Botswana vs Tonga: Freedom Score
Botswana
75
in 2025
Tonga
79
in 2025
Botswana rank
74th
Tonga rank
73rd
Freedom Score over time
- Botswana
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 79 against 75 in Botswana, a difference of 4.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 74th and Tonga ranks 73rd of 197 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.25 | 56 | 23.25 | Botswana |
| 2010s | 73.2 | 74.7 | 1.5 | Tonga |
| 2020s | 73 | 79.83 | 6.83 | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom score, Botswana or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 79 against 75 in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom score between Botswana and Tonga?
- 4, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Tonga?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Tonga rank globally for freedom score?
- Botswana ranks 74th and Tonga ranks 73rd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Freedom Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Freedom House's total democracy score is a 0-to-100 aggregate that adds up a country's points on 25 indicators of political rights (max 40) and civil liberties (max 60), creating a single snapshot of the freedoms people actually enjoy.