Indonesia vs Tonga: Population density
Indonesia
156.14 people per km²
in 2100
Tonga
163.72 people per km²
in 2100
Indonesia rank
95th
Tonga rank
92nd
Population density over time
- Indonesia
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 163.72 people per km² against 156.14 people per km² in Indonesia, a difference of 7.58 people per km².
The two have swapped places 4 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Tonga ahead.
Indonesia ranks 95th and Tonga ranks 92nd of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 8 and Tonga in 40.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.98 people per km² | 2.16 people per km² | 0.1824 people per km² | Tonga |
| 1100s | 2.2 people per km² | 2.28 people per km² | 0.0762 people per km² | Tonga |
| 1200s | 2.42 people per km² | 2.4 people per km² | 0.0246 people per km² | Indonesia |
| 1300s | 2.64 people per km² | 3.6 people per km² | 0.9553 people per km² | Tonga |
| 1400s | 3.37 people per km² | 5.4 people per km² | 2.03 people per km² | Tonga |
| 1500s | 4.09 people per km² | 8.09 people per km² | 4 people per km² | Tonga |
| 1600s | 4.49 people per km² | 12.14 people per km² | 7.65 people per km² | Tonga |
| 1700s | 5.02 people per km² | 18.21 people per km² | 13.19 people per km² | Tonga |
| 1710s | 5.07 people per km² | 19.17 people per km² | 14.1 people per km² | Tonga |
| 1720s | 5.13 people per km² | 20.18 people per km² | 15.05 people per km² | Tonga |
| 1730s | 5.18 people per km² | 21.24 people per km² | 16.06 people per km² | Tonga |
| 1740s | 5.23 people per km² | 22.36 people per km² | 17.13 people per km² | Tonga |
| 1750s | 5.28 people per km² | 23.54 people per km² | 18.25 people per km² | Tonga |
| 1760s | 5.55 people per km² | 24.77 people per km² | 19.23 people per km² | Tonga |
| 1770s | 5.81 people per km² | 26.08 people per km² | 20.27 people per km² | Tonga |
| 1780s | 6.08 people per km² | 27.45 people per km² | 21.37 people per km² | Tonga |
| 1790s | 6.34 people per km² | 28.9 people per km² | 22.56 people per km² | Tonga |
| 1800s | 8.61 people per km² | 25.89 people per km² | 17.28 people per km² | Tonga |
| 1810s | 8.88 people per km² | 25.83 people per km² | 16.95 people per km² | Tonga |
| 1820s | 9.37 people per km² | 25.78 people per km² | 16.4 people per km² | Tonga |
| 1830s | 10.13 people per km² | 25.72 people per km² | 15.6 people per km² | Tonga |
| 1840s | 11.03 people per km² | 25.7 people per km² | 14.66 people per km² | Tonga |
| 1850s | 12.12 people per km² | 26.03 people per km² | 13.91 people per km² | Tonga |
| 1860s | 13.46 people per km² | 26.77 people per km² | 13.31 people per km² | Tonga |
| 1870s | 15.04 people per km² | 27.54 people per km² | 12.5 people per km² | Tonga |
| 1880s | 16.74 people per km² | 28.32 people per km² | 11.57 people per km² | Tonga |
| 1890s | 18.83 people per km² | 29.12 people per km² | 10.29 people per km² | Tonga |
| 1900s | 21.3 people per km² | 31.71 people per km² | 10.41 people per km² | Tonga |
| 1910s | 23.67 people per km² | 35.9 people per km² | 12.23 people per km² | Tonga |
| 1920s | 26.41 people per km² | 40.38 people per km² | 13.97 people per km² | Tonga |
| 1930s | 30.15 people per km² | 47.07 people per km² | 16.91 people per km² | Tonga |
| 1940s | 34.32 people per km² | 58.93 people per km² | 24.61 people per km² | Tonga |
| 1950s | 40.54 people per km² | 78.71 people per km² | 38.17 people per km² | Tonga |
| 1960s | 52.89 people per km² | 103.9 people per km² | 51.01 people per km² | Tonga |
| 1970s | 68.87 people per km² | 127.38 people per km² | 58.51 people per km² | Tonga |
| 1980s | 87.07 people per km² | 136.47 people per km² | 49.39 people per km² | Tonga |
| 1990s | 104.76 people per km² | 139.54 people per km² | 34.78 people per km² | Tonga |
| 2000s | 121.29 people per km² | 146.17 people per km² | 24.88 people per km² | Tonga |
| 2010s | 137.35 people per km² | 147.85 people per km² | 10.5 people per km² | Tonga |
| 2020s | 150.31 people per km² | 144.44 people per km² | 5.87 people per km² | Indonesia |
| 2030s | 160.38 people per km² | 141.65 people per km² | 18.73 people per km² | Indonesia |
| 2040s | 167.21 people per km² | 144.15 people per km² | 23.06 people per km² | Indonesia |
| 2050s | 170.14 people per km² | 147.48 people per km² | 22.66 people per km² | Indonesia |
| 2060s | 169.97 people per km² | 151.42 people per km² | 18.55 people per km² | Indonesia |
| 2070s | 167.94 people per km² | 156.68 people per km² | 11.25 people per km² | Indonesia |
| 2080s | 164.31 people per km² | 161.18 people per km² | 3.14 people per km² | Indonesia |
| 2090s | 159.29 people per km² | 163.33 people per km² | 4.04 people per km² | Tonga |
| 2100s | 156.14 people per km² | 163.72 people per km² | 7.58 people per km² | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Indonesia or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 163.72 people per km² against 156.14 people per km² in Indonesia as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Indonesia and Tonga?
- 7.58 people per km², with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Tonga?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Indonesia and Tonga rank globally for population density?
- Indonesia ranks 95th and Tonga ranks 92nd of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.