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Micronesia vs Tonga
Side-by-side comparison of Micronesia and Tonga from official statistics: size, economy, people, trade, natural resources, health, infrastructure and military, with world ranks, years and sources.
Micronesia
East Asia & Pacific · nation age 40 years
In short
Tonga scores 48.9 in the NationsTree Index (93rd in the world) and Micronesia scores 33.1 (153rd), a gap of 15.9 points. Their trees are 0.4 m and 0.6 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.
Micronesia and Tonga have a similar population. Micronesia and Tonga have a similar land area. The economy of Tonga is 72% larger than that of Micronesia (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Micronesia 113,683 and Tonga 103,742 (2025).
GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $8,675 in Tonga and $4,604 in Micronesia (2025, international dollars). People in Tonga live on average 5.7 years longer (73.1 vs 67.4 years).
Of 26 indicators reported by both countries, Micronesia ranks higher in the world on 10 and Tonga on 16. Micronesia is clearly stronger in environment & energy. Tonga is clearly stronger in tourism, society & health and infrastructure & digital.
As a nation, Tonga is the older of the two (statehood since 1970, 56 years), compared with Micronesia (since 1986). Over the last five years Tonga improved faster (direction score 86 vs 21 out of 100).
Where they differ most
The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Micronesia and Tonga.
Micronesia
76%
156th of 193
Tongabetter
99%
1st of 193
Access to electricityInfrastructure & digital
Micronesia
88.9%
164th of 215
Tongabetter
100.0%
1st of 215
CO₂ emissions per personEnvironment & energy
Micronesiabetter
0.00
3rd of 203
Tonga
1.63
81st of 203
Control of corruptionInstitutions & safety
Micronesiabetter
61.6
52nd of 207
Tonga
39.6
127th of 207
Under-5 mortalitySociety & health
Micronesia
22.4
128th of 196
Tongabetter
9.5
70th of 196
Over time
How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.
Tonga overtook Micronesia in the NationsTree Index in 2020 and has stayed ahead since.
Tonga has been ahead of Micronesia in GDP per person (PPP), GDP (PPP) and life expectancy in every year since 1990.
Micronesia has been ahead of Tonga in population in every year since 1990.
Strength by category
Average world percentile of the indicators in each category (0–100, direction taken into account). i
MicronesiaTonga All indicators
Latest available value for each country with its year and world rank. Green: the better world position of the two, red: the weaker one.
| Indicator | Micronesia | Tonga |
|---|---|---|
| Land & people | ||
| Surface area km² | 701185th/216 · 2024 | 749183rd/216 · 2024 |
| Land area km² | 701184th/216 · 2024 | 720183rd/216 · 2024 |
| Population people | 113,683190th/217 · 2025 | 103,742193rd/217 · 2025 |
| Population growth % | 0.46%142nd/217 · 2025 | -0.42%195th/217 · 2025 |
| Population density people/km² | 161.472nd/216 · 2024 | 144.781st/216 · 2024 |
| Urban population % | 22.5%208th/217 · 2025 | 21.2%211th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 0–14 % | 31.5%64th/217 · 2025 | 34.9%52nd/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 65+ % | 6.2%135th/217 · 2025 | 6.9%127th/217 · 2025 |
| Economy | ||
| GDP USD | $501.8 m205th/210 · 2025 | $679.2 m203rd/210 · 2025 |
| GDP (PPP) intl. USD | $523.4 m195th/199 · 2025 | $899.9 m193rd/199 · 2025 |
| Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) intl. USD 2021 | $447.3 m195th/199 · 2025 | $769.0 m193rd/199 · 2025 |
| GDP per person USD | $4,414146th/210 · 2025 | $6,547126th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP per person (PPP) intl. USD | $4,604170th/199 · 2025 | $8,675146th/199 · 2025 |
| GNI per person (Atlas) USD | $4,760131st/201 · 2025 | $6,840112th/201 · 2025 |
| GDP growth % | 1.1%171st/210 · 2025 | 2.8%123rd/210 · 2025 |
| Inflation % | 5.4%141st/180 · 2022 | 5.6%142nd/180 · 2025 |
| Unemployment % | — | 2.0%17th/187 · 2025 |
| Central government debt % of GDP | 27.8%10th/55 · 2020 | 43.1%19th/55 · 2020 |
| General government gross debt % of GDP | 8.8%8th/189 · 2025 | 26.9%27th/189 · 2025 |
| Government budget balance % of GDP | 0.4%34th/192 · 2025 | 1.2%27th/192 · 2025 |
| Main industries | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing % of GDP | 24.2%22nd/197 · 2025 | 18.6%40th/197 · 2024 |
| Industry incl. construction % of GDP | 5.3%196th/200 · 2025 | 17.7%144th/200 · 2024 |
| Manufacturing % of GDP | 0.5%190th/192 · 2025 | 5.5%146th/192 · 2024 |
| Services % of GDP | 65.3%52nd/200 · 2025 | 49.5%147th/200 · 2024 |
| Trade | ||
| Exports of goods & services USD | $111.0 m177th/182 · 2025 | $109.4 m179th/182 · 2024 |
| Imports of goods & services USD | $356.0 m177th/182 · 2025 | $392.9 m176th/182 · 2024 |
| Exports % of GDP | 22.1%135th/183 · 2025 | 16.9%155th/183 · 2024 |
| Imports % of GDP | 70.9%31st/183 · 2025 | 60.7%55th/183 · 2024 |
| Trade openness % of GDP | 93.1%75th/183 · 2025 | 77.6%101st/183 · 2024 |
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | — | 0.0%156th/170 · 2025 |
| Manufactures exports % of merchandise exports | 0.5%2013 | 84.2%13th/171 · 2025 |
| Food exports % of merchandise exports | 99.2%2013 | 15.0%91st/171 · 2025 |
| Ores & metals exports % of merchandise exports | 0.1%2013 | 0.7%141st/171 · 2025 |
| High-tech exports % of manufactured exports | — | 28.5%18th/168 · 2023 |
| Current account balance % of GDP | 3.7%44th/191 · 2025 | -4.3%135th/191 · 2025 |
| Foreign direct investment, inflows % of GDP | 6.4%2014 | 2.6%78th/196 · 2025 |
| Natural resources | ||
| Natural resource rents % of GDP | 0.0%170th/209 · 2021 | 0.0%166th/209 · 2021 |
| Oil rents % of GDP | — | 0.00%120th/197 · 2021 |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 0.00%100th/197 · 2021 | 0.00%100th/197 · 2021 |
| Coal rents % of GDP | — | 0.00%68th/195 · 2021 |
| Mineral rents % of GDP | 0.00%91st/209 · 2021 | 0.00%91st/209 · 2021 |
| Forest rents % of GDP | 0.02%144th/209 · 2021 | 0.04%131st/209 · 2021 |
| Arable land % of land area | 3.4%152nd/206 · 2024 | 30.3%28th/206 · 2024 |
| Tourism | ||
| International tourist arrivals arrivals | 18,000187th/194 · 2019 | 94,000164th/194 · 2019 |
| Tourism receipts USD | $27.0 m2008 | $47.7 m157th/175 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts % of exports | — | 47.8%16th/168 · 2020 |
| Society & health | ||
| Life expectancy years | 67.4174th/217 · 2024 | 73.1124th/217 · 2024 |
| Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births | 22.4128th/196 · 2024 | 9.570th/196 · 2024 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 0.97107th/174 · 2020 | 1.01105th/174 · 2021 |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | 3.22009 | 2.52010 |
| DPT immunization % of children 12–23 months | 76%156th/193 · 2024 | 99%1st/193 · 2024 |
| Completed lower secondary, 25+ % of adults | 76.3%2014 | 94.2%32nd/153 · 2021 |
| Secondary enrolment % gross | 87.3%2005 | 92.4%90th/173 · 2024 |
| Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) % of population | 22.3%2000 | — |
| Old-age dependency ratio % of working-age population | 9.9%135th/217 · 2025 | 11.8%117th/217 · 2025 |
| Health spending % of GDP | 12.9%7th/193 · 2023 | 7.4%78th/193 · 2023 |
| Adult literacy % | — | 99.5%11th/98 · 2023 |
| Tertiary enrolment % gross | 13.4%2000 | 42.9%91st/150 · 2023 |
| Human Development Index index 0–1 | 0.615149th/193 · 2023 | 0.76992nd/193 · 2023 |
| Income inequality (Gini) index | 40.12013 | 27.111th/108 · 2021 |
| Extreme poverty % of population | 26.1%2013 | 0.4%27th/108 · 2021 |
| Infrastructure & digital | ||
| Access to electricity % of population | 88.9%164th/215 · 2024 | 100.0%1st/215 · 2024 |
| Safely managed drinking water % of population | — | 29.6%131st/150 · 2024 |
| Safely managed sanitation % of population | — | 31.2%109th/144 · 2024 |
| Internet users % of population | 39.5%158th/186 · 2024 | 67.4%128th/186 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 20210th/210 · 2022 | 62192nd/210 · 2022 |
| Fixed broadband per 100 people | 5.8135th/208 · 2022 | 8.2124th/208 · 2022 |
| Air passengers carried passengers | — | 75,4162004 |
| Environment & energy | ||
| CO₂ emissions per person t CO₂e | 0.003rd/203 · 2024 | 1.6381st/203 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy % of final energy use | 2.0%179th/212 · 2022 | 2.3%178th/212 · 2022 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ | 3.54th/200 · 2023 | 4.711th/200 · 2023 |
| Forest area % of land area | 92.1%1st/214 · 2024 | 12.1%155th/214 · 2024 |
| Energy use per person kg oil eq. | — | 5432007 |
| Institutions & safety | ||
| Government effectiveness score 0–100 | 50.8113th/205 · 2025 | 51.1112th/205 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption score 0–100 | 61.652nd/207 · 2025 | 39.6127th/207 · 2025 |
| Rule of law score 0–100 | 74.636th/207 · 2025 | 71.448th/207 · 2025 |
| Political stability score 0–100 | 92.23rd/207 · 2025 | 88.614th/207 · 2025 |
| Regulatory quality score 0–100 | 42.1161st/205 · 2025 | 51.1116th/205 · 2025 |
| Voice & accountability score 0–100 | 74.345th/205 · 2025 | 72.553rd/205 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate per 100,000 | 0.937th/145 · 2019 | 0.940th/145 · 2019 |
| Military | ||
| Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 7.0 m117th/163 · 2023 | 7.0 m2020 |
| Science & innovation | ||
| Patent applications by residents applications | — | 5117th/137 · 2024 |
| Scientific articles articles | 4189th/197 · 2023 | 5187th/197 · 2023 |
Questions and answers
Which has more people, Micronesia or Tonga?
Micronesia has the larger population: 113,683 (2025) compared with 103,742 for Tonga (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.
Which is bigger by area, Micronesia or Tonga?
Tonga is larger: 749 km² (2024) compared with 701 km² for Micronesia (2024). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.
Which economy is larger, Micronesia or Tonga?
Tonga has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $899.9 m intl. (2025) compared with $523.4 m intl. for Micronesia (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD.
Which is richer per person, Micronesia or Tonga?
Tonga has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $8,675 intl. (2025) compared with $4,604 intl. for Micronesia (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD.
Where do people live longer, in Micronesia or Tonga?
Tonga has the higher life expectancy at birth: 73.1 years (2024) compared with 67.4 years for Micronesia (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.
Which ranks higher in the NationsTree Index, Micronesia or Tonga?
Tonga: 48.9 points (93rd in the world); Micronesia: 33.1 points (153rd). The index combines foundations, economic strength, quality of life, problems and 5-year direction from public statistics.
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World Bank World Development Indicators and Worldwide Governance Indicators, compiling UN agencies, the IMF, WHO, SIPRI and national statistical offices; every row links to its world ranking with the source series. See Sources & licences and Methodology.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Micronesia vs Tonga — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/micronesia-vs-tonga. Data as of 26 October 2026.