Tonga vs United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands has about the same population as Tonga: 103,792 vs 103,742, a gap of 50. Tonga is shrinking more slowly (−0.42% vs −0.56% a year), adding about -432 people a year against −583. Using continuous exponential growth from the stated base year, if these rates held, Tonga would overtake United States Virgin Islands in about 0 years (from the 2025 population bases, around 2025) — a projection, not a forecast. United States Virgin Islands is the older society: 23.1% aged 65+ against 6.9% in Tonga, while Tonga has more children (34.9% under 15 vs 16.5%). United States Virgin Islands is 2.1× as densely populated (299.8 vs 145.3 people per km²). People in United States Virgin Islands live 7.7 years longer on average (80.8 vs 73.1). GDP per capita is 6.8× higher in United States Virgin Islands ($44,321 vs $6,547).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Tonga) and 2025 (United States Virgin Islands); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Tonga vs United States Virgin Islands — side by side
 Tonga |  United States Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 103,7422025 | 103,7922025 |
| Growth rate / yr | −0.42%2025 | −0.56%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 23.02024 | 11.12024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 6.42024 | 9.22024 |
| Children per woman | 3.102024 | 1.972024 |
| Life expectancy | 73.1 yrs2024 | 80.8 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 34.9%2025 | 16.5%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 6.9%2025 | 23.1%2025 |
| Density | 145.3 /km²2023 | 299.8 /km²2023 |
| Area | 750 km²2023 | 350 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 21.2%2025 | 95.4%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | -2,1502025 | -3572025 |
| GDP per capita | $6,5472025 | $44,3212022 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #193 | #192 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Tonga: 1.6× from 1960 to 2025; United States Virgin Islands: 3.2× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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Tonga: Tonga vs Micronesia, Tonga vs Aruba, Tonga vs United States Virgin Islands, Tonga vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Tonga vs Antigua and Barbuda, Tonga vs Isle of Man.
United States Virgin Islands: United States Virgin Islands vs Grenada, United States Virgin Islands vs Micronesia, United States Virgin Islands vs Aruba, United States Virgin Islands vs Tonga, United States Virgin Islands vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, United States Virgin Islands vs Antigua and Barbuda.
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