Micronesia (country) vs Tonga: Do more people live in urban or rural areas?
Micronesia (country)
22.5%
in 2025
Tonga
21.2%
in 2025
Micronesia (country) rank
226th
Tonga rank
229th
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? over time
- Micronesia (country)
- Tonga
How they compare
Micronesia (country) currently reports 22.5% against 21.2% in Tonga, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Micronesia (country)'s figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Micronesia (country) ahead.
Micronesia (country) ranks 226th and Tonga ranks 229th of 238 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Micronesia (country) averaged higher in 6 and Tonga in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Micronesia (country) | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 21.4% | 15.6% | 5.9% | Micronesia (country) |
| 1960s | 24.0% | 19.6% | 4.5% | Micronesia (country) |
| 1970s | 25.9% | 20.3% | 5.6% | Micronesia (country) |
| 1980s | 26.3% | 21.3% | 5.0% | Micronesia (country) |
| 1990s | 24.8% | 22.7% | 2.1% | Micronesia (country) |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 23.2% | 0.8% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 23.1% | 0.8% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 21.3% | 1.1% | Micronesia (country) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher do more people live in urban or rural areas?, Micronesia (country) or Tonga?
- Micronesia (country), at 22.5% against 21.2% in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in do more people live in urban or rural areas? between Micronesia (country) and Tonga?
- 1.3%, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia (country) and Tonga?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Micronesia (country) and Tonga rank globally for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
- Micronesia (country) ranks 226th and Tonga ranks 229th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modeled historical data.