Fiji vs Tonga: Competitive elections
Fiji
1
in 2025
Tonga
1
in 2025
Fiji rank
1st
Tonga rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Fiji
- Tonga
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 1 against 1 in Tonga, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 152 shared years of data; in 1874 it was Tonga ahead.
Fiji ranks 1st and Tonga ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 4 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Fiji |
| 1980s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Fiji |
| 1990s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Fiji |
| 2000s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Fiji |
| 2010s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Tonga |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Fiji or Tonga?
- Fiji, at 1 against 1 in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Fiji and Tonga?
- 0, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Tonga?
- 152 years are reported by both, from 1874 to 2025.
- How do Fiji and Tonga rank globally for competitive elections?
- Fiji ranks 1st and Tonga ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitive elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.