Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Tonga

Tonga: Voice and Accountability - Number of sources was 5 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
175th
of 208 countries
All-time high
7
in 2009
All-time low
2
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Tonga, 1996–2024

2345671996201020241996: 21998: 22000: 22002: 22003: 22004: 42005: 62006: 62007: 62008: 62009: 72010: 72011: 72012: 72013: 72014: 72015: 72016: 72017: 72018: 62019: 62020: 52021: 52022: 52023: 52024: 5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2024, voice and accountability - number of sources in Tonga stood at 5.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - number of sources in Tonga peaked at 7 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1996.

That places Tonga 175th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Tonga, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Tonga, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 2
1998 2 +0.0%
2000 2 +0.0%
2002 2 +0.0%
2003 2 +0.0%
2004 4 +100.0%
2005 6 +50.0%
2006 6 +0.0%
2007 6 +0.0%
2008 6 +0.0%
2009 7 +16.7%
2010 7 +0.0%
2011 7 +0.0%
2012 7 +0.0%
2013 7 +0.0%
2014 7 +0.0%
2015 7 +0.0%
2016 7 +0.0%
2017 7 +0.0%
2018 6 -14.3%
2019 6 +0.0%
2020 5 -16.7%
2021 5 +0.0%
2022 5 +0.0%
2023 5 +0.0%
2024 5 +0.0%

Tonga compared with similar countries

  • Tonga's 5 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10, 50% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Tonga's 5 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.5, 67% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2 2 2 2
2000s 4.56 2 7 9
2010s 6.8 6 7 10
2020s 5 5 5 5

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 175 Bahamas 5 compare
  2. 175 Samoa 5 compare
  3. 175 Solomon Islands 5 compare
  4. 175 Vanuatu 5 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - number of sources in Tonga?
Voice and accountability - number of sources in Tonga was 5 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 7 in 2009.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1996.
How does Tonga rank for voice and accountability - number of sources?
Tonga ranks 175th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - number of sources rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. 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 Voice and Accountability - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Voice and Accountability - Number of sources
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,311 data points, 1996–2024
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