Tonga vs United States: Electoral democracy (Lexical Index)
Tonga
1
in 2025
United States
1
in 2025
Tonga rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Electoral democracy (Lexical Index) over time
- Tonga
- United States
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 181 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Tonga ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 198 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | United States |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Tonga or United States?
- Tonga, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Tonga and United States?
- 0, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and United States?
- 181 years are reported by both, from 1845 to 2025.
- How do Tonga and United States rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Tonga ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).