Political Stability - Governance score in Tonga

Tonga: Political Stability - Governance score was 87.33 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
87.33 0-100
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
12th
of 208 countries
All-time high
89.25 0-100
in 2022
All-time low
71.58 0-100
in 2008
Years of data
22
2003–2024

Political Stability - Governance score in Tonga, 2003–2024

0204060802003201320242003: 74 0-1002004: 76.1 0-1002005: 76.1 0-1002006: 74.1 0-1002007: 71.6 0-1002008: 71.6 0-1002009: 73.8 0-1002010: 78.8 0-1002011: 81.3 0-1002012: 81.3 0-1002013: 81.3 0-1002014: 81.9 0-1002015: 81.9 0-1002016: 81.9 0-1002017: 79.6 0-1002018: 80.5 0-1002019: 83.2 0-1002020: 85 0-1002021: 84.9 0-1002022: 89.3 0-1002023: 86.9 0-1002024: 87.3 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

The most recent figure for political stability - governance score in Tonga is 87.33 0-100, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - governance score in Tonga peaked at 89.25 0-100 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 71.58 0-100, in 2008.

Tonga ranks 12th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Political Stability - Governance score in Tonga, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) in Tonga, 2003 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
2003 73.96 0-100
2004 76.13 0-100 +2.9%
2005 76.14 0-100 +0.0%
2006 74.09 0-100 -2.7%
2007 71.58 0-100 -3.4%
2008 71.58 0-100 -0.0%
2009 73.77 0-100 +3.1%
2010 78.82 0-100 +6.8%
2011 81.3 0-100 +3.2%
2012 81.29 0-100 -0.0%
2013 81.26 0-100 -0.0%
2014 81.94 0-100 +0.8%
2015 81.92 0-100 -0.0%
2016 81.86 0-100 -0.1%
2017 79.58 0-100 -2.8%
2018 80.52 0-100 +1.2%
2019 83.15 0-100 +3.3%
2020 84.95 0-100 +2.2%
2021 84.89 0-100 -0.1%
2022 89.25 0-100 +5.1%
2023 86.91 0-100 -2.6%
2024 87.33 0-100 +0.5%

Tonga compared with similar countries

  • Tonga's 87.33 0-100 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 63.49 0-100, 1.4× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Tonga's 87.33 0-100 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 80.87 0-100, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 73.89 0-100 71.58 0-100 76.14 0-100 7
2010s 81.16 0-100 78.82 0-100 83.15 0-100 10
2020s 86.67 0-100 84.89 0-100 89.25 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 9 Uruguay 87.72 0-100 compare
  2. 10 Marshall Islands 87.71 0-100 compare
  3. 11 Barbados 87.63 0-100 compare
  4. 13 American Samoa 87.3 0-100 compare
  5. 14 Greenland 87.08 0-100 compare
  6. 15 Monaco 87.05 0-100 compare
  7. 15 Palau 87.05 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - governance score in Tonga?
Political stability - governance score in Tonga was 87.33 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest political stability - governance score recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 89.25 0-100 in 2022.
What is the lowest political stability - governance score recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 71.58 0-100 in 2008.
How does Tonga rank for political stability - governance score?
Tonga ranks 12th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is political stability - governance score rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tonga data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Political Stability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political Stability - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,278 data points, 1996–2024
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