Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Tonga
Tonga: Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre was 0.0028 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Tonga, 1972–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Tonga is 0.0028 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Tonga peaked at 0.0069 units per square kilometre in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 units per square kilometre, in 2013.
Tonga ranks 16th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Tonga, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 13 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0045 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Seychelles 0.0043 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Grenada 0.0029 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Comoros 0.0027 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0026 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Barbados 0.0023 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Tonga
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 65 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 50 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (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)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Tonga?
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Tonga was 0.0028 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0069 units per square kilometre in 1973.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 units per square kilometre in 2013.
- How does Tonga rank for political rights rating fh, per square kilometre?
- Tonga ranks 16th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is political rights rating fh, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Political rights rating fh divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Political rights rating fh ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Political Rights Rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Political rights rating fh divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.