Civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in Tonga
Tonga: Civil liberties rating, per square kilometre was 0.0028 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0028 units per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.0042 units per square kilometre
in 1973
All-time low
0.0028 units per square kilometre
in 1972
Years of data
51
1972–2023
Civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in Tonga, 1972–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in Tonga stood at 0.0028 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in Tonga peaked at 0.0042 units per square kilometre in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 units per square kilometre, in 1972.
Tonga ranks 16th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in Tonga, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0028 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 69.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0028 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 units per square kilometre, 47.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.004 units per square kilometre | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 13 Seychelles 0.0043 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0038 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Hong Kong 0.0038 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0026 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Barbados 0.0023 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Palau 0.0022 units per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Tonga?
- Civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in Tonga was 0.0028 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest civil liberties rating, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0042 units per square kilometre in 1973.
- What is the lowest civil liberties rating, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 units per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Tonga rank for civil liberties rating, per square kilometre?
- Tonga ranks 16th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is civil liberties rating, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Civil liberties rating divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Civil liberties rating ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Civil liberties rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.