Bahamas vs Tonga: Political opposition

Bahamas
1
in 2025
Tonga
1
in 2025
Bahamas rank
1st
Tonga rank
1st

Political opposition over time

  • Bahamas
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 1 against 1 in Tonga, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 181 shared years of data; in 1845 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 1st and Tonga ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Tonga Difference Ahead
1840s 1 0 1 Bahamas
1850s 1 0 1 Bahamas
1860s 1 0 1 Bahamas
1870s 1 0 1 Bahamas
1880s 1 0 1 Bahamas
1890s 1 0 1 Bahamas
1900s 1 0 1 Bahamas
1910s 1 0 1 Bahamas
1920s 1 0 1 Bahamas
1930s 1 0 1 Bahamas
1940s 1 0 1 Bahamas
1950s 1 0 1 Bahamas
1960s 1 0 1 Bahamas
1970s 1 0 1 Bahamas
1980s 1 0 1 Bahamas
1990s 1 0 1 Bahamas
2000s 1 0.9 0.1 Bahamas
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political opposition, Bahamas or Tonga?
Bahamas, at 1 against 1 in Tonga as of 2025.
What is the difference in political opposition between Bahamas and Tonga?
0, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Tonga?
181 years are reported by both, from 1845 to 2025.
How do Bahamas and Tonga rank globally for political opposition?
Bahamas 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 opposition. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Political opposition
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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