Tonga

Country in Polynesia, Oceania · ranked on 1,013 metrics

Tonga is a country in Oceania with a population of 103,291 (198th of 235). It ranks best for Violent Gun Deaths as % of All Deaths IHME (tied 1st of 194), Head of State Annual Salary (13th of 179), Male Suicide Rate (18th of 204). It ranks lowest for Female Obesity Rate (GOO) (199th of 199), Female Obesity Rate (WHO) (195th of 196), Obesity Rate (GOO) (172nd of 173).

Population
103.3K
198th highest of 235
Density
143.5
92nd highest of 235
Growth rate
-0.43%
199th highest of 235
Area
747
190th highest of 235
Continent
Oceania
Polynesia

Strengths and weak spotsPercentileWhere a place sits among all places, from 0 to 100. 100 is the best, 50 is the middle, 0 is the worst.More in the glossary →

Percentile on 294 metrics that rank at least half of all countries, given whether higher or lower is better.

Totals that track populationCounts like “number of burglaries” that mostly reflect how many people live somewhere, so big places rank high or low regardless.More in the glossary →

Best at

Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better

  1. Vaccination Rates by Country · 2024
    tied 1st of 193
  2. Medical Bankruptcies by Country · 2022
    6th of 189
  3. Cocaine Use Rate3.76 per 100k
    Drug Use by Country · 2023
    9th of 204
  4. Tuberculosis Rate by Country · 2024
    tied 8th of 208
  5. Stunting Rates by Country · 2024
    10th of 158
  6. Female Skin Cancer Rates by Country · 2023
    13th of 204
  7. Gun Deaths by Country · 2023
    tied 1st of 194
  8. What Country has the Highest Paid Government Leader?
    13th of 179
  9. Natural Disaster Risk by Country · 2025
    15th of 193
  10. Hypertension Rates by Country · 2023
    18th of 204

Worst at

Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better

  1. Obesity Rates by Country
    199th of 199
  2. Cleanest Countries in the World · 2026
    176th of 177
  3. Good Country Index by Country · 2024
    170th of 171
  4. Childhood Obesity Rates by Country · 2022
    190th of 193
  5. Mean BMI Male30.5 kg/m²
    European Obesity Rates by Country · 2016
    187th of 190
  6. Most Dangerous Countries for Women · 2024
    193rd of 198
  7. Female Skin Cancer Rates by Country · 2023
    196th of 203
  8. Most Strict Countries in the World · 2024
    210th of 219
  9. Rank217th
    Northernmost Point by Country
    208th of 222
  10. Safe Drinking Water by Country · 2025
    tied 137th of 149

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Strongest category Crime & Safety (65), weakest Geography (38). Select a category to list its metrics.

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Similar places

Closest percentiles on 53 widely reported measures from 9 categories, leaving out size and totals

  1. Nauru79% similar
    Compared on 46 of 53
  2. Samoa76% similar
  3. Fiji74% similar
  4. Marshall Islands74% similar
    Compared on 46 of 53
  5. Tuvalu74% similar
    Compared on 45 of 53

Cities in Tonga

1 city with a report card, largest first

Quick answers

What is the population of Tonga?
Tonga has a population of 103,291, 198th among 235 countries.
What does Tonga rank best at?
Among countries, Tonga ranks best for Violent Gun Deaths as % of All Deaths IHME (tied 1st of 194); Head of State Annual Salary (13th of 179); Male Suicide Rate (18th of 204).
Where does Tonga rank worst?
Tonga ranks lowest for Female Obesity Rate (GOO) (199th of 199); Female Obesity Rate (WHO) (195th of 196); Obesity Rate (GOO) (172nd of 173).
How many statistics does Rankodex have for Tonga?
Rankodex ranks Tonga on 1,013 statistics compared with other countries, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.

Every metric

1,013 metrics with a value for this place, in 354 topics