Political rights rating fh in Tonga
Tonga: Political rights rating fh was 3 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Latest (2025)
3
Change on year
up 50.0%
World rank
95th
of 199 countries
All-time high
5
in 1973
All-time low
2
in 2013
Years of data
53
1972β2025
Political rights rating fh in Tonga, 1972β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 3 for political rights rating fh in 2025.
The figure is up 50.0% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh 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 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.88 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 1980s | 4.89 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 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)
- Democracy lexical 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)
- 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 in Tonga?
- Political rights rating fh in Tonga was 3 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights rating fh recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 1973.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2013.
- How does Tonga rank for political rights rating fh?
- Tonga ranks 95th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights rating fh 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights rating fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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