Vaccination coverage vs. GDP per capita in Tonga

Tonga: Vaccination coverage vs. GDP per capita was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 194 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 1987
All-time low
37.0%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Vaccination coverage vs. GDP per capita in Tonga, 1980–2024

0204060801001980200220241980: 40 %1981: 37 %1982: 52 %1983: 63 %1984: 51 %1985: 92 %1986: 75 %1987: 99 %1988: 92 %1989: 93 %1990: 94 %1991: 88 %1992: 99 %1993: 96 %1994: 89 %1995: 95 %1996: 99 %1997: 96 %1998: 97 %1999: 94 %2000: 95 %2001: 94 %2002: 90 %2003: 98 %2004: 99 %2005: 99 %2006: 99 %2007: 99 %2008: 99 %2009: 99 %2010: 99 %2011: 99 %2012: 95 %2013: 99 %2014: 98 %2015: 96 %2016: 96 %2017: 99 %2018: 99 %2019: 99 %2020: 99 %2021: 99 %2022: 99 %2023: 99 %2024: 99 %

Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Tonga recorded 99.0% for vaccination coverage vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, vaccination coverage vs. gdp per capita in Tonga peaked at 99.0% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 1981.

Tonga ranks 1st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 69.4% 37.0% 99.0% 10
1990s 94.7% 88.0% 99.0% 10
2000s 97.1% 90.0% 99.0% 10
2010s 97.9% 95.0% 99.0% 10
2020s 99.0% 99.0% 99.0% 5

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 1 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
  2. 1 Brunei 99.0% compare
  3. 1 Costa Rica 99.0% compare
  4. 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
  5. 1 Hungary 99.0% compare
  6. 1 Jamaica 99.0% compare
  7. 1 Japan 99.0% compare
  8. 1 Kuwait 99.0% compare
  9. 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
  10. 1 Monaco 99.0% compare
  11. 1 Nauru 99.0% compare
  12. 1 Niue 99.0% compare
  13. 1 North Korea 99.0% compare
  14. 1 Oman 99.0% compare
  15. 1 Portugal 99.0% compare
  16. 1 Saint Lucia 99.0% compare
  17. 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
  18. 1 Turkey 99.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is vaccination coverage vs. gdp per capita in Tonga?
Vaccination coverage vs. gdp per capita in Tonga was 99.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest vaccination coverage vs. gdp per capita recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1987.
What is the lowest vaccination coverage vs. gdp per capita recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 1981.
How does Tonga rank for vaccination coverage vs. gdp per capita?
Tonga ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
Is vaccination coverage vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tonga data come from?
The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vaccination coverage vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Vaccination coverage vs. GDP per capita
Unit
%
Source
WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 8,100 data points, 1980–2024
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