How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tonga?

51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

South Africa vs Tonga: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per unit

South Africa

0 1000 No per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Tonga

0 1000 No per US$ of GDP

in 2025

South Africa rank

76th

Tonga rank

75th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per unit over time

South Africa
Tonga

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP against 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 76th and Tonga ranks 75th of 187 countries.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Africa	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Tonga
1980s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Tonga
1990s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Tonga
2000s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Tonga
2010s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Tonga
2020s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per unit, South Africa or Tonga?: Tonga, at 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP against 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per unit between South Africa and Tonga?: 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tonga?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
How do South Africa and Tonga rank globally for population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per unit?: South Africa ranks 76th and Tonga ranks 75th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

South Africa vs Tonga: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per unit. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 13 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/population-est-and-proj-total-population-both-sexes-per-unit-of-gdp/south-africa/tonga/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/population-est-and-proj-total-population-both-sexes-per-unit-of-gdp/south-africa/tonga/">South Africa vs Tonga: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per unit</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per unit of GDP
Unit: 1000 No per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 188 places, 10,218 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.