Pacific island small states vs Tonga: Rural population, per capita
Pacific island small states
0.5912 units per person
in 2025
Tonga
0.7884 units per person
in 2025
Pacific island small states rank
8th
Tonga rank
7th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Pacific island small states
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 0.7884 units per person against 0.5912 units per person in Pacific island small states, a difference of 0.1972 units per person.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.3 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.
Pacific island small states ranks 8th and Tonga ranks 7th of 45 groups.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pacific island small states | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.769 units per person | 0.8044 units per person | 0.0354 units per person | Tonga |
| 1970s | 0.7251 units per person | 0.797 units per person | 0.0719 units per person | Tonga |
| 1980s | 0.7039 units per person | 0.787 units per person | 0.0831 units per person | Tonga |
| 1990s | 0.6709 units per person | 0.773 units per person | 0.1021 units per person | Tonga |
| 2000s | 0.6448 units per person | 0.7684 units per person | 0.1237 units per person | Tonga |
| 2010s | 0.6186 units per person | 0.7685 units per person | 0.1499 units per person | Tonga |
| 2020s | 0.5988 units per person | 0.7871 units per person | 0.1883 units per person | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Pacific island small states or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 0.7884 units per person against 0.5912 units per person in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Pacific island small states and Tonga?
- 0.1972 units per person, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and Tonga?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Pacific island small states and Tonga rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Pacific island small states ranks 8th 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.