Civil liberties rating, per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Civil liberties rating, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil liberties rating, per capita in Tonga, 1972–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, civil liberties rating, per capita in Tonga stood at 0 units per person.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil liberties rating, per capita in Tonga peaked at 0 units per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2012.
That places Tonga 10th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Civil liberties rating, per capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | +47.6% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -33.3% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 8 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 7 Liechtenstein 0 units per person compare
- 8 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 units per person compare
- 9 Antigua and Barbuda 0 units per person compare
- 11 Grenada 0 units per person compare
- 12 Seychelles 0 units per person compare
- 13 Dominica 0 units per person compare
More reference data data for Tonga
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0799 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil liberties rating, per capita in Tonga?
- Civil liberties rating, per capita in Tonga was 0 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest civil liberties rating, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1973.
- What is the lowest civil liberties rating, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2012.
- How does Tonga rank for civil liberties rating, per capita?
- Tonga ranks 10th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil liberties rating, per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Civil liberties rating, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Civil liberties rating divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Civil liberties rating ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Civil liberties rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Civil liberties rating divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.