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Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Tonga: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Tonga is placed 159th of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.343 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 23.11 (2025).
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Digital & Technology
159th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Tonga on digital & technology — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
0.343
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Tonga: 0.343. Across the 196 countries in this edition, values run from 0.01 (North Korea) to 0.997 (South Korea); the world median is 0.63.
- World median
- 0.63
- Best in Polynesia
- 0.352 Samoa
23.11
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 156th of 195 by Oxford Insights
Tonga: 23.11. Across the 195 countries in this edition, values run from 12.12 (Guinea-Bissau) to 88.36 (United States); the world median is 40.19.
- World median
- 40.19
- Best in Polynesia
- 23.46 Samoa
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
No reading
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg publishes no 2025 figure for Tonga, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 176 countries in this edition, values run from -2.66 (Liberia) to 3.715 (Estonia); the world median is 0.196.
- World median
- 0.196
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
12.45
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
Tonga: 12.45. Across the 170 countries in this edition, values run from 0.377 (Gambia) to 87.15 (Ireland); the world median is 25.42.
- World median
- 25.42
- Best in Polynesia
- 15.19 Samoa
02Over time
Which way Tonga is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Government AI Readiness Index
AI readiness score (0–100) · higher is better
TongaWorld median
Tonga fell from 34 in 2020 to 23.11 in 2025; the world median went from 39.58 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Tonga World median 2025 23.1 40.2 2024 38.6 43.3 2023 39.0 41.4 2022 39.8 40.3 2021 — 44.1 2020 34.0 39.6 Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) · higher is better
TongaWorld median
Tonga rose from 8.937 in 2010 to 12.45 in 2024; the world median went from 19.88 to 25.42.
Every year’s figures
Year Tonga World median 2024 12.45 25.42 2023 15.42 26.03 2022 37.00 26.04 2021 28.05 29.80 2020 7.18 29.47 2019 7.21 18.36 2018 17.27 20.09 2017 10.49 18.32 2016 5.85 18.15 2015 1.79 19.57 2014 7.29 21.00 2013 7.83 20.50 2012 3.86 19.56 2011 5.12 19.21 2010 8.94 19.88
03In context
Tonga beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on digital & technology, never a place within the region.
Tonga and Polynesia
Tonga has no land border, so the table compares it with its sub-region. Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GovTech Maturity IndexGTMI score (0–1) | Government AI Readiness IndexAI readiness score (0–100) | Government Cyber Security CapacityOriginal latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity | Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsDigitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Samoa | 152nd | 0.352 | 23.46 | — | 15.19 |
| Tonga | 159th | 0.343 | 23.11 | — | 12.45 |
 Tuvalu | 191st | 0.124 | 20.87 | — | 3.619 |
 American Samoa | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Cook Islands | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 French Polynesia | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Niue | not placed | — | — | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Polynesia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on digital & technology
The countries immediately above and below Tonga in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Tonga is ahead of the world, and behind
7 more statistics filed under digital & technology, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median2
Statistics on which Tonga does better than the middle country measured.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.3969.1562.39No earlier reading
Tonga: 69.15 · world median 62.39 · Firms with their own website (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.824 to 97.88; higher is better.
Position 66th of 181 · derived.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.47410.177.474▲ Improved since 2014
Tonga: 10.17 · world median 7.474 · ICT services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 56.25; higher is better.
Position 44th of 118 · derived.
Behind the world median3
Statistics on which Tonga does worse than the middle country measured.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.6676.7498.66▲ Improved since 2020
Tonga: 76.74 · world median 98.66 · Primary schools with internet access for teaching (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Firms Experiencing Internet DisruptionsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.3541.8932.35No earlier reading
Tonga: 41.89 · world median 32.35 · Firms that experienced internet outages or slow-downs (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0.735 to 82.39; lower is better.
Position 56th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Share of Firms' Payments Made ElectronicallyWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 64.2222.764.22No earlier reading
Tonga: 22.7 · world median 64.22 · Payments made electronically in a typical month, excluding payroll and payments to government (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 2.172 to 99.91; higher is better.
No better end2
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
GitHub DevelopersGitHub · 2026 · world median 84,67077884,670No real change since 2020
Tonga: 778 · world median 84,670 · Developer accounts located in the economy (as of quarter end). GitHub, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 110 to 32,410,529.
GitHub RepositoriesGitHub · 2026 · world median 141,454494141,454Moved since 2020
Tonga: 494 · world median 141,454 · Public repositories located in the economy (as of quarter end). GitHub, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 142 to 77,284,974.
No current reading for Tonga
AI User Share of the Working-Age Population, Anthropic AI Usage Index, Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index, Frontier Technology Readiness Index, GitHub Git Pushes, Government Cyber Security Capacity, Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic), Government Internet Shutdowns, Government Social Media Censorship, ICT Goods Exports (last 2023), Internet Use Among Adults, Made or Received a Digital Payment, Mobile Phone Ownership, Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes and Smartphone Ownership. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Digital & Technology among Tonga’s 15 topics
Digital & Technology is Tonga’s 13th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Poverty & Inequality15th of 1592/3 keys
- Mobility & Tradejoint 55th of 1772/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing64th of 2003/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties77th of 1983/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge90th of 1983/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability95th of 1863/4 keys
- Gender & Equality94th of 1832/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 103rd of 1824/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience113th of 1933/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital115th of 1963/3 keys
- Governance & Institutions124th of 1942/4 keys
- Energy120th of 1652/3 keys
- Digital & Technology159th of 1983/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation146th of 1762/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture169th of 1842/4 keys
No standing on Peace & Security: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on digital & technology
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Tonga can most readily be measured against.
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EstoniaNorthern Europe
Joint 1st of 198 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Andrus Uuetalu derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0 ee, greyscale
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South KoreaEastern Asia
Joint 1st of 198 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
3
SingaporeSouth-eastern Asia
3rd of 198 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Khairul Nizam . · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Oceania
Australia30th4/4 keysHighest in Polynesia
Samoa152nd3/4 keysThis page
Tonga159th3/4 keys
Positions out of 198 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Tonga on digital & technology: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Tonga rank on digital & technology?
Tonga is placed 159th of 198 countries on Digital & Technology in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (GovTech Maturity Index, Government AI Readiness Index and Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GovTech Maturity Index figure for Tonga?
0.343 in 2025 (gTMI score (0–1)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 0.63.
What is the latest Government AI Readiness Index figure for Tonga?
23.11 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How have Tonga’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index fell from 34 in 2020 to 23.11 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports rose from 8.937 in 2010 to 12.45 in 2024.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Tonga?
No current reading is published for Tonga on AI User Share of the Working-Age Population, Anthropic AI Usage Index, Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index, Frontier Technology Readiness Index, GitHub Git Pushes, Government Cyber Security Capacity, Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic), Government Internet Shutdowns, Government Social Media Censorship, ICT Goods Exports, Internet Use Among Adults, Made or Received a Digital Payment, Mobile Phone Ownership, Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes and Smartphone Ownership. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Broadband and mobile subscriptions, connection speeds and the cost of getting online are absent, for the licence reason above; internet use and phone ownership, from the World Bank’s own household survey, and firms’ websites and internet disruptions, from its Enterprise Surveys, are published here as context. The ICT share of goods exports votes under Mobility & Trade. Digital public services and data-protection law are not held yet. Research and development spending is filed under Education & Knowledge, and what an economy knows how to make is under Economy & Innovation.
How the Digital & Technology standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The digital & technology method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GovTech Maturity Index — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Government AI Readiness Index — Oxford Insights, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Cyber Security Capacity — V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports — UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), CC BY 3.0 IGO
The other 7 statistics on this page come from 4 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Tonga’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Tonga (banner) — Haanofonua derivative work: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Estonia — Andrus Uuetalu derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0 ee
- South Korea — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Singapore — Khairul Nizam ., CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Tonga: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/tonga/digital