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Tonga vs Vietnam statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Tonga has a population of 104K (ranked 183/197), compared with 101M in Vietnam (ranked 16/197). Tonga's land area is 278 sq mi versus 121,016 sq mi for Vietnam (ranked 176th vs. 67th).

By GDP, Tonga ranks 191/197 ($509M) and Vietnam ranks 34/197 ($476B). By GDP per capita, Tonga ranks 121/197 ($4,864), while Vietnam ranks 123/197 ($4,717).

Main facts and rankings

Tonga Vietnam
Population
103744
102063551
Population rank 183/197 16/197
GDP
$509M
2023
$476B
2024
GDP rank 191/197 34/197
GDP per capita
$4,864
2023
$4,717
2024
GDP per capita rank 121/197 123/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,853
2023
$16,386
2024
Government debt
$224M
2023
$157B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
44.1%
2025
33.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,138
2023
$1,550
2024
Government debt per person rank 117/185 127/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,126
2025
$4,107
2025
Land area
278 sq mi
2025
121,016 sq mi
2025
Population density
375 ppl/mi²
2024
835 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.13
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
21.9 years
2024
33.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.2 years
2025
74.9 years
2025

Tonga and Vietnam: Comparison Charts

Tonga and Vietnam economies compared

GDP
Tonga

Vietnam
Year GDP
Tonga Vietnam
1975 $32,506,742 -
1976 $30,036,417 -
1977 $34,139,388 -
1978 $41,567,472 -
1979 $44,667,002 -
1980 $53,260,077 -
1981 $62,242,013 -
1982 $62,068,161 -
1983 $60,863,964 -
1984 $64,248,355 -
1985 $60,058,663 $14,094,687,821
1986 $68,195,856 $26,336,616,250
1987 $81,667,133 $36,658,108,850
1988 $106,657,267 $25,423,812,649
1989 $106,344,855 $6,293,304,975
1990 $113,563,822 $6,471,740,806
1991 $132,201,141 $9,613,369,520
1992 $137,066,291 $9,866,990,236
1993 $138,489,884 $13,180,953,598
1994 $195,990,986 $16,286,433,533
1995 $208,871,666 $20,736,164,459
1996 $222,100,576 $24,657,470,575
1997 $214,991,452 $26,843,700,442
1998 $191,504,893 $27,209,602,050
1999 $199,208,718 $28,683,659,007
2000 $204,848,488 $31,172,518,403
2001 $181,117,230 $32,685,198,809
2002 $182,764,281 $35,064,105,501
2003 $202,246,591 $39,552,513,232
2004 $230,678,011 $45,427,854,693
2005 $261,823,805 $57,633,255,738
2006 $292,232,703 $66,371,664,817
2007 $298,519,623 $77,414,425,532
2008 $344,438,844 $99,130,304,099
2009 $312,415,028 $106,014,659,565
2010 $366,887,375 $147,201,173,197
2011 $414,143,828 $172,595,049,184
2012 $471,122,971 $195,590,661,129
2013 $451,788,498 $213,708,811,665
2014 $440,997,735 $233,451,469,643
2015 $437,525,539 $239,258,328,382
2016 $420,828,255 $257,096,001,178
2017 $459,976,847 $281,353,605,987
2018 $489,714,530 $310,106,478,395
2019 $494,197,854 $334,365,270,497
2020 $496,856,304 $346,615,738,538
2021 $518,228,029 $366,474,752,771
2022 $518,180,029 $413,445,230,669
2023 $508,735,107 $433,857,681,378
2024 - $476,388,230,307

Tonga and Vietnam economies compared

GDP per capita
Tonga

Vietnam
Year GDP per capita
Tonga Vietnam
1975 $349 -
1976 $315 -
1977 $353 -
1978 $428 -
1979 $458 -
1980 $545 -
1981 $636 -
1982 $633 -
1983 $621 -
1984 $656 -
1985 $613 $238.6
1986 $696 $436
1987 $830 $595
1988 $1,078 $405
1989 $1,070 $98.1
1990 $1,139 $98.8
1991 $1,323 $143.7
1992 $1,370 $144.5
1993 $1,383 $189.4
1994 $1,957 $229.9
1995 $2,084 $287.8
1996 $2,215 $337
1997 $2,136 $362
1998 $1,889 $361
1999 $1,952 $376
2000 $1,995 $404
2001 $1,754 $419
2002 $1,759 $445
2003 $1,936 $497
2004 $2,195 $565
2005 $2,478 $711
2006 $2,750 $808
2007 $2,797 $926
2008 $3,218 $1,164
2009 $2,914 $1,226
2010 $3,416 $1,683
2011 $3,850 $1,951
2012 $4,384 $2,185
2013 $4,219 $2,360
2014 $4,137 $2,546
2015 $4,124 $2,578
2016 $3,988 $2,735
2017 $4,366 $2,956
2018 $4,639 $3,222
2019 $4,677 $3,441
2020 $4,700 $3,534
2021 $4,913 $3,704
2022 $4,933 $4,148
2023 $4,864 $4,323
2024 - $4,717

Tonga vs. Vietnam life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Tonga

Vietnam
Year Life expectancy, years
Tonga Vietnam
1950 48.4 48
1951 49.8 48.7
1952 51.2 49.4
1953 52.4 50
1954 53.6 52
1955 54.7 54.8
1956 55.7 55.5
1957 56.5 56.2
1958 57.2 56.8
1959 57.8 57.4
1960 58.3 58
1961 58.8 58.5
1962 59.3 58.2
1963 59.8 56.9
1964 60.3 57.5
1965 60.7 57
1966 61.2 56.9
1967 61.7 56.7
1968 62.2 52.7
1969 62.7 54.8
1970 63.2 54.9
1971 63.6 55.6
1972 64.1 51.9
1973 64.4 55.7
1974 64.8 54.8
1975 65.1 61.9
1976 65.4 63.7
1977 65.6 64.1
1978 65.9 64.5
1979 66 65
1980 66.2 65.3
1981 66.4 65.8
1982 66.3 66.2
1983 66.7 66.5
1984 66.8 66.9
1985 66.9 67.2
1986 67.1 67.6
1987 67.2 68
1988 67.3 68.6
1989 67.4 68.8
1990 67.5 69
1991 67.7 69.3
1992 67.9 69.6
1993 68.2 70
1994 68.4 70.4
1995 68.6 70.9
1996 68.8 71.3
1997 69 71.7
1998 69.2 72.3
1999 69.4 72.6
2000 69.6 72.7
2001 69.8 73
2002 70 73.1
2003 70.2 73.2
2004 70.4 73.1
2005 70.6 73.2
2006 70.7 73.3
2007 70.9 73.4
2008 71 73.5
2009 70.9 73.5
2010 71.3 73.6
2011 71.4 73.7
2012 71.5 73.8
2013 71.6 73.8
2014 71.7 73.9
2015 71.9 74
2016 72 74
2017 72.1 74
2018 72.2 74.1
2019 72.3 74.2
2020 72.4 75.4
2021 72.1 74.1
2022 72.6 74.5
2023 72.9 74.6
2024 73.1 74.7
2025 73.2 74.9

Tonga and Vietnam population clocks and comparison

Population
Tonga

Vietnam
Year Population
Tonga Vietnam
1960 66,170 32,531,933
1961 68,037 33,409,059
1962 69,940 34,288,560
1963 71,885 35,249,101
1964 73,879 36,201,563
1965 75,924 37,129,656
1966 78,002 38,024,836
1967 79,814 38,895,080
1968 81,353 39,734,609
1969 82,885 40,582,096
1970 84,401 41,475,230
1971 85,896 42,449,276
1972 87,356 43,429,168
1973 88,805 44,409,861
1974 90,683 45,413,537
1975 93,017 46,482,903
1976 95,325 47,684,931
1977 96,725 48,954,872
1978 97,204 50,249,552
1979 97,544 51,378,211
1980 97,769 52,490,101
1981 97,909 53,738,141
1982 97,980 55,011,289
1983 97,998 56,337,921
1984 97,990 57,706,067
1985 97,984 59,060,622
1986 98,010 60,347,048
1987 98,376 61,584,651
1988 98,969 62,843,228
1989 99,403 64,147,348
1990 99,700 65,504,552
1991 99,895 66,891,775
1992 100,022 68,260,337
1993 100,103 69,586,384
1994 100,166 70,854,391
1995 100,225 72,049,940
1996 100,275 73,156,447
1997 100,674 74,226,889
1998 101,388 75,299,660
1999 102,046 76,287,452
2000 102,677 77,154,011
2001 103,288 77,969,361
2002 103,874 78,772,224
2003 104,464 79,563,777
2004 105,071 80,338,971
2005 105,671 81,088,313
2006 106,253 82,167,897
2007 106,726 83,633,375
2008 107,020 85,175,788
2009 107,203 86,460,018
2010 107,400 87,455,152
2011 107,570 88,468,314
2012 107,460 89,510,356
2013 107,078 90,573,104
2014 106,609 91,679,578
2015 106,095 92,823,254
2016 105,524 94,000,117
2017 105,356 95,176,977
2018 105,567 96,237,319
2019 105,669 97,173,776
2020 105,704 98,079,191
2021 105,490 98,935,098
2022 105,042 99,680,655
2023 104,597 100,352,192
2024 104,175 100,987,686

Fertility rates in Tonga and Vietnam

Fertility rate
Tonga

Vietnam
Year Fertility rate
Tonga Vietnam
1960 6.65 6.27
1961 6.61 5.48
1962 6.57 6.26
1963 6.52 6.39
1964 6.46 6.29
1965 6.41 6.16
1966 6.35 5.97
1967 6.29 5.88
1968 6.23 6.03
1969 6.17 6.01
1970 6.07 6.02
1971 5.96 6.07
1972 5.86 6.1
1973 5.8 6.11
1974 5.77 5.78
1975 5.75 5.62
1976 5.73 5.46
1977 5.7 5.29
1978 5.68 5.1
1979 5.65 4.94
1980 5.6 4.8
1981 5.55 4.67
1982 5.5 4.59
1983 5.45 4.52
1984 5.41 4.41
1985 5.34 4.21
1986 5.27 3.96
1987 5.19 3.72
1988 5.1 3.62
1989 5.01 3.64
1990 4.93 3.6
1991 4.85 3.52
1992 4.79 3.35
1993 4.73 3.17
1994 4.66 2.94
1995 4.56 2.7
1996 4.46 2.47
1997 4.38 2.27
1998 4.31 2.1
1999 4.23 2
2000 4.16 2.03
2001 4.13 2.02
2002 4.14 2.01
2003 4.18 2
2004 4.19 1.97
2005 4.2 1.89
2006 4.14 1.87
2007 4.09 1.91
2008 4.01 1.93
2009 3.95 1.92
2010 3.88 1.91
2011 3.83 1.93
2012 3.77 1.97
2013 3.7 1.98
2014 3.62 2.09
2015 3.54 2.1
2016 3.46 2
2017 3.39 1.99
2018 3.33 1.88
2019 3.27 1.94
2020 3.23 1.96
2021 3.2 1.94
2022 3.17 1.93
2023 3.13 1.91

Tonga and Vietnam demographics compared

Median age
Tonga

Vietnam
Year Median age, years
Tonga Vietnam
1960 17.1 21.2
1961 17.1 20.7
1962 17.1 20.2
1963 17 19.7
1964 17 19.2
1965 17 18.9
1966 17 18.7
1967 17 18.5
1968 16.9 18.4
1969 16.8 18.4
1970 16.8 18.4
1971 16.7 18.4
1972 16.7 18.5
1973 16.8 18.5
1974 16.8 18.6
1975 16.7 18.7
1976 16.7 18.8
1977 16.8 19
1978 17.1 19.1
1979 17.3 19.3
1980 17.4 19.4
1981 17.6 19.5
1982 17.8 19.6
1983 17.9 19.7
1984 18 19.8
1985 18.1 19.9
1986 18.2 20
1987 18.3 20.1
1988 18.6 20.2
1989 18.9 20.4
1990 19.1 20.5
1991 19.3 20.7
1992 19.5 20.9
1993 19.6 21.1
1994 19.6 21.4
1995 19.6 21.7
1996 19.6 22
1997 19.7 22.4
1998 19.9 22.9
1999 20.1 23.3
2000 20.3 23.7
2001 20.5 24.2
2002 20.7 24.6
2003 20.8 25
2004 20.8 25.4
2005 20.8 25.8
2006 20.8 26.3
2007 20.9 26.9
2008 21 27.4
2009 21.1 27.9
2010 21.2 28.3
2011 21.2 28.7
2012 21.4 29
2013 21.6 29.4
2014 21.7 29.8
2015 21.8 30.2
2016 21.9 30.5
2017 21.9 30.8
2018 22 31.2
2019 22 31.6
2020 22.1 32.1
2021 22.1 32.5
2022 22 33
2023 21.9 33.4
2024 21.9 33.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Tonga Vietnam
GNI, Atlas method
$578M
2023
$454B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49.7%
2025
22%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.15%
2023
2.89%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.81%
2018
Armed forces personnel n/a
522,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-7.9%
2025
-3.39%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.65%
2023
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
50.2%
2023
42.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.5%
2023
37.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.5
2025
65.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22%
2021
28.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2021
2.6%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
5
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.000007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
393
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$205B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$377M
2024
$83.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$257M
2024
$16B
2024
International tourist arrivals
94,000
2019
3,837,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
47.8%
2020
1.11%
2020
Banked people share n/a
70.6%
2024

Energy

Tonga Vietnam
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
543 kg
2007
1,023 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.94
2007
$13.6
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.22 megatons
2023
373 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.1 tons
2023
3.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
79.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
2.3%
2022
24.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
11.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
34%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,624 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
14.2%
2021
41.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
34.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.8%
2023

Society

Tonga Vietnam
% of world population
0.001%
2024
1.24%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,149
2024
-59,645
2024
Urban population
23.2%
2024
40.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Average female height
5.45 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
42.6
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
50
2025
40
2024
Higher education index n/a
52
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.95
2019
1.54
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
33
2019
30.6
2019
Visa free countries
127
2025
69
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
96.1%
2022
English speaking
30%
2023
16%
2025
People using the Internet
58.5%
2023
84.2%
2024

Health

Tonga Vietnam
Government health expenditure per capita
$378
2022
$188.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$11.1
2022
$74.7
2022
Life expectancy
73.2 years
2025
74.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
45.7%
2022
1.59%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.01
2021
0.83
2016
Age at first childbirth
24.9 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
67
2023
48
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.9
2023
20
2023
Obesity rate
72.4%
2022
2.04%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
19.6%
2024
3.4%
2024
Air quality index
91
2025
18
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
31.3%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.36 liters
2020
8.04 liters
2020

Territory

Tonga Vietnam
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
2,669 sq mi
2024
1,198 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
135.1 sq mi
2025
47,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
34.6 sq mi
2025
57,416 sq mi
2025
Roads length
423 mi
2011
354,460 mi
2019

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