Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Tonga
Tonga: Democratic Electoral Institutions Score was 9 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Tonga, 2005–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for democratic electoral institutions score in Tonga is 9, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democratic electoral institutions score in Tonga peaked at 11 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2005.
That places Tonga 88th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 | — |
| 2006 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11 | +266.7% |
| 2011 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9 | -18.2% |
| 2017 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9 | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 9 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 9 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.2 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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 democratic electoral institutions score in Tonga?
- Democratic electoral institutions score in Tonga was 9 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 2010.
- What is the lowest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2005.
- How does Tonga rank for democratic electoral institutions score?
- Tonga ranks 88th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democratic electoral institutions score rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democratic Electoral Institutions Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The variable identifies the extent to which the chief executive and legislature are chosen in free and fair elections under universal suffrage. Higher scores indicate a freer electoral process.