Tonga vs Vanuatu

Tonga (Oceania) and Vanuatu (Oceania) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1979-2025

Tonga Vanuatu World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1979 Tonga: 457.92 Vanuatu: 1,055.01 World: 2,335.19 1980 Tonga: 544.75 Vanuatu: 1,047.77 World: 2,587.01 1981 Tonga: 635.71 Vanuatu: 962.22 World: 2,628.62 1982 Tonga: 633.48 Vanuatu: 946.02 World: 2,554.08 1983 Tonga: 621.07 Vanuatu: 946.71 World: 2,561.17 1984 Tonga: 655.66 Vanuatu: 1,136.68 World: 2,614.33 1985 Tonga: 612.94 Vanuatu: 1,011.51 World: 2,690.59 1986 Tonga: 695.81 Vanuatu: 946 World: 3,118.57 1987 Tonga: 830.15 Vanuatu: 1,016.6 World: 3,487.88 1988 Tonga: 1,077.68 Vanuatu: 1,125.01 World: 3,829.99 1989 Tonga: 1,069.84 Vanuatu: 1,066.63 World: 3,930.51 1990 Tonga: 1,139.06 Vanuatu: 1,140.59 World: 4,338.94 1991 Tonga: 1,323.4 Vanuatu: 1,326.37 World: 4,453.9 1992 Tonga: 1,370.36 Vanuatu: 1,343.69 World: 4,679.98 1993 Tonga: 1,383.47 Vanuatu: 1,257.29 World: 4,685.3 1994 Tonga: 1,956.66 Vanuatu: 1,430.99 World: 4,967.01 1995 Tonga: 2,084.03 Vanuatu: 1,491.79 World: 5,463.2 1996 Tonga: 2,214.91 Vanuatu: 1,529.28 World: 5,507.22 1997 Tonga: 2,135.52 Vanuatu: 1,562.03 World: 5,408.57 1998 Tonga: 1,888.83 Vanuatu: 1,470.97 World: 5,302.34 1999 Tonga: 1,952.15 Vanuatu: 1,472.18 World: 5,401.23 2000 Tonga: 1,995.08 Vanuatu: 1,460.24 World: 5,512.56 2001 Tonga: 1,753.52 Vanuatu: 1,350.18 World: 5,404.2 2002 Tonga: 1,759.48 Vanuatu: 1,340.72 World: 5,539.32 2003 Tonga: 1,936.04 Vanuatu: 1,566.51 World: 6,129.87 2004 Tonga: 2,195.45 Vanuatu: 1,774.32 World: 6,818 2005 Tonga: 2,477.73 Vanuatu: 1,873.99 World: 7,290.57 2006 Tonga: 2,750.35 Vanuatu: 2,034.79 World: 7,803.19 2007 Tonga: 2,797.07 Vanuatu: 2,333.71 World: 8,685.33 2008 Tonga: 3,218.45 Vanuatu: 2,603.61 World: 9,425.74 2009 Tonga: 2,914.24 Vanuatu: 2,546.38 World: 8,827.04 2010 Tonga: 3,416.08 Vanuatu: 2,815.19 World: 9,555.07 2011 Tonga: 3,849.99 Vanuatu: 3,163.19 World: 10,496.93 2012 Tonga: 4,384.17 Vanuatu: 3,004.78 World: 10,597.85 2013 Tonga: 4,219.25 Vanuatu: 3,392.57 World: 10,759.35 2014 Tonga: 4,136.59 Vanuatu: 3,378.36 World: 10,912.24 2015 Tonga: 4,123.9 Vanuatu: 3,214.42 World: 10,191.98 2016 Tonga: 3,987.99 Vanuatu: 3,339.83 World: 10,239.47 2017 Tonga: 4,365.93 Vanuatu: 3,585.32 World: 10,784.4 2018 Tonga: 4,675.05 Vanuatu: 3,626.19 World: 11,344.73 2019 Tonga: 4,788.83 Vanuatu: 3,635.62 World: 11,417.6 2020 Tonga: 4,792.36 Vanuatu: 3,404.3 World: 10,999.49 2021 Tonga: 4,922.8 Vanuatu: 3,576.14 World: 12,472.91 2022 Tonga: 5,298.02 Vanuatu: 3,679.54 World: 12,876.24 2023 Tonga: 5,651.59 Vanuatu: 3,708.19 World: 13,313.86 2024 Tonga: 6,215.39 Vanuatu: 3,959.88 World: 13,717.09 2025 Tonga: 6,547.19 Vanuatu: 4,038.74 World: 14,405.85 1979 1993 2000 2007 2014 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Tonga Vanuatu World

40 50 60 70 80 1960 Tonga: 58.32 Vanuatu: 49.84 World: 50.94 1961 Tonga: 58.76 Vanuatu: 50.38 World: 52.8 1962 Tonga: 59.3 Vanuatu: 50.93 World: 55.29 1963 Tonga: 59.77 Vanuatu: 51.49 World: 55.65 1964 Tonga: 60.25 Vanuatu: 51.97 World: 56.1 1965 Tonga: 60.72 Vanuatu: 52.53 World: 55.93 1966 Tonga: 61.21 Vanuatu: 53.09 World: 56.45 1967 Tonga: 61.69 Vanuatu: 53.67 World: 56.9 1968 Tonga: 62.16 Vanuatu: 54.23 World: 57.34 1969 Tonga: 62.7 Vanuatu: 54.76 World: 57.68 1970 Tonga: 63.18 Vanuatu: 55.31 World: 57.94 1971 Tonga: 63.61 Vanuatu: 55.88 World: 58.02 1972 Tonga: 64.06 Vanuatu: 56.37 World: 58.84 1973 Tonga: 64.39 Vanuatu: 57 World: 59.3 1974 Tonga: 64.83 Vanuatu: 57.57 World: 59.7 1975 Tonga: 65.12 Vanuatu: 58.13 World: 60.13 1976 Tonga: 65.42 Vanuatu: 58.66 World: 60.45 1977 Tonga: 65.63 Vanuatu: 59.25 World: 61.04 1978 Tonga: 65.85 Vanuatu: 59.88 World: 61.39 1979 Tonga: 66.04 Vanuatu: 60.89 World: 61.84 1980 Tonga: 66.19 Vanuatu: 61.32 World: 62.15 1981 Tonga: 66.36 Vanuatu: 61.95 World: 62.52 1982 Tonga: 66.33 Vanuatu: 62.54 World: 62.87 1983 Tonga: 66.65 Vanuatu: 63.08 World: 63.13 1984 Tonga: 66.81 Vanuatu: 63.52 World: 63.44 1985 Tonga: 66.93 Vanuatu: 63.93 World: 63.73 1986 Tonga: 67.06 Vanuatu: 64.62 World: 64.12 1987 Tonga: 67.19 Vanuatu: 64.44 World: 64.46 1988 Tonga: 67.32 Vanuatu: 65.7 World: 64.67 1989 Tonga: 67.45 Vanuatu: 66.02 World: 64.96 1990 Tonga: 67.54 Vanuatu: 66.68 World: 65.11 1991 Tonga: 67.75 Vanuatu: 67.11 World: 65.3 1992 Tonga: 67.93 Vanuatu: 67.43 World: 65.55 1993 Tonga: 68.16 Vanuatu: 67.72 World: 65.74 1994 Tonga: 68.37 Vanuatu: 67.98 World: 65.96 1995 Tonga: 68.59 Vanuatu: 68.1 World: 66.2 1996 Tonga: 68.8 Vanuatu: 68.18 World: 66.52 1997 Tonga: 69.01 Vanuatu: 68.31 World: 66.83 1998 Tonga: 69.22 Vanuatu: 68.37 World: 67.07 1999 Tonga: 69.43 Vanuatu: 67.92 World: 67.31 2000 Tonga: 69.64 Vanuatu: 68.59 World: 67.65 2001 Tonga: 69.8 Vanuatu: 68.72 World: 67.95 2002 Tonga: 70.03 Vanuatu: 68.84 World: 68.23 2003 Tonga: 70.23 Vanuatu: 68.93 World: 68.52 2004 Tonga: 70.43 Vanuatu: 68.99 World: 68.77 2005 Tonga: 70.56 Vanuatu: 69.17 World: 69.11 2006 Tonga: 70.71 Vanuatu: 69.13 World: 69.47 2007 Tonga: 70.89 Vanuatu: 69.14 World: 69.81 2008 Tonga: 71.04 Vanuatu: 69.3 World: 70 2009 Tonga: 70.95 Vanuatu: 69.42 World: 70.38 2010 Tonga: 71.32 Vanuatu: 69.57 World: 70.68 2011 Tonga: 71.44 Vanuatu: 69.73 World: 70.97 2012 Tonga: 71.55 Vanuatu: 69.9 World: 71.26 2013 Tonga: 71.65 Vanuatu: 69.99 World: 71.53 2014 Tonga: 71.72 Vanuatu: 70.04 World: 71.78 2015 Tonga: 71.85 Vanuatu: 70.16 World: 71.97 2016 Tonga: 71.95 Vanuatu: 70.4 World: 72.19 2017 Tonga: 72.07 Vanuatu: 70.5 World: 72.37 2018 Tonga: 72.17 Vanuatu: 70.63 World: 72.64 2019 Tonga: 72.29 Vanuatu: 70.78 World: 72.87 2020 Tonga: 72.38 Vanuatu: 70.39 World: 72.18 2021 Tonga: 72.13 Vanuatu: 69.95 World: 71.22 2022 Tonga: 72.64 Vanuatu: 71.3 World: 72.97 2023 Tonga: 72.9 Vanuatu: 71.48 World: 73.33 2024 Tonga: 73.07 Vanuatu: 71.65 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Tonga Vanuatu World

2 3 4 5 6 7 1960 Tonga: 6.65 Vanuatu: 6.78 World: 4.69 1961 Tonga: 6.61 Vanuatu: 6.73 World: 4.56 1962 Tonga: 6.57 Vanuatu: 6.67 World: 5.02 1963 Tonga: 6.52 Vanuatu: 6.62 World: 5.31 1964 Tonga: 6.46 Vanuatu: 6.57 World: 5.13 1965 Tonga: 6.41 Vanuatu: 6.52 World: 5.08 1966 Tonga: 6.35 Vanuatu: 6.51 World: 4.97 1967 Tonga: 6.29 Vanuatu: 6.51 World: 4.87 1968 Tonga: 6.23 Vanuatu: 6.46 World: 4.98 1969 Tonga: 6.17 Vanuatu: 6.41 World: 4.88 1970 Tonga: 6.07 Vanuatu: 6.35 World: 4.84 1971 Tonga: 5.96 Vanuatu: 6.29 World: 4.69 1972 Tonga: 5.86 Vanuatu: 6.23 World: 4.55 1973 Tonga: 5.8 Vanuatu: 6.15 World: 4.42 1974 Tonga: 5.77 Vanuatu: 6.06 World: 4.26 1975 Tonga: 5.75 Vanuatu: 5.98 World: 4.07 1976 Tonga: 5.73 Vanuatu: 5.89 World: 3.97 1977 Tonga: 5.7 Vanuatu: 5.81 World: 3.84 1978 Tonga: 5.68 Vanuatu: 5.77 World: 3.77 1979 Tonga: 5.65 Vanuatu: 5.73 World: 3.76 1980 Tonga: 5.6 Vanuatu: 5.69 World: 3.73 1981 Tonga: 5.55 Vanuatu: 5.65 World: 3.71 1982 Tonga: 5.5 Vanuatu: 5.6 World: 3.72 1983 Tonga: 5.45 Vanuatu: 5.55 World: 3.59 1984 Tonga: 5.41 Vanuatu: 5.49 World: 3.57 1985 Tonga: 5.34 Vanuatu: 5.43 World: 3.53 1986 Tonga: 5.27 Vanuatu: 5.38 World: 3.51 1987 Tonga: 5.19 Vanuatu: 5.33 World: 3.48 1988 Tonga: 5.1 Vanuatu: 5.27 World: 3.39 1989 Tonga: 5.01 Vanuatu: 5.21 World: 3.35 1990 Tonga: 4.93 Vanuatu: 5.17 World: 3.31 1991 Tonga: 4.85 Vanuatu: 5.13 World: 3.13 1992 Tonga: 4.79 Vanuatu: 5.09 World: 3.04 1993 Tonga: 4.73 Vanuatu: 5.02 World: 2.97 1994 Tonga: 4.66 Vanuatu: 4.94 World: 2.92 1995 Tonga: 4.56 Vanuatu: 4.85 World: 2.87 1996 Tonga: 4.46 Vanuatu: 4.75 World: 2.82 1997 Tonga: 4.38 Vanuatu: 4.66 World: 2.78 1998 Tonga: 4.31 Vanuatu: 4.6 World: 2.75 1999 Tonga: 4.23 Vanuatu: 4.56 World: 2.72 2000 Tonga: 4.16 Vanuatu: 4.54 World: 2.73 2001 Tonga: 4.13 Vanuatu: 4.5 World: 2.69 2002 Tonga: 4.14 Vanuatu: 4.38 World: 2.66 2003 Tonga: 4.18 Vanuatu: 4.29 World: 2.64 2004 Tonga: 4.19 Vanuatu: 4.21 World: 2.63 2005 Tonga: 4.2 Vanuatu: 4.13 World: 2.61 2006 Tonga: 4.14 Vanuatu: 4.1 World: 2.61 2007 Tonga: 4.09 Vanuatu: 4.12 World: 2.6 2008 Tonga: 4.01 Vanuatu: 4.16 World: 2.6 2009 Tonga: 3.95 Vanuatu: 4.16 World: 2.59 2010 Tonga: 3.88 Vanuatu: 4.13 World: 2.57 2011 Tonga: 3.83 Vanuatu: 4.09 World: 2.55 2012 Tonga: 3.77 Vanuatu: 4.06 World: 2.56 2013 Tonga: 3.7 Vanuatu: 4.04 World: 2.53 2014 Tonga: 3.62 Vanuatu: 4 World: 2.52 2015 Tonga: 3.54 Vanuatu: 3.95 World: 2.49 2016 Tonga: 3.46 Vanuatu: 3.92 World: 2.49 2017 Tonga: 3.39 Vanuatu: 3.88 World: 2.46 2018 Tonga: 3.33 Vanuatu: 3.83 World: 2.39 2019 Tonga: 3.27 Vanuatu: 3.79 World: 2.35 2020 Tonga: 3.23 Vanuatu: 3.74 World: 2.28 2021 Tonga: 3.2 Vanuatu: 3.7 World: 2.25 2022 Tonga: 3.17 Vanuatu: 3.65 World: 2.22 2023 Tonga: 3.13 Vanuatu: 3.6 World: 2.2 2024 Tonga: 3.1 Vanuatu: 3.57 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Tonga Vanuatu World

0 2 4 6 8 10 1991 Tonga: 1.35 Vanuatu: 7.98 World: 5.12 1992 Tonga: 1.35 Vanuatu: 7.95 World: 5.28 1993 Tonga: 1.3 Vanuatu: 8.26 World: 5.54 1994 Tonga: 1.69 Vanuatu: 8.08 World: 5.79 1995 Tonga: 1.99 Vanuatu: 8.13 World: 5.92 1996 Tonga: 2.4 Vanuatu: 8.09 World: 5.98 1997 Tonga: 2.88 Vanuatu: 8.22 World: 6.01 1998 Tonga: 3.35 Vanuatu: 8.22 World: 6.16 1999 Tonga: 3.69 Vanuatu: 8.29 World: 6.28 2000 Tonga: 3.97 Vanuatu: 8.27 World: 6.11 2001 Tonga: 4.37 Vanuatu: 8.42 World: 6.19 2002 Tonga: 4.68 Vanuatu: 8.6 World: 6.41 2003 Tonga: 5.18 Vanuatu: 8.66 World: 6.48 2004 Tonga: 3.88 Vanuatu: 8.43 World: 6.33 2005 Tonga: 2.54 Vanuatu: 8.12 World: 6.22 2006 Tonga: 1.09 Vanuatu: 8.01 World: 5.97 2007 Tonga: 1.21 Vanuatu: 6.86 World: 5.77 2008 Tonga: 1.28 Vanuatu: 5.66 World: 5.82 2009 Tonga: 1.42 Vanuatu: 4.57 World: 6.41 2010 Tonga: 1.5 Vanuatu: 4.68 World: 6.28 2011 Tonga: 1.59 Vanuatu: 4.81 World: 6.15 2012 Tonga: 1.64 Vanuatu: 4.94 World: 6.15 2013 Tonga: 1.75 Vanuatu: 5.04 World: 6.1 2014 Tonga: 1.91 Vanuatu: 5.14 World: 5.96 2015 Tonga: 2.02 Vanuatu: 5.17 World: 6 2016 Tonga: 2.05 Vanuatu: 5.2 World: 5.97 2017 Tonga: 2.14 Vanuatu: 5.25 World: 5.9 2018 Tonga: 2.25 Vanuatu: 5.35 World: 5.76 2019 Tonga: 2.17 Vanuatu: 5.44 World: 5.59 2020 Tonga: 2.71 Vanuatu: 4.05 World: 6.59 2021 Tonga: 2.11 Vanuatu: 4.78 World: 6.05 2022 Tonga: 2 Vanuatu: 5.08 World: 5.23 2023 Tonga: 1.65 Vanuatu: 5.01 World: 4.85 2024 Tonga: 1.97 Vanuatu: 4.99 World: 4.81 2025 Tonga: 2.01 Vanuatu: 5.07 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Tonga Vanuatu World

0 1 2 3 4 5 1970 Tonga: 0.22 Vanuatu: 0.87 World: 4.14 1971 Tonga: 0.22 Vanuatu: 0.85 World: 4.04 1972 Tonga: 0.23 Vanuatu: 0.87 World: 4.16 1973 Tonga: 0.27 Vanuatu: 1.02 World: 4.32 1974 Tonga: 0.33 Vanuatu: 1.22 World: 4.23 1975 Tonga: 0.26 Vanuatu: 0.97 World: 4.14 1976 Tonga: 0.25 Vanuatu: 0.93 World: 4.31 1977 Tonga: 0.26 Vanuatu: 0.95 World: 4.36 1978 Tonga: 0.26 Vanuatu: 0.92 World: 4.42 1979 Tonga: 0.28 Vanuatu: 0.96 World: 4.46 1980 Tonga: 0.3 Vanuatu: 1.01 World: 4.33 1981 Tonga: 0.44 Vanuatu: 0.86 World: 4.18 1982 Tonga: 0.44 Vanuatu: 0.82 World: 4.05 1983 Tonga: 0.43 Vanuatu: 0.79 World: 4.01 1984 Tonga: 0.38 Vanuatu: 0.69 World: 4.07 1985 Tonga: 0.42 Vanuatu: 0.85 World: 4.05 1986 Tonga: 0.23 Vanuatu: 0.67 World: 4.04 1987 Tonga: 0.58 Vanuatu: 0.64 World: 4.1 1988 Tonga: 0.73 Vanuatu: 0.82 World: 4.16 1989 Tonga: 0.87 Vanuatu: 0.68 World: 4.16 1990 Tonga: 0.89 Vanuatu: 0.69 World: 4.15 1991 Tonga: 0.95 Vanuatu: 0.63 World: 4.1 1992 Tonga: 0.99 Vanuatu: 0.34 World: 4.01 1993 Tonga: 1 Vanuatu: 0.34 World: 3.97 1994 Tonga: 1.39 Vanuatu: 0.34 World: 3.94 1995 Tonga: 1.15 Vanuatu: 0.3 World: 3.99 1996 Tonga: 1.31 Vanuatu: 0.3 World: 4.01 1997 Tonga: 1.4 Vanuatu: 0.3 World: 4.02 1998 Tonga: 1.46 Vanuatu: 0.3 World: 3.98 1999 Tonga: 1.45 Vanuatu: 0.29 World: 3.95 2000 Tonga: 0.97 Vanuatu: 0.45 World: 4.01 2001 Tonga: 0.92 Vanuatu: 0.51 World: 4.01 2002 Tonga: 1.01 Vanuatu: 0.49 World: 4.02 2003 Tonga: 1.2 Vanuatu: 0.56 World: 4.15 2004 Tonga: 1.06 Vanuatu: 0.42 World: 4.28 2005 Tonga: 1.15 Vanuatu: 0.42 World: 4.39 2006 Tonga: 1.25 Vanuatu: 0.37 World: 4.48 2007 Tonga: 1.07 Vanuatu: 0.59 World: 4.59 2008 Tonga: 1.16 Vanuatu: 0.57 World: 4.56 2009 Tonga: 1.22 Vanuatu: 0.62 World: 4.45 2010 Tonga: 1.18 Vanuatu: 0.65 World: 4.67 2011 Tonga: 1.12 Vanuatu: 0.74 World: 4.76 2012 Tonga: 1.1 Vanuatu: 0.59 World: 4.77 2013 Tonga: 1.12 Vanuatu: 0.59 World: 4.81 2014 Tonga: 1.24 Vanuatu: 0.67 World: 4.78 2015 Tonga: 1.27 Vanuatu: 0.6 World: 4.7 2016 Tonga: 1.36 Vanuatu: 0.61 World: 4.65 2017 Tonga: 1.47 Vanuatu: 0.6 World: 4.67 2018 Tonga: 1.4 Vanuatu: 0.8 World: 4.73 2019 Tonga: 1.57 Vanuatu: 0.75 World: 4.7 2020 Tonga: 1.76 Vanuatu: 0.84 World: 4.47 2021 Tonga: 1.96 Vanuatu: 0.95 World: 4.68 2022 Tonga: 1.54 Vanuatu: 0.87 World: 4.67 2023 Tonga: 1.55 Vanuatu: 0.85 World: 4.68 2024 Tonga: 1.63 Vanuatu: 0.87 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2015

Tonga Vanuatu World

0 10 20 30 40 2005 Tonga: 4.91 Vanuatu: 5.08 World: 15.6 2006 Tonga: 5.85 Vanuatu: 5.85 World: 17.2 2007 Tonga: 7.18 Vanuatu: 6.8 World: 20.2 2008 Tonga: 8.11 Vanuatu: 7.27 World: 22.8 2009 Tonga: 10 Vanuatu: 7.5 World: 25.3 2010 Tonga: 16 Vanuatu: 8 World: 28.4 2011 Tonga: 25 Vanuatu: 9.2 World: 30.9 2012 Tonga: 30 Vanuatu: 10.6 World: 33.3 2013 Tonga: 32.75 Vanuatu: 11.3 World: 35.3 2014 Tonga: 35.95 Vanuatu: 18.8 World: 37.4 2015 Tonga: 38.65 Vanuatu: 22.35 World: 39.9 2005 2009 2011 2015

Population

Indicator Tonga Vanuatu
Population 103,742 2025
192nd of 215		 335,169 2025
177th of 215
Population density 145.3 /km² 2023
79th of 214		 26.3 /km² 2023
177th of 214
Population growth -0.42 % 2025
193rd of 215		 2.23 % 2025
36th of 215
Life expectancy 73.1 years 2024
122nd of 215		 71.7 years 2024
139th of 215
Fertility rate 3.10 2024
54th of 215		 3.57 2024
42nd of 215
Birth rate 23.0 ‰ 2024
59th of 215		 27.7 ‰ 2024
40th of 215
Infant mortality 7.8 ‰ 2024
68th of 196		 14.4 ‰ 2024
108th of 196
Urban population 21.2 % 2025
209th of 215		 22.3 % 2025
207th of 215
Aged 65+ 6.9 % 2025
125th of 215		 4.4 % 2025
156th of 215
Living in cities 0.0 % 2025
210th of 215		 17.2 % 2025
171st of 215
Living in towns 60.9 % 2025
26th of 215		 12.9 % 2025
202nd of 215
Living in rural areas 39.1 % 2025
49th of 215		 69.9 % 2025
3rd of 215

Human development

Indicator Tonga Vanuatu
Human Development Index 0.769 2023
92nd of 193		 0.621 2023
146th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.682 2023
64th of 169		 0.521 2023
108th of 169
Gender Inequality Index 0.444 2023
115th of 172		 0.556 2023
147th of 172

Economy

Indicator Tonga Vanuatu
GDP 679.2 mn US$ 2025
180th of 186		 1.4 bn US$ 2025
174th of 186
GDP per capita 6,547 US$ 2025
105th of 186		 4,039 US$ 2025
128th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 8,675 int. $ 2025
134th of 185		 4,525 int. $ 2025
158th of 185
GNI per capita 6,840 US$ 2025
96th of 182		 4,410 US$ 2025
119th of 182
GDP growth 2.8 % 2025
112th of 186		 3.1 % 2025
102nd of 186
Inflation 5.6 % 2025
33rd of 165		 0.7 % 2025
141st of 165
Trade 77.6 % 2024 73.4 % 2024
Exports 16.9 % 2024 25.3 % 2024
FDI inflows -1.9 % 2024
183rd of 192		 2.2 % 2024
106th of 192
Manufacturing 5.5 % 2024 4.0 % 2024
Agriculture 18.6 % 2024 26.6 % 2024
Tax revenue 20.5 % 2023 16.5 % 2023
Government debt 43.1 % 2020
23rd of 56		 67.9 % 2023

Labour

Indicator Tonga Vanuatu
Unemployment 2.0 % 2025
17th of 181		 5.1 % 2025
90th of 181
Youth unemployment 6.0 % 2025
33rd of 181		 11.3 % 2025
83rd of 181
Women in the labour force 42.3 % 2025
140th of 181		 53.3 % 2025
92nd of 181
Jobs in agriculture 23.6 % 2025
73rd of 181		 44.5 % 2025
30th of 181
Weekly hours worked 30.7 h 2025
166th of 181		 28.3 h 2025
178th of 181
Youth NEET rate 25.8 % 2025
138th of 181		 34.8 % 2025
166th of 181
Labour income share 43.7 % 2025
64th of 114		 61.0 % 2014
Output per hour 14.7 $ 2025
115th of 181		 6.3 $ 2025
146th of 181

Health

Indicator Tonga Vanuatu
Health spending 7.4 % 2023
75th of 192		 4.1 % 2023
152nd of 192
Health spending per person 358 US$ 2023
104th of 191		 143 US$ 2023
134th of 191
Physicians 1.01 /1,000 2021 0.16 /1,000 2019
Under-5 mortality 9.5 ‰ 2024
71st of 196		 17.1 ‰ 2024
110th of 196
Maternal mortality 67 /100k 2023
115th of 194		 100 /100k 2023
129th of 194
Tobacco use 32.1 % 2024
145th of 166		 24.9 % 2024
118th of 166
Safe drinking water 29.6 % 2024
128th of 147		 19.2 % 2024
135th of 147

Food

Indicator Tonga Vanuatu
Protein supply 131.3 g 2022
6th of 174		 75.4 g 2022
121st of 174
Animal protein supply 85.9 g 2022
5th of 174		 29.7 g 2022
117th of 174
Fat supply 125.0 g 2022
46th of 174		 113.5 g 2022
60th of 174
Food insecurity 14.8 % 2022 23.3 % 2020
Severe food insecurity 2.6 % 2022 2.4 % 2020
Cereal import dependency 96.0 % 2021 98.2 % 2022
22nd of 160
Calories per person - 2,909 kcal 2023
85th of 155

Education

Indicator Tonga Vanuatu
Literacy 99.5 % 2023 88.0 % 2023
Secondary enrolment 92.4 % 2024
57th of 108		 134.7 % 2023
Tertiary enrolment 42.9 % 2023
79th of 128		 -
Education spending 5.3 % 2022 7.6 % 2024
5th of 121
Expected schooling 17.8 yrs 2023
19th of 195		 11.8 yrs 2023
140th of 195
Mean schooling 10.9 yrs 2023
71st of 193		 7.2 yrs 2023
141st of 193

Society

Indicator Tonga Vanuatu
Income inequality 27.1 2021 32.3 2019
Extreme poverty 0.4 % 2021 19.5 % 2019
Internet use 67.4 % 2024
124th of 182		 22.4 % 2015
Mobile subscriptions 61.7 /100 2022 89.3 /100 2023
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
106th of 213		 65.5 % 2024
179th of 213
Women in parliament 3.8 % 2025
178th of 184		 1.9 % 2025
181st of 184

Refugees

Indicator Tonga Vanuatu
Refugees from the country 65 2025
160th of 199		 13 2025
179th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.6 ‰ 2025
74th of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
136th of 199
Refugees hosted - 0 2025
177th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 - 0.0 ‰ 2025
177th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted - 7 2025
155th of 177

Governance

Indicator Tonga Vanuatu
Control of corruption 39.8 /100 2024
126th of 207		 44.8 /100 2024
98th of 207
Government effectiveness 50.6 /100 2024
105th of 205		 35.5 /100 2024
166th of 205
Rule of law 68.9 /100 2024
53rd of 207		 64.2 /100 2024
75th of 207
Regulatory quality 51.8 /100 2024
110th of 205		 49.7 /100 2024
124th of 205
Voice and accountability 71.2 /100 2024
50th of 205		 65.4 /100 2024
65th of 205
Political stability 87.3 /100 2024
12th of 207		 82.3 /100 2024
42nd of 207

Environment

Indicator Tonga Vanuatu
CO₂ per capita 1.63 t 2024
81st of 202		 0.87 t 2024
59th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 0.2 Mt 2024
198th of 204		 0.2 Mt 2024
194th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.00 % 2024
200th of 204		 0.00 % 2024
195th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.0 Gt 2024
200th of 204		 0.0 Gt 2024
197th of 204
GHG per capita 2.81 t 2024
76th of 202		 1.93 t 2024
54th of 202
Renewable energy 2.3 % 2022
180th of 211		 25.0 % 2022
93rd of 211
Forest area 12.4 % 2023
150th of 212		 36.3 % 2023
83rd of 212
PM2.5 exposure 4.7 µg/m³ 2023
11th of 200		 7.0 µg/m³ 2023
26th of 200
Land area 720 km² 2023
182nd of 214		 12,190 km² 2023
158th of 214

Energy

Indicator Tonga Vanuatu
Renewable electricity 14.3 % 2024
137th of 190		 25.0 % 2023
Wind and solar 14.3 % 2024
53rd of 190		 12.5 % 2023
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
165th of 180		 0.0 % 2023
Low-carbon electricity 14.3 % 2024
141st of 190		 25.0 % 2023
Fossil electricity 85.7 % 2024
141st of 190		 75.0 % 2023
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
99th of 188		 0.0 % 2023
Carbon intensity of power 571 g/kWh 2024
132nd of 190		 500 g/kWh 2023
Electricity per capita 0.67 MWh 2024
148th of 191		 0.25 MWh 2023

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.