Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Tuvalu fits inside Tonga 29 times
Tonga: 749 km² (2024) · Tuvalu: 26 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Tonga’s coastline is 17 times as long as Tuvalu’s
Tonga: 419 km (2026 edition) · Tuvalu: 24 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Tonga’s highest peak towers 1,041 m above Tuvalu’s
Tonga: 1,046 m (2026 edition) · Tuvalu: 5 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 100% of Tuvalu, versus 48% of Tonga
Tonga: 48.5% (2024) · Tuvalu: 100% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Tonga has 11 times as many people as Tuvalu
Tonga: 103,742 (2025) · Tuvalu: 9,492 (2025)
How crowded is it?
Tuvalu is 2.5 times as densely populated as Tonga
Tonga: 144 per km² (2025) · Tuvalu: 365 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Tonga are 3.8 cm taller than in Tuvalu
Tonga: 175.1 cm (2019) · Tuvalu: 171.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Tonga are 2.5 cm taller than in Tuvalu
Tonga: 166.1 cm (2019) · Tuvalu: 163.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Tuvalu is 3.6 years older than in Tonga
Tonga: 20.7 years (2023) · Tuvalu: 24.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Tuvalu have 0.1 more children on average than in Tonga
Tonga: 3.1 children per woman (2024) · Tuvalu: 3.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Tuvalu and Tonga are practically level
Tonga: 6.9% (2025) · Tuvalu: 7% (2025)
How many official languages?
Tonga and Tuvalu are practically level
Tonga: 2 (2026) · Tuvalu: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Tonga’s economy is 12 times the size of Tuvalu’s
Tonga: $679 million (2025) · Tuvalu: $57.3 million (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Tonga produces 28% more per person than Tuvalu
Tonga: Int$8,675 (2025) · Tuvalu: Int$6,759 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Tonga: 27.1 (2021) · Tuvalu: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Tonga: 0.4% (2021) · Tuvalu: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Tonga: 2% (2025) · Tuvalu: no data
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Tonga: 20.5% (2023) · Tuvalu: no data
How expensive is it?
Tuvalu’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Tonga’s
Tonga: 75% (2025) · Tuvalu: 89% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Tuvalu spends 4.8 times as much on health per person as Tonga
Tonga: $358 (2023) · Tuvalu: $1,724 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Tonga live 5.8 years longer than in Tuvalu
Tonga: 73.1 years (2024) · Tuvalu: 67.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Tuvalu is 2.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Tonga
Tonga: 7.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Tuvalu: 16.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Tuvalu has 33% more doctors per person than Tonga
Tonga: 1 per 1,000 (2021) · Tuvalu: 1.3 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
Tonga: 4.1 per 100k (2023) · Tuvalu: no data
How common is obesity?
72% of adults in Tonga are obese, versus 65% in Tuvalu
Tonga: 72.3% (2024) · Tuvalu: 64.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
33% of adults in Tuvalu smoke, versus 32% in Tonga
Tonga: 32.1% (2024) · Tuvalu: 33.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How much do people drink?
Adults in Tuvalu drink 3.9 times as much alcohol as in Tonga
Tonga: 0.2 litres (2023) · Tuvalu: 0.8 litres (2017)
How much meat is on the menu?
Tonga has 84% more meat per person than Tuvalu
Tonga: 156.9 kg (2023) · Tuvalu: 85.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Tuvalu has 237 kcal more food per person per day than Tonga
Tonga: 3,059 kcal (2023) · Tuvalu: 3,295 kcal (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Tonga went to school 0.15 years longer than in Tuvalu
Tonga: 10.9 years (2023) · Tuvalu: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Tonga welcomed 7.2 times as many tourists per resident as Tuvalu (2019)
Tonga: 0.18 (2022) · Tuvalu: 0.02 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Tonga and Tuvalu are practically level
Tonga: 0 (2026) · Tuvalu: 0 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Tonga has won 1 Olympic medal, Tuvalu none
Tonga: 1 (2026 edition) · Tuvalu: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
67% of people in Tonga are online, versus 35% in Tuvalu
Tonga: 67% (2024) · Tuvalu: 35% (2017)
Who has electricity at home?
Tonga and Tuvalu are practically level
Tonga: 100% (2024) · Tuvalu: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
65% of people in Tuvalu live in cities, versus 21% in Tonga
Tonga: 21% (2025) · Tuvalu: 65% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Tuvalu has 99 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Tonga 62
Tonga: 62 (2022) · Tuvalu: 99 (2022)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 40% of Tuvalu, but only 12% of Tonga
Tonga: 12.1% (2024) · Tuvalu: 39.6% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Tonga emits 24% more CO₂ than someone in Tuvalu
Tonga: 1.5 t (2024) · Tuvalu: 1.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
Tonga: 14.3% (2024) · Tuvalu: no data
How clean is the air?
The air in Tuvalu carries 18% more fine dust than in Tonga
Tonga: 3.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Tuvalu: 4.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Tonga: 0.9 per 100k (2019) · Tuvalu: 0 per 100k (2019)
How dangerous are the roads?
Tonga: 13.2 per 100k (2023) · Tuvalu: no data
Climate
What the year feels like
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Tonga bigger than Tuvalu?
Tonga is larger. Tuvalu fits inside Tonga 29 times.
Which has more people, Tonga or Tuvalu?
Tonga has 11 times as many people as Tuvalu (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Tonga or Tuvalu?
People in Tonga live 5.8 years longer than in Tuvalu. Life expectancy at birth is 73.1 years in Tonga and 67.3 in Tuvalu.
Are people taller in Tonga or Tuvalu?
Men in Tonga are 3.8 cm taller than in Tuvalu (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).