Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Tuvalu fits inside Tonga 25 times.
Tonga: 750 km² (2023) · Tuvalu: 30 km² (2023)
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)
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 2.2 times as densely populated as Tonga.
Tonga: 144 per km² (2025) · Tuvalu: 316 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 people are looking for work?
Tonga: 2% (2025) · 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 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)
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 33% of Tuvalu, but only 12% of Tonga.
Tonga: 12.4% (2023) · Tuvalu: 33.3% (2023)
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?
Roads in Tuvalu are 2.1 times as deadly as in Tonga.
Tonga: 8.5 per 100k (2021) · Tuvalu: 17.9 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
Quick answers
Is Tonga bigger than Tuvalu?
Tonga is larger. Tuvalu fits inside Tonga 25 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).