Tonga vs Vanuatu: Elections recently led to a change in government
Tonga
1
in 2025
Vanuatu
1
in 2025
Tonga rank
1st
Vanuatu rank
1st
Elections recently led to a change in government over time
- Tonga
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 1 against 1 in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.
Across all 120 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.
Tonga ranks 1st and Vanuatu ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elections recently led to a change in government, Tonga or Vanuatu?
- Tonga, at 1 against 1 in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elections recently led to a change in government between Tonga and Vanuatu?
- 0, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Vanuatu?
- 120 years are reported by both, from 1906 to 2025.
- How do Tonga and Vanuatu rank globally for elections recently led to a change in government?
- Tonga ranks 1st and Vanuatu ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elections recently led to a change in government. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether the country experienced an electoral turnover event within the last 12 years.