Taiwan vs Tonga: Political liberties
Taiwan
1
in 2025
Tonga
1
in 2025
Taiwan rank
1st
Tonga rank
1st
Political liberties over time
- Taiwan
- Tonga
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 1 against 1 in Tonga, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 131 shared years of data; in 1895 it was Tonga ahead.
Taiwan ranks 1st and Tonga ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan | 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political liberties, Taiwan or Tonga?
- Taiwan, at 1 against 1 in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political liberties between Taiwan and Tonga?
- 0, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and Tonga?
- 131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
- How do Taiwan and Tonga rank globally for political liberties?
- Taiwan 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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