Rule of Law - Governance score in Tonga

Tonga: Rule of Law - Governance score was 68.91 0-100 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
68.91 0-100
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
52nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
72.52 0-100
in 1996
All-time low
55.43 0-100
in 2004
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Rule of Law - Governance score in Tonga, 1996–2024

0204060801996201020241996: 72.5 0-1001998: 72.1 0-1002000: 71.9 0-1002002: 72.2 0-1002003: 56.2 0-1002004: 55.4 0-1002005: 67.3 0-1002006: 66.6 0-1002007: 65.6 0-1002008: 57.9 0-1002009: 57.1 0-1002010: 60.7 0-1002011: 58.6 0-1002012: 57.5 0-1002013: 57.5 0-1002014: 56 0-1002015: 56.8 0-1002016: 56.8 0-1002017: 58.3 0-1002018: 59.6 0-1002019: 61 0-1002020: 69.9 0-1002021: 69.9 0-1002022: 70.6 0-1002023: 70.7 0-1002024: 68.9 0-100

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rule of law - governance score in Tonga is 68.91 0-100, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance score in Tonga peaked at 72.52 0-100 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 55.43 0-100, in 2004.

That places Tonga 52nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 72.33 0-100 72.14 0-100 72.52 0-100 2
2000s 63.36 0-100 55.43 0-100 72.21 0-100 9
2010s 58.29 0-100 56 0-100 61.04 0-100 10
2020s 70.01 0-100 68.91 0-100 70.73 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 49 Kiribati 70.49 0-100 compare
  2. 50 Barbados 69.49 0-100 compare
  3. 51 Malta 69.48 0-100 compare
  4. 53 Chile 68.86 0-100 compare
  5. 54 Cyprus 68.83 0-100 compare
  6. 55 Mauritius 67.96 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance score in Tonga?
Rule of law - governance score in Tonga was 68.91 0-100 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest rule of law - governance score recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 72.52 0-100 in 1996.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance score recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 55.43 0-100 in 2004.
How does Tonga rank for rule of law - governance score?
Tonga ranks 52nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance score rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Tonga data come from?
The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,270 data points, 1996–2024
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Rule of Law (RL) captures perceptions of the extent to which agents respect and follow the rules of society, including contract enforcement, property rights, the police, courts, and the likelihood of crime and violence. Governance score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).