Free and Fair Elections Index in Tunisia
Tunisia: Free and Fair Elections Index was 0.445 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.445
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
101st
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.832
in 2014
All-time low
0
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Free and Fair Elections Index in Tunisia, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 0.445 for free and fair elections index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and down 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, free and fair elections index in Tunisia peaked at 0.832 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1789.
That places Tunisia 101st out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Free and Fair Elections Index in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0 | — |
| 1790 | 0 | — |
| 1791 | 0 | — |
| 1792 | 0 | — |
| 1793 | 0 | — |
| 1794 | 0 | — |
| 1795 | 0 | — |
| 1796 | 0 | — |
| 1797 | 0 | — |
| 1798 | 0 | — |
| 1799 | 0 | — |
| 1800 | 0 | — |
| 1801 | 0 | — |
| 1802 | 0 | — |
| 1803 | 0 | — |
| 1804 | 0 | — |
| 1805 | 0 | — |
| 1806 | 0 | — |
| 1807 | 0 | — |
| 1808 | 0 | — |
| 1809 | 0 | — |
| 1810 | 0 | — |
| 1811 | 0 | — |
| 1812 | 0 | — |
| 1813 | 0 | — |
| 1814 | 0 | — |
| 1815 | 0 | — |
| 1816 | 0 | — |
| 1817 | 0 | — |
| 1818 | 0 | — |
| 1819 | 0 | — |
| 1820 | 0 | — |
| 1821 | 0 | — |
| 1822 | 0 | — |
| 1823 | 0 | — |
| 1824 | 0 | — |
| 1825 | 0 | — |
| 1826 | 0 | — |
| 1827 | 0 | — |
| 1828 | 0 | — |
| 1829 | 0 | — |
| 1830 | 0 | — |
| 1831 | 0 | — |
| 1832 | 0 | — |
| 1833 | 0 | — |
| 1834 | 0 | — |
| 1835 | 0 | — |
| 1836 | 0 | — |
| 1837 | 0 | — |
| 1838 | 0 | — |
| 1839 | 0 | — |
| 1840 | 0 | — |
| 1841 | 0 | — |
| 1842 | 0 | — |
| 1843 | 0 | — |
| 1844 | 0 | — |
| 1845 | 0 | — |
| 1846 | 0 | — |
| 1847 | 0 | — |
| 1848 | 0 | — |
| 1849 | 0 | — |
| 1850 | 0 | — |
| 1851 | 0 | — |
| 1852 | 0 | — |
| 1853 | 0 | — |
| 1854 | 0 | — |
| 1855 | 0 | — |
| 1856 | 0 | — |
| 1857 | 0 | — |
| 1858 | 0 | — |
| 1859 | 0 | — |
| 1860 | 0 | — |
| 1861 | 0 | — |
| 1862 | 0 | — |
| 1863 | 0 | — |
| 1864 | 0 | — |
| 1865 | 0 | — |
| 1866 | 0 | — |
| 1867 | 0 | — |
| 1868 | 0 | — |
| 1869 | 0 | — |
| 1870 | 0 | — |
| 1871 | 0 | — |
| 1872 | 0 | — |
| 1873 | 0 | — |
| 1874 | 0 | — |
| 1875 | 0 | — |
| 1876 | 0 | — |
| 1877 | 0 | — |
| 1878 | 0 | — |
| 1879 | 0 | — |
| 1880 | 0 | — |
| 1881 | 0 | — |
| 1882 | 0 | — |
| 1883 | 0 | — |
| 1884 | 0 | — |
| 1885 | 0 | — |
| 1886 | 0 | — |
| 1887 | 0 | — |
| 1888 | 0 | — |
| 1889 | 0 | — |
| 1890 | 0 | — |
| 1891 | 0 | — |
| 1892 | 0 | — |
| 1893 | 0 | — |
| 1894 | 0 | — |
| 1895 | 0 | — |
| 1896 | 0 | — |
| 1897 | 0 | — |
| 1898 | 0 | — |
| 1899 | 0 | — |
| 1900 | 0 | — |
| 1901 | 0 | — |
| 1902 | 0 | — |
| 1903 | 0 | — |
| 1904 | 0 | — |
| 1905 | 0 | — |
| 1906 | 0 | — |
| 1907 | 0 | — |
| 1908 | 0 | — |
| 1909 | 0 | — |
| 1910 | 0 | — |
| 1911 | 0 | — |
| 1912 | 0 | — |
| 1913 | 0 | — |
| 1914 | 0 | — |
| 1915 | 0 | — |
| 1916 | 0 | — |
| 1917 | 0 | — |
| 1918 | 0 | — |
| 1919 | 0 | — |
| 1920 | 0 | — |
| 1921 | 0 | — |
| 1922 | 0 | — |
| 1923 | 0 | — |
| 1924 | 0 | — |
| 1925 | 0 | — |
| 1926 | 0 | — |
| 1927 | 0 | — |
| 1928 | 0 | — |
| 1929 | 0 | — |
| 1930 | 0 | — |
| 1931 | 0 | — |
| 1932 | 0 | — |
| 1933 | 0 | — |
| 1934 | 0 | — |
| 1935 | 0 | — |
| 1936 | 0 | — |
| 1937 | 0 | — |
| 1938 | 0 | — |
| 1939 | 0 | — |
| 1940 | 0 | — |
| 1941 | 0 | — |
| 1942 | 0 | — |
| 1943 | 0 | — |
| 1944 | 0 | — |
| 1945 | 0 | — |
| 1946 | 0 | — |
| 1947 | 0 | — |
| 1948 | 0 | — |
| 1949 | 0 | — |
| 1950 | 0 | — |
| 1951 | 0 | — |
| 1952 | 0 | — |
| 1953 | 0 | — |
| 1954 | 0 | — |
| 1955 | 0 | — |
| 1956 | 0 | — |
| 1957 | 0 | — |
| 1958 | 0 | — |
| 1959 | 0.018 | — |
| 1960 | 0.12 | +566.7% |
| 1961 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.114 | -5.0% |
| 1965 | 0.085 | -25.4% |
| 1966 | 0.085 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.085 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.085 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.085 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.088 | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.086 | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.08 | -7.0% |
| 1976 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.079 | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.077 | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.077 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.077 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.077 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.077 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.077 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.076 | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.061 | -19.7% |
| 1988 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1989 | 0.071 | — |
| 1990 | 0.095 | +33.8% |
| 1991 | 0.095 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.095 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.095 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.07 | -26.3% |
| 1995 | 0.063 | -10.0% |
| 1996 | 0.063 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.063 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.063 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.064 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.065 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.066 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.068 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.068 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.068 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.068 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.067 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.063 | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.158 | +150.8% |
| 2012 | 0.818 | +417.7% |
| 2013 | 0.819 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.832 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.803 | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.816 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.796 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.796 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.796 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.797 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.448 | -43.8% |
| 2022 | 0.023 | -94.9% |
| 2023 | 0.497 | +2060.9% |
| 2024 | 0.481 | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 0.445 | -7.5% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.445 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.321, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.445 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.235, 1.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Free and Fair Elections Index in Tunisia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +2060.9% | 0.023 | 0.497 |
| 1960 | +566.7% | 0.018 | 0.12 |
| 2012 | +417.7% | 0.158 | 0.818 |
| 2011 | +150.8% | 0.063 | 0.158 |
| 1988 | -100.0% | 0.061 | 0 |
| 2022 | -94.9% | 0.448 | 0.023 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0018 | 0 | 0.018 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1019 | 0.085 | 0.12 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0837 | 0.079 | 0.088 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.067 | 0 | 0.077 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0766 | 0.063 | 0.095 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0665 | 0.065 | 0.068 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6697 | 0.063 | 0.832 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4485 | 0.023 | 0.797 | 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 free and fair elections index in Tunisia?
- Free and fair elections index in Tunisia was 0.445 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest free and fair elections index recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.832 in 2014.
- What is the lowest free and fair elections index recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1789.
- How does Tunisia rank for free and fair elections index?
- Tunisia ranks 101st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is free and fair elections index rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.