Tonga vs Vanuatu: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita
Tonga
21.2%
in 2025
Vanuatu
22.3%
in 2025
Tonga rank
227th
Vanuatu rank
225th
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita over time
- Tonga
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 22.3% against 21.2% in Tonga, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tonga ahead.
Tonga ranks 227th and Vanuatu ranks 225th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Tonga averaged higher in 6 and Vanuatu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.6% | 6.6% | 8.9% | Tonga |
| 1960s | 19.6% | 9.3% | 10.3% | Tonga |
| 1970s | 20.3% | 12.7% | 7.6% | Tonga |
| 1980s | 21.3% | 16.7% | 4.6% | Tonga |
| 1990s | 22.7% | 20.1% | 2.6% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 23.2% | 22.9% | 0.2% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 24.6% | 1.5% | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 22.3% | 1.0% | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita, Tonga or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 22.3% against 21.2% in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita between Tonga and Vanuatu?
- 1.1%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Vanuatu?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Tonga and Vanuatu rank globally for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita?
- Tonga ranks 227th and Vanuatu ranks 225th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.