Tonga vs Vanuatu: Rural population, per capita
Tonga
0.7884 units per person
in 2025
Vanuatu
0.7768 units per person
in 2025
Tonga rank
7th
Vanuatu rank
9th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Tonga
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 0.7884 units per person against 0.7768 units per person in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.0116 units per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Tonga ranks 7th and Vanuatu ranks 9th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Tonga averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8044 units per person | 0.9072 units per person | 0.1028 units per person | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 0.797 units per person | 0.8732 units per person | 0.0762 units per person | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 0.787 units per person | 0.8335 units per person | 0.0465 units per person | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 0.773 units per person | 0.7991 units per person | 0.0261 units per person | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 0.7684 units per person | 0.7709 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 0.7685 units per person | 0.7537 units per person | 0.0148 units per person | Tonga |
| 2020s | 0.7871 units per person | 0.777 units per person | 0.0101 units per person | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Tonga or Vanuatu?
- Tonga, at 0.7884 units per person against 0.7768 units per person in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Tonga and Vanuatu?
- 0.0116 units per person, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Vanuatu?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Tonga and Vanuatu rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Tonga ranks 7th and Vanuatu ranks 9th of 217 countries.
- 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.