Kiribati vs Tonga: Elected parliament and government
Kiribati
1
in 2025
Tonga
1
in 2025
Kiribati rank
1st
Tonga rank
1st
Elected parliament and government over time
- Kiribati
- Tonga
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 1 against 1 in Tonga, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1892 it was Tonga ahead.
Kiribati ranks 1st and Tonga ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected parliament and government, Kiribati or Tonga?
- Kiribati, at 1 against 1 in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament and government between Kiribati and Tonga?
- 0, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Tonga?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and Tonga rank globally for elected parliament and government?
- Kiribati ranks 1st and Tonga ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected parliament and government. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens elect both the chief executive and the legislature.