India vs Tonga: Compare Statistics

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

Summary

Comparing India and Tonga: India leads on Carbon Dioxide Emissions (2.82) against Tonga (174,000); India leads on Population Change (14.13 million persons) against Tonga (-436.50 persons); Tonga leads on Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs) (6,672) against India (130.72 million). Across 103 compared metrics, India wins on 48 and Tonga wins on 46.

  • 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🇮🇳 India🇹🇴 TongaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)55.9 %57.72 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 56% (2022 est.)percent of population: 59% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score32.96 points68.39 points
Radios11661,000
Televisions632,000
Waterways16,180none

Economy

43 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇹🇴 TongaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country717.60B $79.78M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars4.52T $645.99M $
Coal Revenue1.150
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)9.51 %8 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP5.1 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index7172.6
Electricity Consumption1.1448.36
Electricity Exports5.150
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7174
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants120
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels20
Electricity from Other Renewables1626
Electricity Imports5.620
Electricity Installed Capacity367.820,300
Electricity Production1.3952
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)25.18 USD per capita23.27 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient25.527.1
Gross Fixed Investment29.526.3
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)5.6 %-11.1 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)5 %3.2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP1.8 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption55.430
Natural Gas Exports76.450
Natural Gas Imports23.960
Natural Gas Production31.540
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.290
Oil Consumption3.181,000
Oil Exports825,6000
Oil Imports3.061,202
Oil Production954,0000
Oil Proved Reserves5.680
Population Below Poverty Line21.9 people22.5 people
Public Debt46.543.9
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)6.5 USD2.1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption4.52900
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.310
Refined Petroleum Products Imports653,300910
Refined Petroleum Products Production4.90
Remittances3.550
Revenue from Forest Resources0.140.03
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)34.583.64
Taxes and Other Revenues6.723.8
Unemployment Rate4.3 %2.2 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇹🇴 TongaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)130.72M6,672
Carbon Dioxide Emissions2.82174,000
Continental Shelfedge of continental margin or 200 nm;no specific limits;
Population Distributiona very high population density exists throughout most of the country, with the notable exception of the deserts in the northwest and the mountain fringe in the north; the core of the population is in the north along the banks of the Ganges, with other rivover 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 Country432 Cubic meters per year0 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources1.910

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇹🇴 TongaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization21.46 %3.83 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)68.7194.44
Agricultural land1.78M sq. km350 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,000 km419 km
Irrigated Land754,5620

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇹🇴 TongaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country59.13 %67.39 %
Administrative Divisions285
Independence154
Suffrage Participation Rate1821

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇹🇴 TongaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.519.6
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.3 % of GDP6.3 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %NA
Hospital Bed Density0.5 people/sq km2.6 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)80 %67 %
Mean Age at First Birth21.224.9
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)3.9 %48.2 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS2.3NA
Underweight Children Under 531.50.8

People and Society

27 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇹🇴 TongaShare
Currently married (Percent)71.87 %49.07 %
Human Capital Index0.520.57
Life expectancy at birth76.09 years77.01 years
Median age of population29.19 years20.77 years
Population Change14.13M persons-436.5 persons
Population density496.42 per sq. km158.92 per sq. km
Total population1.48B persons103,308.5 persons
Birth Rate (%)15.91 %19.43 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.7 %29.3 %
Death Rate (%)8.7 %4.98 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP5.3 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age389.10M persons26,580.55 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate607.6934,800
Learning-adjusted years of school9.6 years8.3 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population32.94 people23,000 people
Mean Male Height (cm)164.95176.76
Military Service Age and Obligationages vary by branch of service and positions, but generally 17-27 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2025) note 1: in 2022, the Indian Government began recruiting men aged 17.5-21 annually to serve on 4-year co16
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization84.2 %60.92 %
Physician Density0.72 people/sq km1.01 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.72 %-0.37 %
Population living in slums5.41 %-0.08 %
Total deaths8.28M persons656.3 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)57.51 %31.15 %
Total fertility rate1.93 per woman3.03 per woman
Total net-migration-632,939 persons-2,119.3 persons
Under-five mortality rate26.01 per live births9.7 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇹🇴 TongaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.141
Airports3156
Civil Air Travel93no major transport aircraft

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