Japan vs Tonga: Political liberties
Japan
1
in 2025
Tonga
1
in 2025
Japan rank
1st
Tonga rank
1st
Political liberties over time
- Japan
- Tonga
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1 against 1 in Tonga, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 181 shared years of data; in 1845 it was Tonga ahead.
Japan ranks 1st and Tonga ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Japan |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Japan |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political liberties, Japan or Tonga?
- Japan, at 1 against 1 in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political liberties between Japan and Tonga?
- 0, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Tonga?
- 181 years are reported by both, from 1845 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Tonga rank globally for political liberties?
- Japan 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 Political liberties. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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