Years colonized in Tonga

Tonga: Years colonized was 71 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
71
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
85th
of 159 countries
All-time high
71
in 1970
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Tonga, 1462–2022

020406080146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, years colonized in Tonga stood at 71. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Tonga peaked at 71 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

That places Tonga 85th out of 159 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years colonized in Tonga, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Tonga, 1462 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 0 —
1512 0 —
1513 0 —
1514 0 —
1515 0 —
1516 0 —
1517 0 —
1518 0 —
1519 0 —
1520 0 —
1521 0 —
1522 0 —
1523 0 —
1524 0 —
1525 0 —
1526 0 —
1527 0 —
1528 0 —
1529 0 —
1530 0 —
1531 0 —
1532 0 —
1533 0 —
1534 0 —
1535 0 —
1536 0 —
1537 0 —
1538 0 —
1539 0 —
1540 0 —
1541 0 —
1542 0 —
1543 0 —
1544 0 —
1545 0 —
1546 0 —
1547 0 —
1548 0 —
1549 0 —
1550 0 —
1551 0 —
1552 0 —
1553 0 —
1554 0 —
1555 0 —
1556 0 —
1557 0 —
1558 0 —
1559 0 —
1560 0 —
1561 0 —
1562 0 —
1563 0 —
1564 0 —
1565 0 —
1566 0 —
1567 0 —
1568 0 —
1569 0 —
1570 0 —
1571 0 —
1572 0 —
1573 0 —
1574 0 —
1575 0 —
1576 0 —
1577 0 —
1578 0 —
1579 0 —
1580 0 —
1581 0 —
1582 0 —
1583 0 —
1584 0 —
1585 0 —
1586 0 —
1587 0 —
1588 0 —
1589 0 —
1590 0 —
1591 0 —
1592 0 —
1593 0 —
1594 0 —
1595 0 —
1596 0 —
1597 0 —
1598 0 —
1599 0 —
1600 0 —
1601 0 —
1602 0 —
1603 0 —
1604 0 —
1605 0 —
1606 0 —
1607 0 —
1608 0 —
1609 0 —
1610 0 —
1611 0 —
1612 0 —
1613 0 —
1614 0 —
1615 0 —
1616 0 —
1617 0 —
1618 0 —
1619 0 —
1620 0 —
1621 0 —
1622 0 —
1623 0 —
1624 0 —
1625 0 —
1626 0 —
1627 0 —
1628 0 —
1629 0 —
1630 0 —
1631 0 —
1632 0 —
1633 0 —
1634 0 —
1635 0 —
1636 0 —
1637 0 —
1638 0 —
1639 0 —
1640 0 —
1641 0 —
1642 0 —
1643 0 —
1644 0 —
1645 0 —
1646 0 —
1647 0 —
1648 0 —
1649 0 —
1650 0 —
1651 0 —
1652 0 —
1653 0 —
1654 0 —
1655 0 —
1656 0 —
1657 0 —
1658 0 —
1659 0 —
1660 0 —
1661 0 —
1662 0 —
1663 0 —
1664 0 —
1665 0 —
1666 0 —
1667 0 —
1668 0 —
1669 0 —
1670 0 —
1671 0 —
1672 0 —
1673 0 —
1674 0 —
1675 0 —
1676 0 —
1677 0 —
1678 0 —
1679 0 —
1680 0 —
1681 0 —
1682 0 —
1683 0 —
1684 0 —
1685 0 —
1686 0 —
1687 0 —
1688 0 —
1689 0 —
1690 0 —
1691 0 —
1692 0 —
1693 0 —
1694 0 —
1695 0 —
1696 0 —
1697 0 —
1698 0 —
1699 0 —
1700 0 —
1701 0 —
1702 0 —
1703 0 —
1704 0 —
1705 0 —
1706 0 —
1707 0 —
1708 0 —
1709 0 —
1710 0 —
1711 0 —
1712 0 —
1713 0 —
1714 0 —
1715 0 —
1716 0 —
1717 0 —
1718 0 —
1719 0 —
1720 0 —
1721 0 —
1722 0 —
1723 0 —
1724 0 —
1725 0 —
1726 0 —
1727 0 —
1728 0 —
1729 0 —
1730 0 —
1731 0 —
1732 0 —
1733 0 —
1734 0 —
1735 0 —
1736 0 —
1737 0 —
1738 0 —
1739 0 —
1740 0 —
1741 0 —
1742 0 —
1743 0 —
1744 0 —
1745 0 —
1746 0 —
1747 0 —
1748 0 —
1749 0 —
1750 0 —
1751 0 —
1752 0 —
1753 0 —
1754 0 —
1755 0 —
1756 0 —
1757 0 —
1758 0 —
1759 0 —
1760 0 —
1761 0 —
1762 0 —
1763 0 —
1764 0 —
1765 0 —
1766 0 —
1767 0 —
1768 0 —
1769 0 —
1770 0 —
1771 0 —
1772 0 —
1773 0 —
1774 0 —
1775 0 —
1776 0 —
1777 0 —
1778 0 —
1779 0 —
1780 0 —
1781 0 —
1782 0 —
1783 0 —
1784 0 —
1785 0 —
1786 0 —
1787 0 —
1788 0 —
1789 0 —
1790 0 —
1791 0 —
1792 0 —
1793 0 —
1794 0 —
1795 0 —
1796 0 —
1797 0 —
1798 0 —
1799 0 —
1800 0 —
1801 0 —
1802 0 —
1803 0 —
1804 0 —
1805 0 —
1806 0 —
1807 0 —
1808 0 —
1809 0 —
1810 0 —
1811 0 —
1812 0 —
1813 0 —
1814 0 —
1815 0 —
1816 0 —
1817 0 —
1818 0 —
1819 0 —
1820 0 —
1821 0 —
1822 0 —
1823 0 —
1824 0 —
1825 0 —
1826 0 —
1827 0 —
1828 0 —
1829 0 —
1830 0 —
1831 0 —
1832 0 —
1833 0 —
1834 0 —
1835 0 —
1836 0 —
1837 0 —
1838 0 —
1839 0 —
1840 0 —
1841 0 —
1842 0 —
1843 0 —
1844 0 —
1845 0 —
1846 0 —
1847 0 —
1848 0 —
1849 0 —
1850 0 —
1851 0 —
1852 0 —
1853 0 —
1854 0 —
1855 0 —
1856 0 —
1857 0 —
1858 0 —
1859 0 —
1860 0 —
1861 0 —
1862 0 —
1863 0 —
1864 0 —
1865 0 —
1866 0 —
1867 0 —
1868 0 —
1869 0 —
1870 0 —
1871 0 —
1872 0 —
1873 0 —
1874 0 —
1875 0 —
1876 0 —
1877 0 —
1878 0 —
1879 0 —
1880 0 —
1881 0 —
1882 0 —
1883 0 —
1884 0 —
1885 0 —
1886 0 —
1887 0 —
1888 0 —
1889 0 —
1890 0 —
1891 0 —
1892 0 —
1893 0 —
1894 0 —
1895 0 —
1896 0 —
1897 0 —
1898 0 —
1899 0 —
1900 1 —
1901 2 +100.0%
1902 3 +50.0%
1903 4 +33.3%
1904 5 +25.0%
1905 6 +20.0%
1906 7 +16.7%
1907 8 +14.3%
1908 9 +12.5%
1909 10 +11.1%
1910 11 +10.0%
1911 12 +9.1%
1912 13 +8.3%
1913 14 +7.7%
1914 15 +7.1%
1915 16 +6.7%
1916 17 +6.2%
1917 18 +5.9%
1918 19 +5.6%
1919 20 +5.3%
1920 21 +5.0%
1921 22 +4.8%
1922 23 +4.5%
1923 24 +4.3%
1924 25 +4.2%
1925 26 +4.0%
1926 27 +3.8%
1927 28 +3.7%
1928 29 +3.6%
1929 30 +3.4%
1930 31 +3.3%
1931 32 +3.2%
1932 33 +3.1%
1933 34 +3.0%
1934 35 +2.9%
1935 36 +2.9%
1936 37 +2.8%
1937 38 +2.7%
1938 39 +2.6%
1939 40 +2.6%
1940 41 +2.5%
1941 42 +2.4%
1942 43 +2.4%
1943 44 +2.3%
1944 45 +2.3%
1945 46 +2.2%
1946 47 +2.2%
1947 48 +2.1%
1948 49 +2.1%
1949 50 +2.0%
1950 51 +2.0%
1951 52 +2.0%
1952 53 +1.9%
1953 54 +1.9%
1954 55 +1.9%
1955 56 +1.8%
1956 57 +1.8%
1957 58 +1.8%
1958 59 +1.7%
1959 60 +1.7%
1960 61 +1.7%
1961 62 +1.6%
1962 63 +1.6%
1963 64 +1.6%
1964 65 +1.6%
1965 66 +1.5%
1966 67 +1.5%
1967 68 +1.5%
1968 69 +1.5%
1969 70 +1.4%
1970 71 +1.4%
1971 71 +0.0%
1972 71 +0.0%
1973 71 +0.0%
1974 71 +0.0%
1975 71 +0.0%
1976 71 +0.0%
1977 71 +0.0%
1978 71 +0.0%
1979 71 +0.0%
1980 71 +0.0%
1981 71 +0.0%
1982 71 +0.0%
1983 71 +0.0%
1984 71 +0.0%
1985 71 +0.0%
1986 71 +0.0%
1987 71 +0.0%
1988 71 +0.0%
1989 71 +0.0%
1990 71 +0.0%
1991 71 +0.0%
1992 71 +0.0%
1993 71 +0.0%
1994 71 +0.0%
1995 71 +0.0%
1996 71 +0.0%
1997 71 +0.0%
1998 71 +0.0%
1999 71 +0.0%
2000 71 +0.0%
2001 71 +0.0%
2002 71 +0.0%
2003 71 +0.0%
2004 71 +0.0%
2005 71 +0.0%
2006 71 +0.0%
2007 71 +0.0%
2008 71 +0.0%
2009 71 +0.0%
2010 71 +0.0%
2011 71 +0.0%
2012 71 +0.0%
2013 71 +0.0%
2014 71 +0.0%
2015 71 +0.0%
2016 71 +0.0%
2017 71 +0.0%
2018 71 +0.0%
2019 71 +0.0%
2020 71 +0.0%
2021 71 +0.0%
2022 71 +0.0%

Tonga compared with similar countries

  • Tonga's 71 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 198, 36% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Tonga's 71 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76, 93% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1901 +100.0% 1 2
1902 +50.0% 2 3
1903 +33.3% 3 4
1904 +25.0% 4 5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 0 0 0 10
1520s 0 0 0 10
1530s 0 0 0 10
1540s 0 0 0 10
1550s 0 0 0 10
1560s 0 0 0 10
1570s 0 0 0 10
1580s 0 0 0 10
1590s 0 0 0 10
1600s 0 0 0 10
1610s 0 0 0 10
1620s 0 0 0 10
1630s 0 0 0 10
1640s 0 0 0 10
1650s 0 0 0 10
1660s 0 0 0 10
1670s 0 0 0 10
1680s 0 0 0 10
1690s 0 0 0 10
1700s 0 0 0 10
1710s 0 0 0 10
1720s 0 0 0 10
1730s 0 0 0 10
1740s 0 0 0 10
1750s 0 0 0 10
1760s 0 0 0 10
1770s 0 0 0 10
1780s 0 0 0 10
1790s 0 0 0 10
1800s 0 0 0 10
1810s 0 0 0 10
1820s 0 0 0 10
1830s 0 0 0 10
1840s 0 0 0 10
1850s 0 0 0 10
1860s 0 0 0 10
1870s 0 0 0 10
1880s 0 0 0 10
1890s 0 0 0 10
1900s 5.5 1 10 10
1910s 15.5 11 20 10
1920s 25.5 21 30 10
1930s 35.5 31 40 10
1940s 45.5 41 50 10
1950s 55.5 51 60 10
1960s 65.5 61 70 10
1970s 71 71 71 10
1980s 71 71 71 10
1990s 71 71 71 10
2000s 71 71 71 10
2010s 71 71 71 10
2020s 71 71 71 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Tonga?
Years colonized in Tonga was 71 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 71 in 1970.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Tonga rank for years colonized?
Tonga ranks 85th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Tonga data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
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CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
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