Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Tonga
Tonga: Political rights rating fh, gaps filled was 3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Tonga, 1972–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2025, political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Tonga stood at 3.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.0% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Tonga peaked at 5 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2013.
That places Tonga 95th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.88 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 1980s | 4.9 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.4 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.17 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
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More social development data for Tonga
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 65 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 3 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 50 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0006 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 65 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 54.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0028 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0569 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Tonga?
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Tonga was 3 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest political rights rating fh, gaps filled recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 1973.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh, gaps filled recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2013.
- How does Tonga rank for political rights rating fh, gaps filled?
- Tonga ranks 95th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights rating fh, gaps filled rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Political rights rating fh, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Political rights rating fh with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Political rights rating fh Our World in Data
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About this data
Political rights rating fh with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.