Dominica vs Tonga: Democracy

Dominica
7
in 2025
Tonga
7
in 2025
Dominica rank
1st
Tonga rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Dominica
  • Tonga
02468184519352025

How they compare

Dominica currently reports 7 against 7 in Tonga, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 102 shared years of data; in 1924 it was Dominica ahead.

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

Dominica has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominica Tonga Difference Ahead
1920s 2 0 2 Dominica
1930s 2 0 2 Dominica
1940s 2 0 2 Dominica
1950s 2 0 2 Dominica
1960s 3.5 0 3.5 Dominica
1970s 7 0 7 Dominica
1980s 7 0 7 Dominica
1990s 7 0 7 Dominica
2000s 7 1.8 5.2 Dominica
2010s 7 6.2 0.8 Dominica
2020s 7 7 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Dominica or Tonga?
Dominica, at 7 against 7 in Tonga as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Dominica and Tonga?
0, with Dominica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Tonga?
102 years are reported by both, from 1924 to 2025.
How do Dominica and Tonga rank globally for democracy?
Dominica 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 Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
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

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).