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Tonga vs Turkey statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Tonga has a population of 104K (ranked 183/197), compared with 85.5M in Turkey (ranked 18/197). Tonga's land area is 278 sq mi versus 297,156 sq mi for Turkey (ranked 176th vs. 36th).

By GDP, Tonga ranks 191/197 ($509M) and Turkey ranks 17/197 ($1.32T). By GDP per capita, Tonga ranks 121/197 ($4,864), while Turkey ranks 68/197 ($15,473).

Main facts and rankings

Tonga Turkey
Population
103744
85914550
Population rank 183/197 18/197
GDP
$509M
2023
$1.32T
2024
GDP rank 191/197 17/197
GDP per capita
$4,864
2023
$15,473
2024
GDP per capita rank 121/197 68/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,853
2023
$43,932
2024
Government debt
$224M
2023
$344B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
44.1%
2025
26.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,138
2023
$4,019
2024
Government debt per person rank 117/185 91/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,126
2025
$9,587
2025
Land area
278 sq mi
2025
297,156 sq mi
2025
Population density
375 ppl/mi²
2024
287.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.13
2023
1.51
2023
Median age
21.9 years
2024
34 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.2 years
2025
77.8 years
2025

Tonga and Turkey: Comparison Charts

Tonga and Turkey economies compared

GDP
Tonga

Turkey
Year GDP
Tonga Turkey
1960 - $7,566,666,667
1961 - $7,988,888,889
1962 - $8,922,222,222
1963 - $10,355,555,556
1964 - $11,177,777,778
1965 - $11,966,666,667
1966 - $14,100,000,000
1967 - $15,644,444,444
1968 - $17,500,000,000
1969 - $19,466,666,667
1970 - $17,863,636,364
1971 - $16,166,666,667
1972 - $20,650,000,000
1973 - $26,000,000,000
1974 - $35,414,285,714
1975 $32,506,742 $46,042,857,143
1976 $30,036,417 $51,450,000,000
1977 $34,139,388 $58,683,333,333
1978 $41,567,472 $65,912,500,000
1979 $44,667,002 $89,616,129,032
1980 $53,260,077 $68,823,684,211
1981 $62,242,013 $71,180,180,180
1982 $62,068,161 $64,369,325,153
1983 $60,863,964 $61,803,555,556
1984 $64,248,355 $59,937,602,180
1985 $60,058,663 $67,232,758,621
1986 $68,195,856 $75,673,037,037
1987 $81,667,133 $87,190,081,680
1988 $106,657,267 $90,875,175,809
1989 $106,344,855 $107,127,191,329
1990 $113,563,822 $150,655,500,192
1991 $132,201,141 $151,034,731,544
1992 $137,066,291 $159,104,772,992
1993 $138,489,884 $180,415,757,852
1994 $195,990,986 $130,650,447,499
1995 $208,871,666 $169,319,579,016
1996 $222,100,576 $181,464,408,820
1997 $214,991,452 $189,878,399,895
1998 $191,504,893 $275,941,990,764
1999 $199,208,718 $256,395,932,738
2000 $204,848,488 $274,294,623,164
2001 $181,117,230 $201,753,123,807
2002 $182,764,281 $240,249,071,871
2003 $202,246,591 $314,595,572,146
2004 $230,678,011 $408,865,430,220
2005 $261,823,805 $506,314,717,662
2006 $292,232,703 $557,076,157,773
2007 $298,519,623 $681,321,124,296
2008 $344,438,844 $770,449,132,861
2009 $312,415,028 $649,289,324,628
2010 $366,887,375 $776,967,266,306
2011 $414,143,828 $838,785,289,694
2012 $471,122,971 $880,555,885,492
2013 $451,788,498 $957,799,120,008
2014 $440,997,735 $938,934,609,297
2015 $437,525,539 $864,313,810,469
2016 $420,828,255 $869,682,881,593
2017 $459,976,847 $858,988,492,854
2018 $489,714,530 $778,972,108,041
2019 $494,197,854 $761,005,915,751
2020 $496,856,304 $720,338,490,327
2021 $518,228,029 $819,865,223,976
2022 $518,180,029 $907,118,434,654
2023 $508,735,107 $1,118,252,958,514
2024 - $1,323,254,808,059

Tonga and Turkey economies compared

GDP per capita
Tonga

Turkey
Year GDP per capita
Tonga Turkey
1960 - $267.1
1961 - $274.4
1962 - $298.2
1963 - $337
1964 - $354
1965 - $370
1966 - $425
1967 - $459
1968 - $501
1969 - $544
1970 - $488
1971 - $431
1972 - $537
1973 - $661
1974 - $881
1975 $349 $1,122
1976 $315 $1,228
1977 $353 $1,372
1978 $428 $1,510
1979 $458 $2,013
1980 $545 $1,516
1981 $636 $1,537
1982 $633 $1,360
1983 $621 $1,276
1984 $656 $1,209
1985 $613 $1,326
1986 $696 $1,461
1987 $830 $1,650
1988 $1,078 $1,686
1989 $1,070 $1,949
1990 $1,139 $2,690
1991 $1,323 $2,649
1992 $1,370 $2,744
1993 $1,383 $3,058
1994 $1,957 $2,176
1995 $2,084 $2,775
1996 $2,215 $2,929
1997 $2,136 $3,021
1998 $1,889 $4,330
1999 $1,952 $3,969
2000 $1,995 $4,192
2001 $1,754 $3,046
2002 $1,759 $3,583
2003 $1,936 $4,638
2004 $2,195 $5,961
2005 $2,478 $7,303
2006 $2,750 $7,953
2007 $2,797 $9,711
2008 $3,218 $10,844
2009 $2,914 $9,013
2010 $3,416 $10,623
2011 $3,850 $11,301
2012 $4,384 $11,713
2013 $4,219 $12,578
2014 $4,137 $12,165
2015 $4,124 $11,050
2016 $3,988 $10,970
2017 $4,366 $10,696
2018 $4,639 $9,569
2019 $4,677 $9,215
2020 $4,700 $8,639
2021 $4,913 $9,743
2022 $4,933 $10,675
2023 $4,864 $13,106
2024 - $15,473

Tonga vs. Turkey life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Tonga

Turkey
Year Life expectancy, years
Tonga Turkey
1950 48.4 47.3
1951 49.8 47.6
1952 51.2 48.1
1953 52.4 48.2
1954 53.6 48.8
1955 54.7 49.1
1956 55.7 49.5
1957 56.5 49.2
1958 57.2 49.2
1959 57.8 50.1
1960 58.3 50.8
1961 58.8 51.6
1962 59.3 52.3
1963 59.8 53.1
1964 60.3 53.6
1965 60.7 54.1
1966 61.2 54.6
1967 61.7 55.2
1968 62.2 55.6
1969 62.7 56.2
1970 63.2 56.7
1971 63.6 57.2
1972 64.1 58
1973 64.4 58.5
1974 64.8 59
1975 65.1 59.5
1976 65.4 60
1977 65.6 60.8
1978 65.9 61.6
1979 66 62.2
1980 66.2 62.7
1981 66.4 63.2
1982 66.3 63.7
1983 66.7 64.3
1984 66.8 64.8
1985 66.9 65.3
1986 67.1 65.9
1987 67.2 66.4
1988 67.3 66.9
1989 67.4 67.4
1990 67.5 67.8
1991 67.7 68.3
1992 67.9 68.6
1993 68.2 69
1994 68.4 69.4
1995 68.6 69.7
1996 68.8 70.2
1997 69 70.7
1998 69.2 71.1
1999 69.4 70.8
2000 69.6 71.9
2001 69.8 72.3
2002 70 72.6
2003 70.2 72.9
2004 70.4 73.2
2005 70.6 73.5
2006 70.7 73.8
2007 70.9 74.1
2008 71 74.4
2009 70.9 74.7
2010 71.3 75
2011 71.4 74.8
2012 71.5 75.6
2013 71.6 76.2
2014 71.7 76.5
2015 71.9 76.5
2016 72 76.6
2017 72.1 77
2018 72.2 77.5
2019 72.3 77.7
2020 72.4 76.5
2021 72.1 75.7
2022 72.6 77.6
2023 72.9 77.2
2024 73.1 77.4
2025 73.2 77.8

Tonga and Turkey population clocks and comparison

Population
Tonga

Turkey
Year Population
Tonga Turkey
1960 66,170 28,329,898
1961 68,037 29,119,238
1962 69,940 29,916,147
1963 71,885 30,726,841
1964 73,879 31,543,072
1965 75,924 32,345,220
1966 78,002 33,177,672
1967 79,814 34,050,421
1968 81,353 34,921,684
1969 82,885 35,787,774
1970 84,401 36,638,465
1971 85,896 37,518,611
1972 87,356 38,430,221
1973 88,805 39,329,533
1974 90,683 40,210,234
1975 93,017 41,053,126
1976 95,325 41,899,984
1977 96,725 42,773,298
1978 97,204 43,645,306
1979 97,544 44,510,429
1980 97,769 45,408,815
1981 97,909 46,321,190
1982 97,980 47,322,096
1983 97,998 48,447,410
1984 97,990 49,574,069
1985 97,984 50,687,115
1986 98,010 51,777,772
1987 98,376 52,843,670
1988 98,969 53,909,626
1989 99,403 54,976,723
1990 99,700 56,015,628
1991 99,895 57,009,887
1992 100,022 57,990,118
1993 100,103 58,999,167
1994 100,166 60,033,836
1995 100,225 61,024,503
1996 100,275 61,951,134
1997 100,674 62,852,966
1998 101,388 63,734,383
1999 102,046 64,591,923
2000 102,677 65,425,961
2001 103,288 66,245,128
2002 103,874 67,048,795
2003 104,464 67,831,730
2004 105,071 68,592,617
2005 105,671 69,329,557
2006 106,253 70,045,349
2007 106,726 70,158,112
2008 107,020 71,051,678
2009 107,203 72,039,206
2010 107,400 73,142,150
2011 107,570 74,223,629
2012 107,460 75,175,827
2013 107,078 76,147,624
2014 106,609 77,181,884
2015 106,095 78,218,479
2016 105,524 79,277,962
2017 105,356 80,312,698
2018 105,567 81,407,204
2019 105,669 82,579,440
2020 105,704 83,384,680
2021 105,490 84,147,318
2022 105,042 84,979,913
2023 104,597 85,325,965
2024 104,175 85,518,661

Fertility rates in Tonga and Turkey

Fertility rate
Tonga

Turkey
Year Fertility rate
Tonga Turkey
1960 6.65 6.38
1961 6.61 6.42
1962 6.57 6.38
1963 6.52 6.34
1964 6.46 6.29
1965 6.41 6.22
1966 6.35 6.15
1967 6.29 6.06
1968 6.23 5.96
1969 6.17 5.87
1970 6.07 5.78
1971 5.96 5.67
1972 5.86 5.55
1973 5.8 5.41
1974 5.77 5.24
1975 5.75 5.09
1976 5.73 4.93
1977 5.7 4.78
1978 5.68 4.69
1979 5.65 4.58
1980 5.6 4.45
1981 5.55 4.35
1982 5.5 4.21
1983 5.45 4.06
1984 5.41 3.91
1985 5.34 3.78
1986 5.27 3.66
1987 5.19 3.54
1988 5.1 3.45
1989 5.01 3.34
1990 4.93 3.11
1991 4.85 3
1992 4.79 2.94
1993 4.73 2.92
1994 4.66 2.87
1995 4.56 2.84
1996 4.46 2.78
1997 4.38 2.74
1998 4.31 2.71
1999 4.23 2.63
2000 4.16 2.49
2001 4.13 2.39
2002 4.14 2.27
2003 4.18 2.2
2004 4.19 2.2
2005 4.2 2.2
2006 4.14 2.19
2007 4.09 2.16
2008 4.01 2.15
2009 3.95 2.1
2010 3.88 2.08
2011 3.83 2.05
2012 3.77 2.11
2013 3.7 2.11
2014 3.62 2.19
2015 3.54 2.16
2016 3.46 2.11
2017 3.39 2.08
2018 3.33 2
2019 3.27 1.89
2020 3.23 1.77
2021 3.2 1.71
2022 3.17 1.63
2023 3.13 1.51

Tonga and Turkey demographics compared

Median age
Tonga

Turkey
Year Median age, years
Tonga Turkey
1960 17.1 19.4
1961 17.1 19.3
1962 17.1 19.1
1963 17 19
1964 17 18.9
1965 17 18.9
1966 17 18.8
1967 17 18.7
1968 16.9 18.6
1969 16.8 18.6
1970 16.8 18.6
1971 16.7 18.7
1972 16.7 18.8
1973 16.8 18.9
1974 16.8 19
1975 16.7 19.1
1976 16.7 19.3
1977 16.8 19.4
1978 17.1 19.5
1979 17.3 19.7
1980 17.4 19.8
1981 17.6 19.9
1982 17.8 20
1983 17.9 20.2
1984 18 20.4
1985 18.1 20.6
1986 18.2 20.9
1987 18.3 21.1
1988 18.6 21.3
1989 18.9 21.6
1990 19.1 21.8
1991 19.3 22.1
1992 19.5 22.4
1993 19.6 22.7
1994 19.6 23
1995 19.6 23.3
1996 19.6 23.6
1997 19.7 24
1998 19.9 24.3
1999 20.1 24.7
2000 20.3 25
2001 20.5 25.4
2002 20.7 25.8
2003 20.8 26.2
2004 20.8 26.6
2005 20.8 27
2006 20.8 27.5
2007 20.9 27.9
2008 21 28.3
2009 21.1 28.6
2010 21.2 29.1
2011 21.2 29.5
2012 21.4 29.8
2013 21.6 30.1
2014 21.7 30.4
2015 21.8 30.6
2016 21.9 30.9
2017 21.9 31.2
2018 22 31.5
2019 22 31.8
2020 22.1 32.3
2021 22.1 32.7
2022 22 33.1
2023 21.9 33.5
2024 21.9 34

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Tonga Turkey
GNI, Atlas method
$578M
2023
$1.12T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49.7%
2025
32.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.15%
2023
3.1%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.5%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
512,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-7.9%
2025
-4.33%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.65%
2023
8.71%
2024
Services, % of GDP
50.2%
2023
56.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.5%
2023
25.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.5
2025
56.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22%
2021
35.2%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2021
2.1%
2022
Number of millionaires n/a
60,787
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.1%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
32
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00005%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
551
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$379B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$377M
2024
$155B
2024
Personal remittances received
$257M
2024
$982M
2024
International tourist arrivals
94,000
2019
15,971,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
47.8%
2020
6.63%
2020
Banked people share n/a
81.6%
2024

Energy

Tonga Turkey
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
543 kg
2007
1,850 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.94
2007
$22.9
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.22 megatons
2023
438 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.1 tons
2023
5.14 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
81.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share
2.3%
2022
12%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
15.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
72%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
3,581 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
14.2%
2021
35.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
19.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Tonga Turkey
% of world population
0.001%
2024
1.05%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,149
2024
-275,952
2024
Urban population
23.2%
2024
77.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.45 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
42.6
2025
56.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
50
2025
34
2024
Higher education index n/a
75
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.95
2019
3.23
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
33
2019
6.7
2019
Visa free countries
127
2025
125
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
97.3%
2021
English speaking
30%
2023
15%
2023
People using the Internet
58.5%
2023
87.3%
2024

Health

Tonga Turkey
Government health expenditure per capita
$378
2022
$386
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$11.1
2022
$75.2
2022
Life expectancy
73.2 years
2025
77.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
45.7%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.01
2021
2.17
2021
Age at first childbirth
24.9 years
2025
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
67
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.9
2023
12.8
2023
Obesity rate
72.4%
2022
34.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
19.6%
2024
16.5%
2024
Air quality index
91
2025
48
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
31.3%
2022
30.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.36 liters
2020
1.69 liters
2020

Territory

Tonga Turkey
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.52%
2025
Land area per capita
2,669 sq mi
2024
3,475 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
135.1 sq mi
2025
148,989 sq mi
2025
Forest area
34.6 sq mi
2025
87,600 sq mi
2025
Roads length
423 mi
2011
272,554 mi
2024

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