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Tonga vs Zambia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Tonga has a population of 104K (ranked 183/197), compared with 21.3M in Zambia (ranked 63/197). Tonga's land area is 278 sq mi versus 287,024 sq mi for Zambia (ranked 176th vs. 37th).

By GDP, Tonga ranks 191/197 ($509M) and Zambia ranks 115/197 ($26.3B). By GDP per capita, Tonga ranks 121/197 ($4,864), while Zambia ranks 169/197 ($1,235).

Main facts and rankings

Tonga Zambia
Population
103744
22402291
Population rank 183/197 62/197
GDP
$509M
2023
$26.3B
2024
GDP rank 191/197 115/197
GDP per capita
$4,864
2023
$1,235
2024
GDP per capita rank 121/197 169/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,853
2023
$4,224
2024
Government debt
$224M
2023
$30.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
44.1%
2025
99%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,138
2023
$1,420
2024
Government debt per person rank 117/185 132/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,126
2025
$1,168
2025
Land area
278 sq mi
2025
287,024 sq mi
2025
Population density
375 ppl/mi²
2024
74.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.13
2023
4.1
2023
Median age
21.9 years
2024
18.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.2 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Tonga and Zambia: Comparison Charts

Tonga and Zambia economies compared

GDP
Tonga

Zambia
Year GDP
Tonga Zambia
1960 - $698,739,721
1961 - $682,359,727
1962 - $679,279,729
1963 - $704,339,719
1964 - $822,639,671
1965 - $1,061,199,576
1966 - $1,238,999,505
1967 - $1,340,639,464
1968 - $1,573,739,371
1969 - $1,926,399,230
1970 - $1,788,779,285
1971 - $1,653,259,341
1972 - $1,872,416,680
1973 - $2,434,255,237
1974 - $2,910,981,262
1975 $32,506,742 $2,442,672,141
1976 $30,036,417 $2,742,859,263
1977 $34,139,388 $2,515,296,940
1978 $41,567,472 $2,811,032,473
1979 $44,667,002 $3,353,445,378
1980 $53,260,077 $3,884,530,854
1981 $62,242,013 $4,008,126,497
1982 $62,068,161 $3,871,117,093
1983 $60,863,964 $3,321,048,451
1984 $64,248,355 $2,719,518,933
1985 $60,058,663 $2,252,454,500
1986 $68,195,856 $1,664,413,508
1987 $81,667,133 $2,265,250,972
1988 $106,657,267 $3,728,878,149
1989 $106,344,855 $3,994,673,161
1990 $113,563,822 $3,288,381,797
1991 $132,201,141 $3,376,806,697
1992 $137,066,291 $3,182,810,841
1993 $138,489,884 $3,273,505,344
1994 $195,990,986 $3,656,806,166
1995 $208,871,666 $3,806,983,413
1996 $222,100,576 $3,597,220,962
1997 $214,991,452 $4,303,288,480
1998 $191,504,893 $3,537,741,942
1999 $199,208,718 $3,404,284,891
2000 $204,848,488 $3,600,632,111
2001 $181,117,230 $4,094,441,301
2002 $182,764,281 $4,193,850,445
2003 $202,246,591 $4,901,869,764
2004 $230,678,011 $6,221,110,219
2005 $261,823,805 $8,331,870,169
2006 $292,232,703 $12,756,858,899
2007 $298,519,623 $14,056,957,976
2008 $344,438,844 $17,910,858,638
2009 $312,415,028 $15,328,342,304
2010 $366,887,375 $20,265,559,484
2011 $414,143,828 $23,459,515,276
2012 $471,122,971 $25,503,060,420
2013 $451,788,498 $28,037,239,463
2014 $440,997,735 $27,141,023,558
2015 $437,525,539 $21,251,216,799
2016 $420,828,255 $20,958,412,538
2017 $459,976,847 $25,873,601,261
2018 $489,714,530 $26,311,507,274
2019 $494,197,854 $23,308,667,781
2020 $496,856,304 $18,137,764,931
2021 $518,228,029 $22,096,416,932
2022 $518,180,029 $29,163,782,140
2023 $508,735,107 $27,577,956,471
2024 - $26,325,775,287

Tonga and Zambia economies compared

GDP per capita
Tonga

Zambia
Year GDP per capita
Tonga Zambia
1960 - $221.6
1961 - $209.7
1962 - $202.3
1963 - $203.2
1964 - $230
1965 - $287.4
1966 - $325
1967 - $341
1968 - $387
1969 - $459
1970 - $414
1971 - $372
1972 - $410
1973 - $518
1974 - $601
1975 $349 $490
1976 $315 $533
1977 $353 $474
1978 $428 $514
1979 $458 $595
1980 $545 $669
1981 $636 $670
1982 $633 $627
1983 $621 $520
1984 $656 $413
1985 $613 $332
1986 $696 $238.2
1987 $830 $315
1988 $1,078 $504
1989 $1,070 $526
1990 $1,139 $422
1991 $1,323 $423
1992 $1,370 $389
1993 $1,383 $391
1994 $1,957 $426
1995 $2,084 $433
1996 $2,215 $400
1997 $2,136 $466
1998 $1,889 $373
1999 $1,952 $350
2000 $1,995 $359
2001 $1,754 $397
2002 $1,759 $394
2003 $1,936 $446
2004 $2,195 $549
2005 $2,478 $711
2006 $2,750 $1,052
2007 $2,797 $1,119
2008 $3,218 $1,376
2009 $2,914 $1,136
2010 $3,416 $1,451
2011 $3,850 $1,625
2012 $4,384 $1,710
2013 $4,219 $1,821
2014 $4,137 $1,707
2015 $4,124 $1,296
2016 $3,988 $1,239
2017 $4,366 $1,483
2018 $4,639 $1,464
2019 $4,677 $1,259
2020 $4,700 $952
2021 $4,913 $1,127
2022 $4,933 $1,447
2023 $4,864 $1,331
2024 - $1,235

Tonga vs. Zambia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Tonga

Zambia
Year Life expectancy, years
Tonga Zambia
1950 48.4 46.8
1951 49.8 47.2
1952 51.2 47.6
1953 52.4 48
1954 53.6 48.4
1955 54.7 48.8
1956 55.7 49.1
1957 56.5 49.5
1958 57.2 49.9
1959 57.8 50.3
1960 58.3 50.6
1961 58.8 51
1962 59.3 51.3
1963 59.8 51.6
1964 60.3 51.2
1965 60.7 52.1
1966 61.2 52.3
1967 61.7 52.5
1968 62.2 52.7
1969 62.7 53
1970 63.2 53.4
1971 63.6 53.9
1972 64.1 54.4
1973 64.4 54.9
1974 64.8 55.4
1975 65.1 55.7
1976 65.4 56.1
1977 65.6 56.3
1978 65.9 56.3
1979 66 56
1980 66.2 55.5
1981 66.4 55
1982 66.3 54.4
1983 66.7 53.7
1984 66.8 52.9
1985 66.9 52
1986 67.1 51.1
1987 67.2 50.4
1988 67.3 49.7
1989 67.4 48.9
1990 67.5 48.2
1991 67.7 47.4
1992 67.9 47
1993 68.2 46.7
1994 68.4 46.3
1995 68.6 46.1
1996 68.8 45.8
1997 69 45.7
1998 69.2 45.7
1999 69.4 45.9
2000 69.6 46.6
2001 69.8 47.4
2002 70 48.5
2003 70.2 49.6
2004 70.4 50.5
2005 70.6 51.6
2006 70.7 52.7
2007 70.9 53.7
2008 71 54.8
2009 70.9 55.9
2010 71.3 56.9
2011 71.4 57.8
2012 71.5 58.7
2013 71.6 59.4
2014 71.7 60.1
2015 71.9 60.7
2016 72 61.1
2017 72.1 61.6
2018 72.2 62.1
2019 72.3 62.9
2020 72.4 63.4
2021 72.1 62.4
2022 72.6 65.3
2023 72.9 66.3
2024 73.1 66.5
2025 73.2 66.7

Tonga and Zambia population clocks and comparison

Population
Tonga

Zambia
Year Population
Tonga Zambia
1960 66,170 3,153,729
1961 68,037 3,254,086
1962 69,940 3,358,099
1963 71,885 3,465,907
1964 73,879 3,577,017
1965 75,924 3,692,086
1966 78,002 3,812,003
1967 79,814 3,936,343
1968 81,353 4,065,593
1969 82,885 4,197,116
1970 84,401 4,321,718
1971 85,896 4,442,525
1972 87,356 4,569,309
1973 88,805 4,702,693
1974 90,683 4,842,746
1975 93,017 4,990,086
1976 95,325 5,143,842
1977 96,725 5,302,480
1978 97,204 5,465,374
1979 97,544 5,631,728
1980 97,769 5,802,833
1981 97,909 5,983,289
1982 97,980 6,178,637
1983 97,998 6,381,038
1984 97,990 6,580,490
1985 97,984 6,780,953
1986 98,010 6,986,471
1987 98,376 7,191,282
1988 98,969 7,391,440
1989 99,403 7,589,216
1990 99,700 7,786,169
1991 99,895 7,981,650
1992 100,022 8,176,680
1993 100,103 8,373,921
1994 100,166 8,576,269
1995 100,225 8,785,763
1996 100,275 9,004,053
1997 100,674 9,237,063
1998 101,388 9,482,408
1999 102,046 9,740,005
2000 102,677 10,017,631
2001 103,288 10,325,185
2002 103,874 10,647,949
2003 104,464 10,983,595
2004 105,071 11,338,198
2005 105,671 11,718,819
2006 106,253 12,129,553
2007 106,726 12,565,085
2008 107,020 13,021,324
2009 107,203 13,490,389
2010 107,400 13,965,594
2011 107,570 14,437,796
2012 107,460 14,913,629
2013 107,078 15,398,997
2014 106,609 15,895,315
2015 106,095 16,399,089
2016 105,524 16,914,423
2017 105,356 17,441,320
2018 105,567 17,973,569
2019 105,669 18,513,839
2020 105,704 19,059,395
2021 105,490 19,603,607
2022 105,042 20,152,938
2023 104,597 20,723,965
2024 104,175 21,314,956

Fertility rates in Tonga and Zambia

Fertility rate
Tonga

Zambia
Year Fertility rate
Tonga Zambia
1960 6.65 6.95
1961 6.61 6.98
1962 6.57 7.01
1963 6.52 7.06
1964 6.46 7.09
1965 6.41 7.12
1966 6.35 7.14
1967 6.29 7.15
1968 6.23 7.18
1969 6.17 7.18
1970 6.07 7.22
1971 5.96 7.26
1972 5.86 7.3
1973 5.8 7.34
1974 5.77 7.36
1975 5.75 7.42
1976 5.73 7.39
1977 5.7 7.35
1978 5.68 7.29
1979 5.65 7.22
1980 5.6 7.14
1981 5.55 7.07
1982 5.5 7.04
1983 5.45 7.01
1984 5.41 6.97
1985 5.34 6.93
1986 5.27 6.87
1987 5.19 6.8
1988 5.1 6.7
1989 5.01 6.64
1990 4.93 6.57
1991 4.85 6.46
1992 4.79 6.35
1993 4.73 6.3
1994 4.66 6.26
1995 4.56 6.23
1996 4.46 6.18
1997 4.38 6.12
1998 4.31 6.07
1999 4.23 6
2000 4.16 5.92
2001 4.13 5.85
2002 4.14 5.77
2003 4.18 5.71
2004 4.19 5.7
2005 4.2 5.7
2006 4.14 5.68
2007 4.09 5.61
2008 4.01 5.53
2009 3.95 5.45
2010 3.88 5.36
2011 3.83 5.26
2012 3.77 5.14
2013 3.7 5.01
2014 3.62 4.89
2015 3.54 4.78
2016 3.46 4.67
2017 3.39 4.57
2018 3.33 4.49
2019 3.27 4.42
2020 3.23 4.32
2021 3.2 4.25
2022 3.17 4.18
2023 3.13 4.1

Tonga and Zambia demographics compared

Median age
Tonga

Zambia
Year Median age, years
Tonga Zambia
1960 17.1 17
1961 17.1 16.9
1962 17.1 16.8
1963 17 16.7
1964 17 16.6
1965 17 16.6
1966 17 16.5
1967 17 16.5
1968 16.9 16.4
1969 16.8 16.4
1970 16.8 16.2
1971 16.7 16.1
1972 16.7 15.9
1973 16.8 15.8
1974 16.8 15.7
1975 16.7 15.5
1976 16.7 15.4
1977 16.8 15.4
1978 17.1 15.3
1979 17.3 15.3
1980 17.4 15.2
1981 17.6 15.3
1982 17.8 15.3
1983 17.9 15.4
1984 18 15.4
1985 18.1 15.5
1986 18.2 15.5
1987 18.3 15.6
1988 18.6 15.6
1989 18.9 15.7
1990 19.1 15.7
1991 19.3 15.7
1992 19.5 15.8
1993 19.6 15.8
1994 19.6 15.8
1995 19.6 15.8
1996 19.6 15.8
1997 19.7 15.8
1998 19.9 15.8
1999 20.1 15.8
2000 20.3 15.9
2001 20.5 15.9
2002 20.7 16
2003 20.8 16.1
2004 20.8 16.2
2005 20.8 16.3
2006 20.8 16.3
2007 20.9 16.4
2008 21 16.5
2009 21.1 16.6
2010 21.2 16.7
2011 21.2 16.8
2012 21.4 16.9
2013 21.6 17
2014 21.7 17.1
2015 21.8 17.2
2016 21.9 17.4
2017 21.9 17.5
2018 22 17.7
2019 22 17.9
2020 22.1 18
2021 22.1 18.2
2022 22 18.4
2023 21.9 18.6
2024 21.9 18.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Tonga Zambia
GNI, Atlas method
$578M
2023
$27B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49.7%
2025
27.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.15%
2023
4.07%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.3%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-7.9%
2025
-4.92%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.65%
2023
5.86%
2023
Services, % of GDP
50.2%
2023
55.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.5%
2023
37.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.5
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22%
2021
39.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2021
1.5%
2022
Listed domestic companies n/a
20
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$7.77B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$377M
2024
$4.09B
2024
Personal remittances received
$257M
2024
$334M
2024
International tourist arrivals
94,000
2019
502,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
47.8%
2020
n/a
Banked people share n/a
72.7%
2024

Energy

Tonga Zambia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
543 kg
2007
801 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.94
2007
$4.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.22 megatons
2023
8.06 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.1 tons
2023
0.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
18.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
2.3%
2022
83%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
9.18%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
9.03%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
704 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
14.2%
2021
92.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
87.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
51.1%
2023

Society

Tonga Zambia
% of world population
0.001%
2024
0.26%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,149
2024
+7,381
2024
Urban population
23.2%
2024
46.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.5 ft
2025
Average female height
5.45 ft
2025
5.16 ft
2025
Quality of life index
42.6
2025
30
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
50
2025
39
2024
Higher education index n/a
47
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.95
2019
5.25
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
33
2019
20.5
2019
Visa free countries
127
2025
76
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
82%
2023
English speaking
30%
2023
16%
2023
People using the Internet
58.5%
2023
33%
2023

Health

Tonga Zambia
Government health expenditure per capita
$378
2022
$76.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$11.1
2022
$7.37
2022
Life expectancy
73.2 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
45.7%
2022
41.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.01
2021
0.26
2022
Age at first childbirth
24.9 years
2025
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
67
2023
85
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.9
2023
44.7
2023
Obesity rate
72.4%
2022
11.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
19.6%
2024
10.3%
2024
Air quality index
91
2025
30
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
31.3%
2022
14.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.36 liters
2020
3.62 liters
2020

Territory

Tonga Zambia
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.5%
2025
Land area per capita
2,669 sq mi
2024
13,466 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
135.1 sq mi
2025
92,043 sq mi
2025
Forest area
34.6 sq mi
2025
170,848 sq mi
2025
Roads length
423 mi
2011
42,049 mi
2018

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