IDA total vs Tonga: Rural population, per capita
IDA total
0.5885 units per person
in 2025
Tonga
0.7884 units per person
in 2025
IDA total rank
9th
Tonga rank
7th
Rural population, per capita over time
- IDA total
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 0.7884 units per person against 0.5885 units per person in IDA total, a difference of 0.1999 units per person.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.3 times IDA total's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was IDA total ahead.
IDA total ranks 9th and Tonga ranks 7th of 45 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, IDA total averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.849 units per person | 0.8044 units per person | 0.0446 units per person | IDA total |
| 1970s | 0.8068 units per person | 0.797 units per person | 0.0098 units per person | IDA total |
| 1980s | 0.7605 units per person | 0.787 units per person | 0.0265 units per person | Tonga |
| 1990s | 0.7215 units per person | 0.773 units per person | 0.0515 units per person | Tonga |
| 2000s | 0.68 units per person | 0.7684 units per person | 0.0884 units per person | Tonga |
| 2010s | 0.6344 units per person | 0.7685 units per person | 0.1341 units per person | Tonga |
| 2020s | 0.5999 units per person | 0.7871 units per person | 0.1872 units per person | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, IDA total or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 0.7884 units per person against 0.5885 units per person in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between IDA total and Tonga?
- 0.1999 units per person, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Tonga?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do IDA total and Tonga rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- IDA total ranks 9th and Tonga ranks 7th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.