378
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$11.1
2022
Life expectancy
80.9 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
45.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people n/a
1.01
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
24.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
14
2024
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
9.9
2023
Obesity rate
11.3%
2022
72.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence n/a
19.6%
2024
Air quality index
55
2025
91
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
31.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
0.36 liters
2020

Territory

Taiwan Tonga
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
597 sq mi
2024
2,669 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,000 sq mi
2025
135.1 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,495 sq mi
2025
34.6 sq mi
2025
Roads length
25,771 mi
2019
423 mi
2011

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