World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Tonga fits inside the median country 149 times
Tonga: 749 km² (2024) · World median: 111,370 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
The median country’s coastline is 5% longer than Tonga’s
Tonga: 419 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The median country’s highest peak towers 1,289 m above Tonga’s
Tonga: 1,046 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 48% of Tonga, versus 38% of the median country
Tonga: 48.5% (2024) · World median: 37.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The median country has 71 times as many people as Tonga
Tonga: 103,742 (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Tonga is 47% more densely populated than the median country
Tonga: 144 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Tonga are 1.6 cm taller than in the median country
Tonga: 175.1 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Tonga are 5.5 cm taller than in the median country
Tonga: 166.1 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the median country is 10 years older than in Tonga
Tonga: 20.7 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Tonga have 1.2 more children on average than in the median country
Tonga: 3.1 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in the median country are 65 or older, versus 6.9% in Tonga
Tonga: 6.9% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Tonga: no data · World median: 0.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Tonga: no data · World median: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Tonga has 2 official languages, the median country 1
Tonga: 2 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The median country’s economy is 67 times the size of Tonga’s
Tonga: $679 million (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The median country produces 2.4 times as much per person as Tonga
Tonga: Int$8,675 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the median country than in Tonga (Gini 7.3 points higher)
Tonga: 27.1 (2021) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
1.6% of people in the median country live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.4% in Tonga
Tonga: 0.4% (2021) · World median: 1.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.1% in the median country, versus 2.0% in Tonga
Tonga: 2% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Tonga: no data · World median: 1.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Tonga’s central government collects 20% of GDP in tax, the median country’s 17%
Tonga: 20.5% (2023) · World median: 17% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Tonga’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× the median country’s
Tonga: 75% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The median country spends 32% more on health per person than Tonga
Tonga: $358 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the median country live 1.5 years longer than in Tonga
Tonga: 73.1 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the median country is 62% more likely to die before turning one than in Tonga
Tonga: 7.8 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The median country has 65% more doctors per person than Tonga
Tonga: 1 per 1,000 (2021) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Tonga: no data · World median: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in the median country is 2.4 times that in Tonga
Tonga: 4.1 per 100k (2023) · World median: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
72% of adults in Tonga are obese, versus 24% in the median country
Tonga: 72.3% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
32% of adults in Tonga smoke, versus 19% in the median country
Tonga: 32.1% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Tonga: no data · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the median country drink 22 times as much alcohol as in Tonga
Tonga: 0.2 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Tonga has 2.8 times as much meat per person as the median country
Tonga: 156.9 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Tonga has 121 kcal more food per person per day than the median country
Tonga: 3,059 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Tonga: no data · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Tonga went to school 0.98 year longer than in the median country
Tonga: 10.9 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The median country welcomed 2 times as many tourists per resident as Tonga (2019)
Tonga: 0.18 (2022) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
The median country has 3 more World Heritage sites than Tonga (3 against 0)
Tonga: 0 (2026) · World median: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The median country has won 4 Olympic medals, Tonga 1
Tonga: 1 (2026 edition) · World median: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in the median country are online, versus 67% in Tonga
Tonga: 67% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Tonga: no data · World median: 161 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Tonga and the median country are practically level
Tonga: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
64% of people in the median country live in cities, versus 21% in Tonga
Tonga: 21% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The median country has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Tonga 62
Tonga: 62 (2022) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Tonga: no data · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Tonga: no data · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of the median country, but only 12% of Tonga
Tonga: 12.1% (2024) · World median: 32.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the median country emits 2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Tonga
Tonga: 1.5 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 14% in Tonga
Tonga: 14.3% (2024) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 4.4 times as much fine dust as in Tonga
Tonga: 3.8 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.4 times as likely to be murdered in the median country as in Tonga
Tonga: 0.9 per 100k (2019) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the median country are 41% deadlier than in Tonga
Tonga: 13.2 per 100k (2023) · World median: 18.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Tonga: no data · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Tonga: no data · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Tonga bigger than the median country?
The median country is larger. Tonga fits inside the median country 149 times.
Which has more people, Tonga or the median country?
The median country has 71 times as many people as Tonga (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Tonga or the median country?
People in the median country live 1.5 years longer than in Tonga. Life expectancy at birth is 73.1 years in Tonga and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Tonga or the median country?
Men in Tonga are 1.6 cm taller than in the median country (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).