Freedom Score in Tonga
Tonga: Freedom Score was 79 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Freedom Score in Tonga, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 79 for freedom score in 2025.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Tonga peaked at 81 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 55, in 2006.
Tonga ranks 73rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56 | 55 | 59 | 8 |
| 2010s | 74.7 | 71 | 79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.83 | 79 | 81 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More social development data for Tonga
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 65 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score 2.73 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 1,324 (2025)
- Political Rights Score 29 (2025)
- Sovereign state 1 (2025)
- States involved in state-based conflicts 0 (2025)
- Full democracy 1 (2025)
- Countries where armed conflicts took place 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom score in Tonga?
- Freedom score in Tonga was 79 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 81 in 2022.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 55 in 2006.
- How does Tonga rank for freedom score?
- Tonga ranks 73rd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.