Social Development in Tonga
32 indicators covering social development for Tonga.
| Indicator | Latest | Year | 10-yr change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political Rights Rating | 3 | 2025 | up 50.0% | 94th |
| Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori | 65 | 2025 | up 195.5% | 160th |
| Electoral democracy | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | 1st |
| Physical Integrity Rights Score | 2.73 | 2019 | up 12.1% | 30th |
| Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin | 1,324 | 2025 | up 2,035.5% | 106th |
| Political Rights Score | 29 | 2025 | down 6.5% | 86th |
| Freedom Score | 79 | 2025 | up 5.3% | 73rd |
| States involved in state-based conflicts | 0 | 2025 | — | 36th |
| Sovereign state | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | 1st |
| Full democracy | 1 | 2025 | — | 1st |
| Number of armed conflicts | 0 conflicts | 2025 | — | 34th |
| Countries where armed conflicts took place | 0 | 2025 | — | 56th |
| Number of state-based conflicts | 0 conflicts | 2025 | — | 19th |
| LGBT+ Rights Index | -0.3258 | 2019 | unchanged | 136th |
| Press freedom | 2 | 2016 | up 100.0% | 1st |
| Age of electoral democracy | 16 years | 2025 | up 166.7% | 111th |
| Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions | 0 number | 2024 | — | 114th |
| Internally displaced people due to conflict | 0 people | 2024 | — | 38th |
| Homicides | 1 homicides | 2019 | down 87.5% | 172nd |
| Homicide rate | 0.9463 homicides per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 87.3% | 135th |
| Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC | 0.9463 homicides per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 87.3% | 135th |
| Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 | 0.9463 homicides per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 87.3% | 134th |
| States involved in interstate conflicts | 0 | 2014 | — | 51st |
| Homicides | 3.63 deaths | 2021 | down 5.0% | 183rd |
| Homicide rate | 3.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 3.7% | 116th |
| States involved in wars | 0 | 2011 | — | 5th |
| Age of full democracy | 8 years | 2025 | up 700.0% | 82nd |
| Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions | 0.0% | 2024 | — | 89th |
| Countries where interstate or intrastate wars took place | 0 | 2010 | — | 4th |
| Homicides, by sex of the victim | 1 homicides | 2019 | down 66.7% | 121st |
| Homicide rate by sex of the victim | 3.91 homicides per 100,000 population | 2020 | up 110.0% | 68th |
| Press Freedom Index | 24.59 | 2021 | down 7.9% | 133rd |