Human Development Index: males vs. females in Tonga
Tonga: Human Development Index: males vs. females was 0.7643 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Tonga, 1995–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human development index: males vs. females in Tonga is 0.7643, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index: males vs. females in Tonga peaked at 0.7643 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.683, in 1995.
Tonga ranks 95th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6904 | 0.683 | 0.6978 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.7107 | 0.6972 | 0.7206 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7444 | 0.725 | 0.7613 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7619 | 0.7599 | 0.7643 | 4 |
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More gender data for Tonga
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1,117 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1,209 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 1,105 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 1,195 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index: males vs. females in Tonga?
- Human development index: males vs. females in Tonga was 0.7643 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7643 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.683 in 1995.
- How does Tonga rank for human development index: males vs. females?
- Tonga ranks 95th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index: males vs. females rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Development Index: males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living. Higher values indicate higher human development. Only male population is considered.