Women business and the law index in Tonga

Tonga: Women business and the law index was 58.75 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
58.75
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
160th
of 188 countries
All-time high
58.75
in 2014
All-time low
50
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Women business and the law index in Tonga, 1970–2023

0204060197019962023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Tonga recorded 58.75 for women business and the law index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

The figure is up 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women business and the law index in Tonga peaked at 58.75 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 50, in 1970.

That places Tonga 160th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.

Women business and the law index in Tonga, year by year

Annual values for Women business and the law index in Tonga, 1970 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1970 50
1971 50 +0.0%
1972 50 +0.0%
1973 50 +0.0%
1974 50 +0.0%
1975 50 +0.0%
1976 50 +0.0%
1977 50 +0.0%
1978 50 +0.0%
1979 50 +0.0%
1980 50 +0.0%
1981 50 +0.0%
1982 50 +0.0%
1983 50 +0.0%
1984 50 +0.0%
1985 50 +0.0%
1986 50 +0.0%
1987 50 +0.0%
1988 50 +0.0%
1989 50 +0.0%
1990 50 +0.0%
1991 50 +0.0%
1992 50 +0.0%
1993 50 +0.0%
1994 50 +0.0%
1995 50 +0.0%
1996 50 +0.0%
1997 50 +0.0%
1998 50 +0.0%
1999 50 +0.0%
2000 50 +0.0%
2001 50 +0.0%
2002 50 +0.0%
2003 50 +0.0%
2004 50 +0.0%
2005 50 +0.0%
2006 50 +0.0%
2007 50 +0.0%
2008 50 +0.0%
2009 50 +0.0%
2010 50 +0.0%
2011 56.25 +12.5%
2012 56.25 +0.0%
2013 56.25 +0.0%
2014 58.75 +4.4%
2015 58.75 +0.0%
2016 58.75 +0.0%
2017 58.75 +0.0%
2018 58.75 +0.0%
2019 58.75 +0.0%
2020 58.75 +0.0%
2021 58.75 +0.0%
2022 58.75 +0.0%
2023 58.75 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 50 50 50 10
1980s 50 50 50 10
1990s 50 50 50 10
2000s 50 50 50 10
2010s 57.12 50 58.75 10
2020s 58.75 58.75 58.75 4

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 157 Cameroon 60 compare
  2. 157 Papua New Guinea 60 compare
  3. 159 Jordan 59.38 compare
  4. 160 Lebanon 58.75 compare
  5. 160 Myanmar 58.75 compare
  6. 160 Pakistan 58.75 compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is women business and the law index in Tonga?
Women business and the law index in Tonga was 58.75 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest women business and the law index recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 58.75 in 2014.
What is the lowest women business and the law index recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 50 in 1970.
How does Tonga rank for women business and the law index?
Tonga ranks 160th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is women business and the law index rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tonga data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Women business and the law index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Women business and the law index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 10,152 data points, 1970–2023
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