Eritrea vs Tonga: Long term urban population region

Eritrea
29.12
in 2025
Tonga
28
in 2025
Eritrea rank
184th
Tonga rank
186th

Long term urban population region over time

  • Eritrea
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 29.12 against 28 in Tonga, a difference of 1.12.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 184th and Tonga ranks 186th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 29 and Tonga in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Tonga Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0003 0 0.0003 Eritrea
1100s 0.001 0.0001 0.0008 Eritrea
1200s 0.0029 0.0004 0.0025 Eritrea
1300s 0.0088 0.0012 0.0075 Eritrea
1400s 0.0263 0.0037 0.0226 Eritrea
1500s 0.0788 0.0111 0.0677 Eritrea
1600s 0.2365 0.0333 0.2032 Eritrea
1700s 0.7095 0.1 0.6095 Eritrea
1710s 0.7993 0.0608 0.7385 Eritrea
1720s 0.8755 0.0761 0.7994 Eritrea
1730s 0.9588 0.0951 0.8638 Eritrea
1740s 1.05 0.1188 0.9313 Eritrea
1750s 1.15 0.1485 1 Eritrea
1760s 1.26 0.1857 1.07 Eritrea
1770s 1.38 0.2321 1.15 Eritrea
1780s 1.51 0.2901 1.22 Eritrea
1790s 1.66 0.3627 1.29 Eritrea
1800s 1.81 0.4533 1.36 Eritrea
1810s 1.99 0.5667 1.42 Eritrea
1820s 2.17 0.7083 1.47 Eritrea
1830s 2.38 0.8854 1.5 Eritrea
1840s 2.61 1.11 1.5 Eritrea
1850s 2.86 1.38 1.47 Eritrea
1860s 3.13 1.73 1.4 Eritrea
1870s 3.43 2.16 1.26 Eritrea
1880s 3.75 2.7 1.05 Eritrea
1890s 4.11 3.38 0.7328 Eritrea
1900s 4.5 4.22 0.2799 Eritrea
1910s 4.93 5.28 0.3468 Tonga
1920s 5.4 6.6 1.2 Tonga
1930s 5.91 8.25 2.33 Tonga
1940s 6.48 10.31 3.83 Tonga
1950s 8.32 15.7 7.38 Tonga
1960s 11.4 21.55 10.15 Tonga
1970s 13.42 22.22 8.8 Tonga
1980s 15.14 22.12 6.98 Tonga
1990s 16.43 23.03 6.6 Tonga
2000s 19.46 23.36 3.9 Tonga
2010s 23.8 24.41 0.615 Tonga
2020s 27.82 26.81 1.01 Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long term urban population region, Eritrea or Tonga?
Eritrea, at 29.12 against 28 in Tonga as of 2025.
What is the difference in long term urban population region between Eritrea and Tonga?
1.12, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Tonga?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Eritrea and Tonga rank globally for long term urban population region?
Eritrea ranks 184th and Tonga ranks 186th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Long term urban population region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Long term urban population region
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
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