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Tonga
East Asia & Pacific · Upper middle income · capital Nuku'alofa
Reports 20 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old73.1years
Ranks 124 of 217 in 2024
2% below world median · about the same East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old9.5per 1,000 live births
Ranks 70 of 196 in 2024
36% below world median · 45% below East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old67per 100,000 live births
Ranks 112 of 194 in 2023
43% above world median · 18% below East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Child stunting
2019 · 7 years old2.2% of under-5s
Ranks 4 of 46 in 2019
85% below world median · 88% below East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 46 countries reporting in 2019 — not a published figure
Health spending
2023 · 3 years old7.36% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
16% above world median
Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old3.10births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
64% above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Adult literacy
2023 · 3 years old99.5% of adults 15+
Ranks 4 of 33 in 2023
5% above world median · 3% above East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 33 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Primary enrolment
2024 · 2 years old108.8% gross
Ranks 24 of 134 in 2024
9% above world median · 9% above East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 134 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education spending
2022 · 4 years old5.31% of GDP
Ranks 38 of 164 in 2022
31% above world median · 18% above East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 164 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2025 · 1 year old6,547current US$
Ranks 105 of 186 in 2025
17% below world median · about the same East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2025 · 1 year old8,675international $
Ranks 134 of 185 in 2025
57% below world median · 47% below East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
2021 · 5 years old0.4% of population
Ranks 31 of 81 in 2021
56% below world median · 3.0× above East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 81 countries reporting in 2021 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
2021 · 5 years old27.1index, 0–100
Ranks 7 of 81 in 2021
21% below world median · 24% below East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 81 countries reporting in 2021 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old2.0% of labour force
Ranks 17 of 182 in 2025
61% below world median · 34% below East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Inflation
2025 · 1 year old5.6% per year
Not ranked — no better end
84% above world median
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old100.0% of population
Ranks 1 of 215 in 2024
about the same world median · about the same East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Safe drinking water
2024 · 2 years old29.6% of population
Ranks 129 of 148 in 2024
63% below world median · 53% below East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 148 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2024 · 2 years old67.4% of population
Ranks 124 of 182 in 2024
18% below world median · 20% below East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old1.63t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
36% below world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old103.7kpeople
Not ranked — no better end
98% below world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Never reported
Tonga has no figure in this dataset for Military spending. That is an absence of measurement, not a value of zero.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.