Gender Development Index (GDI) in Tonga
Tonga: Gender Development Index (GDI) was 0.996 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
0.996
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
37th
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.997
in 2021
All-time low
0.985
in 2019
Years of data
5
2018–2022
Gender Development Index in Tonga, 2018–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.996 for gender development index in 2022.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over five years.
Tonga ranks 37th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Gender Development Index (GDI) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0.994 | — |
| 2019 | 0.985 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.99 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.997 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.996 | -0.1% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.996 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.979, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.996 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.967, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9895 | 0.985 | 0.994 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.9943 | 0.99 | 0.997 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More gender data for Tonga
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 32.72 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.04 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 69.36 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 69.36 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6867 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1,110 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Tonga?
- Gender development index in Tonga was 0.996 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.997 in 2021.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.985 in 2019.
- How does Tonga rank for gender development index?
- Tonga ranks 37th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gender Development Index (GDI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data on five composite measures of gender equality.