Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100) in Tonga
Tonga: Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100) was 71.39 0-100 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Rule of Law - Governance score in Tonga, 1996–2025
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 71.39 0-100, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law - governance score in Tonga peaked at 72.6 0-100 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 57.09 0-100, in 2004.
That places Tonga 48th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 72.23 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 72.02 0-100 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 71.88 0-100 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 72.6 0-100 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 57.81 0-100 | -20.4% |
| 2004 | 57.09 0-100 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 68.97 0-100 | +20.8% |
| 2006 | 68.3 0-100 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 67.38 0-100 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 61.71 0-100 | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 60.81 0-100 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 64.05 0-100 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 61.93 0-100 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 61.15 0-100 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 61.1 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 59.43 0-100 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 59.94 0-100 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 59.95 0-100 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 61.59 0-100 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 62.8 0-100 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 64.39 0-100 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 71.35 0-100 | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 71.31 0-100 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 72.03 0-100 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 72.15 0-100 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 70.65 0-100 | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 71.39 0-100 | +1.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 71.39 0-100 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.22 0-100, 1.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 71.39 0-100 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 68.33 0-100, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.13 0-100 | 72.02 0-100 | 72.23 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 65.17 0-100 | 57.09 0-100 | 72.6 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 61.63 0-100 | 59.43 0-100 | 64.39 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.48 0-100 | 70.65 0-100 | 72.15 0-100 | 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 rule of law - governance score in Tonga?
- Rule of law - governance score in Tonga was 71.39 0-100 in 2025, 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 72.6 0-100 in 2002.
- What is the lowest rule of law - governance score recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.09 0-100 in 2004.
- How does Tonga rank for rule of law - governance score?
- Tonga ranks 48th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rule of law - governance score rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. 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
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).