Comoros vs Tonga: Median age
Comoros
20.33 years
in 2023
Tonga
20.7 years
in 2023
Comoros rank
192nd
Tonga rank
189th
Median age over time
- Comoros
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 20.7 years against 20.33 years in Comoros, a difference of 0.37 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Comoros ahead.
Comoros ranks 192nd and Tonga ranks 189th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19.54 years | 16.27 years | 3.27 years | Comoros |
| 1960s | 17.79 years | 15.88 years | 1.91 years | Comoros |
| 1970s | 15.73 years | 15.68 years | 0.0479 years | Comoros |
| 1980s | 15.35 years | 16.97 years | 1.62 years | Tonga |
| 1990s | 15.09 years | 18.59 years | 3.5 years | Tonga |
| 2000s | 16.01 years | 19.73 years | 3.72 years | Tonga |
| 2010s | 18.56 years | 20.55 years | 1.99 years | Tonga |
| 2020s | 20 years | 20.78 years | 0.7797 years | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher median age, Comoros or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 20.7 years against 20.33 years in Comoros as of 2023.
- What is the difference in median age between Comoros and Tonga?
- 0.37 years, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Tonga?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Comoros and Tonga rank globally for median age?
- Comoros ranks 192nd and Tonga ranks 189th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.