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Tonga vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Tonga has a population of 104K (ranked 183/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Tonga's land area is 278 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 176th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Tonga ranks 191/197 ($509M) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Tonga ranks 121/197 ($4,864), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Tonga Vatican
Population
103744
949
Population rank 183/197 197/197
GDP
$509M
2023
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 191/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$4,864
2023
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 121/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,853
2023
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$224M
2023
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
44.1%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$2,138
2023
n/a
Government debt per person rank 117/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,126
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
278 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
375 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
3.13
2023
n/a
Median age
21.9 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
73.2 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Tonga and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Tonga vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Tonga

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Tonga Vatican
1950 48.4 65.9
1951 49.8 65.3
1952 51.2 65.7
1953 52.4 66.3
1954 53.6 67.5
1955 54.7 67.8
1956 55.7 67.3
1957 56.5 67.5
1958 57.2 68.7
1959 57.8 69.2
1960 58.3 69.2
1961 58.8 69.8
1962 59.3 69.2
1963 59.8 69.3
1964 60.3 70.3
1965 60.7 70.1
1966 61.2 70.9
1967 61.7 70.9
1968 62.2 70.7
1969 62.7 70.7
1970 63.2 71.5
1971 63.6 71.7
1972 64.1 72
1973 64.4 71.9
1974 64.8 72.7
1975 65.1 72.6
1976 65.4 72.9
1977 65.6 73.3
1978 65.9 73.7
1979 66 74
1980 66.2 74.1
1981 66.4 74.3
1982 66.3 74.8
1983 66.7 74.7
1984 66.8 75.1
1985 66.9 75.5
1986 67.1 75.7
1987 67.2 76.2
1988 67.3 76.4
1989 67.4 76.8
1990 67.5 76.9
1991 67.7 76.9
1992 67.9 77.3
1993 68.2 77
1994 68.4 77.7
1995 68.6 77.8
1996 68.8 78.5
1997 69 78.2
1998 69.2 78.3
1999 69.4 78.7
2000 69.6 79.3
2001 69.8 79.9
2002 70 80
2003 70.2 79.8
2004 70.4 80.2
2005 70.6 80.6
2006 70.7 81.2
2007 70.9 81.3
2008 71 81.4
2009 70.9 81.3
2010 71.3 81.5
2011 71.4 81.7
2012 71.5 82
2013 71.6 82.5
2014 71.7 82.6
2015 71.9 82.5
2016 72 82.9
2017 72.1 82.7
2018 72.2 83.3
2019 72.3 83.6
2020 72.4 83
2021 72.1 82.9
2022 72.6 83.3
2023 72.9 83
2024 73.1 83.1
2025 73.2 83.3

Tonga and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Tonga

Vatican
Year Population
Tonga Vatican
1960 66,170 -
1961 68,037 -
1962 69,940 -
1963 71,885 -
1964 73,879 -
1965 75,924 -
1966 78,002 -
1967 79,814 -
1968 81,353 -
1969 82,885 -
1970 84,401 -
1971 85,896 -
1972 87,356 -
1973 88,805 -
1974 90,683 -
1975 93,017 -
1976 95,325 -
1977 96,725 -
1978 97,204 -
1979 97,544 -
1980 97,769 -
1981 97,909 -
1982 97,980 -
1983 97,998 -
1984 97,990 -
1985 97,984 -
1986 98,010 -
1987 98,376 -
1988 98,969 -
1989 99,403 -
1990 99,700 -
1991 99,895 -
1992 100,022 -
1993 100,103 -
1994 100,166 -
1995 100,225 -
1996 100,275 -
1997 100,674 -
1998 101,388 -
1999 102,046 -
2000 102,677 880
2001 103,288 890
2002 103,874 900
2003 104,464 911
2004 105,071 921
2005 105,671 921
2006 106,253 932
2007 106,726 821
2008 107,020 824
2009 107,203 826
2010 107,400 829
2011 107,570 832
2012 107,460 836
2013 107,078 839
2014 106,609 842
2015 106,095 1,000
2016 105,524 -
2017 105,356 1,000
2018 105,567 -
2019 105,669 1,000
2020 105,704 -
2021 105,490 -
2022 105,042 -
2023 104,597 -
2024 104,175 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Tonga Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$578M
2023
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49.7%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.15%
2023
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-7.9%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
1.65%
2023
n/a
Services, % of GDP
50.2%
2023
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
13.5%
2023
n/a
Economic freedom index
58.5
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22%
2021
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2021
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$377M
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$257M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
94,000
2019
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
47.8%
2020
n/a

Energy

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

Society

Tonga Vatican
% of world population
0.001%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,149
2024
n/a
Urban population
23.2%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.45 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
42.6
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
50
2025
60
2025
Higher education index n/a
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.95
2019
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
33
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
127
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
100%
2013
English speaking
30%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
58.5%
2023
n/a

Health

Tonga Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$378
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$11.1
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
73.2 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
45.7%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.01
2021
n/a
Age at first childbirth
24.9 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
67
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.9
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
72.4%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
19.6%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
91
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
31.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.36 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Tonga Vatican
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
2,669 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
135.1 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
34.6 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
423 mi
2011
5.59 mi
2003

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