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Canada vs Tonga: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 103 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Canada
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Leads on 66 of 103 metrics
Tonga
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Leads on 28 of 103 metrics

Summary

Comparing Canada and Tonga: Canada leads on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars (2.59 trillion $) against Tonga (645.99 million $); Tonga leads on Major Urban Areas Population (23,000 people) against Canada (6.37 people); Tonga leads on Radios (61,000) against Canada (32.30). Across 103 compared metrics, Canada wins on 66 and Tonga wins on 28.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 43 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 5 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 27 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇴 TongaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)93.96 %★58.53 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2023 est.)percent of population: 59% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score78.75 points★68.39 points
Radios32.361,000★
Televisions21.52,000★
Waterways3,000none

Economy

43 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇴 TongaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.01B $★79.78M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.59T $★645.99M $
Coal Revenue0.08★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.2 %8 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.8 % of GDP★5.1 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.6★72.6
Electricity Consumption522.2★48.36
Electricity Exports73.35★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels2374★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants56★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels9★0
Electricity from Other Renewables1226★
Electricity Imports2.68★0
Electricity Installed Capacity143.520,300★
Electricity Production649.6★52
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)311.6 USD per capita★23.27 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient29.9★27.1
Gross Fixed Investment22.126.3★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0 %★-11.1 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.4 %★3.2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP★1.8 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption124.4★0
Natural Gas Exports83.96★0
Natural Gas Imports26.36★0
Natural Gas Production159.1★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves2.06★0
Oil Consumption2.211,000★
Oil Exports1.93★0
Oil Imports1.091,202★
Oil Production3.48★0
Oil Proved Reserves175.2★0
Population Below Poverty Line9.4 people★22.5 people
Public Debt61.343.9★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD2.1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.45900★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.12★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports405,700★910
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.01★0
Remittances050★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.08★0.03
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.25★0.41
Taxes and Other Revenues13.823.8★
Unemployment Rate6.5 %2.2 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇴 TongaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-12.14M★6,672
Carbon Dioxide Emissions585.85★174,000
Continental Shelf200no specific limits;
Population Distributionvast majority of the population lives in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km (186 mi) of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbiaover two thirds of the population lives on the island of Tongatapu; only 45 of the nation's 171 islands are occupied
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country370 Cubic meters per year★0 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2.9★0

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇴 TongaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.16 %3.83 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)90.43194.44★
Agricultural land559,597.6 sq. km★350 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)202,080 km★419 km
Irrigated Land9,045★0

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇴 TongaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country87.73 %★67.39 %
Administrative Divisions10★5
Independence14★
Suffrage Participation Rate1821★

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇴 TongaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.719.6★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.2 % of GDP★6.3 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNANA
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq km2.6 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)12 %★67 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.4★24.9
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29.4 %★48.2 %
People Living With HIV/AIDSNANA
Underweight Children Under 5NA0.8

People and Society

27 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇴 TongaShare
Currently married (Percent)50.95 %★49.07 %
Human Capital Index0.82★0.57
Life expectancy at birth85.29 years★77.01 years
Median age of population40.75 years★20.77 years
Population Change437,571 persons★-436.5 persons
Population density4.46 per sq. km★158.92 per sq. km
Total population40.51M persons★103,308.5 persons
Birth Rate (%)9.12 %19.43 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA29.3 %
Death Rate (%)7.75 %4.98 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP5.3 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age9.19M persons★26,580.55 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate22.8734,800★
Learning-adjusted years of school12.01 years★8.3 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother94.5 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population6.37 people23,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)178.09★176.76
Military Service Age and Obligation17★16
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.27 %★60.92 %
Physician Density2.82 people/sq km★1.01 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.73 %★-0.37 %
Population living in slums1.2 %★-0.08 %
Total deaths326,297.8 persons656.3 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)75.87 %★31.15 %
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman3.03 per woman★
Total net-migration406,485.5 persons★-2,119.3 persons
Under-five mortality rate4.43 per live births★9.7 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇴 TongaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.96★1
Airports1,459★6
Civil Air Travel636no major transport aircraft

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