Women, Business and the Law Index in Tonga
Tonga: Women, Business and the Law Index was 58.75 index (0–100) in 2023. ▲ Rising
Women, Business and the Law Index in Tonga, 1970–2023
Source: Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in index (0–100).
Analysis
Tonga recorded 58.75 index (0–100) 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 index (0–100) in 2014 and was at its lowest, 50 index (0–100), 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
| Year | index (0–100) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 50 index (0–100) | — |
| 1971 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 50 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 56.25 index (0–100) | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 56.25 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 56.25 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 58.75 index (0–100) | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 58.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 58.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 58.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 58.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 58.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 58.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 58.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 58.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 58.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 58.75 index (0–100) is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 82.5 index (0–100), 71% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 58.75 index (0–100) is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 78.12 index (0–100), 75% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50 index (0–100) | 50 index (0–100) | 50 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 1980s | 50 index (0–100) | 50 index (0–100) | 50 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 1990s | 50 index (0–100) | 50 index (0–100) | 50 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 2000s | 50 index (0–100) | 50 index (0–100) | 50 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.12 index (0–100) | 50 index (0–100) | 58.75 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.75 index (0–100) | 58.75 index (0–100) | 58.75 index (0–100) | 4 |
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 women, business and the law index in Tonga?
- Women, business and the law index in Tonga was 58.75 index (0–100) in 2023, according to Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women, business and the law index recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 58.75 index (0–100) in 2014.
- What is the lowest women, business and the law index recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 index (0–100) 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 Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by 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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About this data
The index measures how laws and regulations affect women’s economic opportunity on a scale from 0 to 100, where 100 means equal legal rights for men and women. It is the average score of eight categories: mobility, workplace, pay, marriage, parenthood, entrepreneurship, assets, and pension.