Tonga vs Vanuatu: Urban population
Tonga
21.2%
in 2025
Vanuatu
22.3%
in 2025
Tonga rank
212th
Vanuatu rank
210th
Urban population over time
- Tonga
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 22.3% against 21.2% in Tonga, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tonga ahead.
Tonga ranks 212th and Vanuatu ranks 210th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Tonga averaged higher in 5 and Vanuatu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.6% | 9.3% | 10.3% | Tonga |
| 1970s | 20.3% | 12.7% | 7.6% | Tonga |
| 1980s | 21.3% | 16.7% | 4.6% | Tonga |
| 1990s | 22.7% | 20.1% | 2.6% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 23.2% | 22.9% | 0.2% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 24.6% | 1.5% | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 22.3% | 1.0% | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Tonga or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 22.3% against 21.2% in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Tonga and Vanuatu?
- 1.1%, with Vanuatu 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 urban population?
- Tonga ranks 212th and Vanuatu ranks 210th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.