Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Tunisia
Tunisia: Democratic Electoral Institutions Score was 2 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Tunisia, 2005–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 2 for democratic electoral institutions score in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democratic electoral institutions score in Tunisia peaked at 12 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2005.
Tunisia ranks 142nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | — |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 | +800.0% |
| 2012 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12 | +33.3% |
| 2015 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9 | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 6 | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | -66.7% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 2 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5, 44% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 2 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.6 | 1 | 12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.17 | 2 | 12 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More reference data data for Tunisia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.148 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1317 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4961 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1849 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7169 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democratic electoral institutions score in Tunisia?
- Democratic electoral institutions score in Tunisia was 2 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 12 in 2014.
- What is the lowest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
- How does Tunisia rank for democratic electoral institutions score?
- Tunisia ranks 142nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democratic electoral institutions score rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democratic Electoral Institutions Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The variable identifies the extent to which the chief executive and legislature are chosen in free and fair elections under universal suffrage. Higher scores indicate a freer electoral process.