Free country in Tonga
Tonga: Free country was 2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 198 countries
All-time high
2
in 2012
All-time low
1
in 1972
Years of data
53
1972–2025
Free country in Tonga, 1972–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 2 for free country in 2025. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, free country in Tonga peaked at 2 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1972.
That places Tonga 1st out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
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More reference data data for Tonga
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 174.32 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 2 (2025)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is free country in Tonga?
- Free country in Tonga was 2 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest free country recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2012.
- What is the lowest free country recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1972.
- How does Tonga rank for free country?
- Tonga ranks 1st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is free country rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Free country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The variable identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between free countries (score 2), partly free countries (score 1), and not free countries (score 0).