Country profile · East Asia & Pacific · UMC
🇹🇴 Tonga
Upper middle income. Capital Nuku'alofa. Mid-pack GDP/cap (UMC · LONG) across 40 World Bank / WHO / ILO measures.
- 104.2K
- Population
- $647.5 million
- GDP
- $6,215
- GDP / capita
- 73.1 years
- Life expectancy
Mid-pack GDP/cap · LONG
Tonga ranks 208th of 217 by total GDP and 124th for life expectancy - a upper middle income economy in East Asia & Pacific.
- #208
- World GDP rank (of 217)
- $6,215
- GDP per capita
- #124
- Life-expectancy rank
- #193
- Population rank
Tonga sits in the middle third of GDP/cap (#128 of 214) as a UMC economy with LONG longevity.
Tonga vs all countries by total GDP
Where this economy's World Bank total GDP sits among every country with a positive observation (inventory signal, not a virtue ranking)
$647,488,244 208th of 214 higher than 6 of 214 countries
Countries banded by World Bank total GDP (current US$)
Each bar is a $0.001K-wide band; taller bars hold more countries. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source World Bank, GDP (current US$) · 2026-08-14
Tonga on the global income map
Tonga (TON) mid GDP/cap pack - GDP per capita × life expectancy vs largest peers; gold rings = OECD.
- Tonga: GDP per capita $6,215 (2024), life expectancy 73.1 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- India: GDP per capita $2,695 (2024), life expectancy 72.2 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- China: GDP per capita $13,303 (2024), life expectancy 78.0 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- United States: GDP per capita $84,534 (2024), life expectancy 78.9 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Indonesia: GDP per capita $4,925 (2024), life expectancy 71.3 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- Pakistan: GDP per capita $1,479 (2024), life expectancy 67.8 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- Nigeria: GDP per capita $1,084 (2024), life expectancy 54.6 years (2024), low income.
- Brazil: GDP per capita $10,311 (2024), life expectancy 76.0 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- Bangladesh: GDP per capita $2,593 (2024), life expectancy 74.9 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- Russian Federation: GDP per capita $14,889 (2024), life expectancy 73.4 years (2024), high income.
- Ethiopia: GDP per capita $1,134 (2024), life expectancy 67.6 years (2024), low income.
- Mexico: GDP per capita $14,186 (2024), life expectancy 75.3 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Japan: GDP per capita $32,487 (2024), life expectancy 84.0 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Egypt, Arab Rep.: GDP per capita $3,338 (2024), life expectancy 71.8 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- Philippines: GDP per capita $3,985 (2024), life expectancy 69.9 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- Congo, Dem. Rep.: GDP per capita $693 (2024), life expectancy 62.1 years (2024), low income.
- Viet Nam: GDP per capita $4,717 (2024), life expectancy 74.7 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- Iran, Islamic Rep.: GDP per capita $5,190 (2024), life expectancy 77.9 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- Turkiye: GDP per capita $15,893 (2024), life expectancy 77.4 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Germany: GDP per capita $56,104 (2024), life expectancy 80.8 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Thailand: GDP per capita $7,387 (2024), life expectancy 76.6 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- United Kingdom: GDP per capita $53,246 (2024), life expectancy 81.4 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Tanzania: GDP per capita $1,193 (2024), life expectancy 67.2 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- France: GDP per capita $46,103 (2024), life expectancy 83.0 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- South Africa: GDP per capita $6,267 (2024), life expectancy 66.3 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- Italy: GDP per capita $40,385 (2024), life expectancy 84.0 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Kenya: GDP per capita $2,133 (2024), life expectancy 63.8 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- Myanmar: GDP per capita $1,359 (2024), life expectancy 67.1 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- Colombia: GDP per capita $7,951 (2024), life expectancy 77.9 years (2024), upper-middle income, OECD member.
- Korea, Rep.: GDP per capita $36,239 (2024), life expectancy 83.6 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Sudan: GDP per capita $985 (2024), life expectancy 66.5 years (2024), low income.
Overview
Tonga has a population of 104.2K, making it the 193rd-most populous country out of 217 tracked in East Asia & Pacific.
Its economy totals $647.5 million - ranked 208th globally by total GDP. GDP per capita stands at $6,215, placing it in the Upper middle income category.
Life expectancy at birth is 73.1 years (ranked 124th globally), reflecting overall health outcomes as measured by the World Bank.
The capital is Nuku'alofa.
👥 Demographics
💰 Economy
🏥 Health
📚 Education
🌍 Environment
🏗️ Infrastructure
⚖️ Social
🌐 Livability Score
One composite verdict from 5 of 5 World Bank series (life expectancy, under-5 mortality, electricity access, clean-water access, homicide rate), each benchmarked against every country tracking that series. A missing series never silently drags the score down: its weight redistributes across the series Tonga does report.
- Life expectancy: 10.8 of 56
- Under-5 mortality: 13.0 of 56
- Access to electricity: 18.0 of 56
- Access to clean water: 2.8 of 56
- Safety (homicide rate): 11.9 of 56
All indicators for Tonga
40 latest observations from World Bank WDI, WHO GHO, and ILO ILOSTAT (vintage through 2026-08-14). Values match the topic cards above; this table is the machine-readable export view analysts expect on a country profile.
🫀 Disease Burden
Tonga's standout GHO cell is maternal mortality at 67 per 100,000 births (fleet midpoint 47) - that ratio, not the shared ischaemic-heart card, is what this profile is for. Summary metrics use 2021 data; cause-specific cards show their own observation year.
Non-communicable Diseases
Injuries & External Causes
Sources: WHO Global Health Observatory. NCD mortality rate: 2021. Rates are age-standardized per 100,000 population. Premature NCD risk covers cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory disease.
Compare Tonga with near GDP/cap peers
Side-by-side pages for the closest ABS GDP/cap neighbours - not a full-roster dropdown.
Read with Tonga
Nearest GDP/cap peers and LE poles for Tonga (UMC · LONG), replacing the old fixed guide and region clone strip.
UMC LONG
South Africa · UMC
South Africa GDP/cap $6,267 is higher by $52 than Tonga; LE stamp MID vs LONG.
Guatemala · UMC
Guatemala GDP/cap $6,151 is lower by $64 than Tonga; LE stamp LONG vs LONG.
Tuvalu · UMC
Tuvalu GDP/cap $6,345 is higher by $129 than Tonga; LE stamp MID vs LONG.
Iraq · UMC
Iraq GDP/cap $6,074 is lower by $142 than Tonga; LE stamp LONG vs LONG.
East Asia & Pacific WDI roster
Tonga stamps UMC · LONG inside East Asia & Pacific - open the region roster after the ABS peers.
GDP/cap leaderboard (#128)
Tonga ranks #128 of 214 on NY.GDP.PCAP.CD under the UMC Atlas band.
What the data says about Tonga
Tonga is classified as an upper-middle-income economy, a tier where statistical capacity, and therefore data completeness, varies more widely than in high-income countries, so a missing or older data point on this profile usually reflects reporting lag rather than an absence of the underlying activity. Output and income figures are reported at market exchange rates in current dollars, which means currency depreciation or appreciation can shift the headline numbers for a small economy like this one even when the real economy is barely moving. Because these economies are also the ones most likely to shift income tier within a decade, the trend over several years usually tells a more useful story than any single year's value.
Tonga sits in the middle third of GDP/cap (#128 of 214) as a UMC economy with LONG longevity.
Tonga holds 104.2K people and $647.5 million GDP (208th) at $6,215 per person - mid GDP/cap band, UMC, LE 73.1 years (124th, LONG). 40 WDI/WHO/ILO cells fill the topic blocks.
Nearest ABS GDP/cap peer: South Africa at $6,267 (Δ $52). Open that profile or the GDP/cap leaderboard before treating any single year as destiny.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where does the data for Tonga come from?
Data for Tonga is sourced from the World Bank Open Data catalog, WHO Global Health Observatory, and ILO ILOSTAT (for average wages and working hours). These are official, publicly available datasets.
How current is the data for Tonga?
Years are per-indicator on Tonga - typically 2020-2024, with GHO cause cards older than the WDI GDP vintage. Methodology names the cadence per source.
Can I compare Tonga with other countries?
Start with the nearest GDP/cap peer (South Africa, Δ $52), then the GDP/cap leaderboard. Incomplete compare URLs 404 rather than dumping you on a hub.
What does GDP per capita tell us about Tonga?
Tonga's total output divided by its population, in current US dollars - an approximate read on average economic productivity per person. See our methodology page for the PPP-adjustment caveats.
How does Tonga's life expectancy compare to the global average?
73.1 years, ranking 124th of 217 countries tracked - against a global average near 73 years.
Does PlainCountries cover visa or travel information for Tonga?
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Data sources
Tonga's figures are rendered directly from World Bank, WHO, and ILO data, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-14. Primary sources: World Bank Open Data, WHO Global Health Observatory and ILO ILOSTAT.