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Tonga

How well is Tonga respecting people's human rights?

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Tonga at a glance

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Quality of Life

Economic and Social Rights

(2020)

Summary score

87.2%

How well is Tonga doing compared to what is possible at its level of income?

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% of income adjusted benchmark achieved

HRMI score

100%

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Safety from the State

Civil and Political Rights

(2022)

Summary score

7.7

How well is Tonga's government respecting each right?

Right to freedom from

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10

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Empowerment

Civil and Political Rights

(2022)

Summary score

7.9

How well is Tonga's government respecting each right?

Right to

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10

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Source: HRMI 2023 rightstracker.org

Quality of Life

Tonga scores 87.2% on Quality of Life when scored against the 'Income adjusted' benchmark.

Compared with the other countries in the Pacific, Tonga is performing better than average on Quality of Life rights (this comparison is calculated using the 'Income adjusted' benchmark).

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Safety from the State

Tonga's Safety from the State score of 7.7 out of 10 suggests that a significant number of people are not safe from one or more of the following: arbitrary arrest, torture and ill-treatment, forced disappearance, execution or extrajudicial killing.

Compared with the other countries in the Pacific, Tonga is performing close to average on the right to be safe from the state.

Empowerment

Tonga's Empowerment score of 7.9 out of 10 suggests that while many people are enjoying their civil liberties and political freedoms (freedom of speech, assembly and association, and democratic rights), a significant number are not.

Compared with the other countries in the Pacific, Tonga is performing close to average on empowerment rights.