Which has higher democracy, Germany or Tonga?

Germany, at 7 against 7 in Tonga as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Tonga?

114 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Germany vs Tonga: Democracy

Germany

in 2025

Tonga

in 2025

Germany rank

1st

Tonga rank

1st

Democracy over time

Germany
Tonga

How they compare

Germany currently reports 7 against 7 in Tonga, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 114 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 1st and Tonga ranks 1st of 198 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1860s	2	0	2	Germany
1870s	2	0	2	Germany
1880s	2	0	2	Germany
1890s	2	0	2	Germany
1900s	2	0	2	Germany
1910s	2.2	0	2.2	Germany
1920s	6	0	6	Germany
1930s	1.9	0	1.9	Germany
1940s	0	0	0	—
1990s	7	0	7	Germany
2000s	7	1.8	5.2	Germany
2010s	7	6.2	0.8	Germany
2020s	7	7	0	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Germany or Tonga?: Germany, at 7 against 7 in Tonga as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Germany and Tonga?: 0, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Tonga?: 114 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
How do Germany and Tonga rank globally for democracy?: Germany 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 Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Democracy
Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).