Free and fair elections in Tanzania
Tanzania: Free and fair elections was 0 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0
World rank
112th
of 172 countries
All-time high
1
in 1958
All-time low
0
in 2020
Years of data
68
1958–2025
Free and fair elections in Tanzania, 1958–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 0 for free and fair elections in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 68 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, free and fair elections in Tanzania peaked at 1 in 1958 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2020.
Tanzania ranks 112th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 68 years of available data.
Free and fair elections in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 1 | — |
| 1959 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 112 Afghanistan 0 compare
- 112 Algeria 0 compare
- 112 Azerbaijan 0 compare
- 112 Bahrain 0 compare
- 112 Bangladesh 0 compare
- 112 Belarus 0 compare
- 112 Benin 0 compare
- 112 Burundi 0 compare
- 112 Cambodia 0 compare
- 112 Cameroon 0
- 112 Central African Republic 0 compare
- 112 Chad 0 compare
- 112 China 0
- 112 Comoros 0 compare
- 112 Congo 0 compare
- 112 Cote d'Ivoire 0 compare
- 112 Cuba 0 compare
- 112 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 compare
- 112 Djibouti 0
- 112 Egypt 0 compare
- 112 Equatorial Guinea 0 compare
- 112 Eritrea 0
- 112 Eswatini 0 compare
- 112 Ethiopia 0
- 112 Gabon 0 compare
- 112 Georgia 0 compare
- 112 Guinea 0 compare
- 112 Guinea-Bissau 0 compare
- 112 Haiti 0 compare
- 112 Hong Kong 0 compare
- 112 Iran 0 compare
- 112 Kazakhstan 0 compare
- 112 Laos 0 compare
- 112 Madagascar 0 compare
- 112 Mauritania 0 compare
- 112 Mozambique 0 compare
- 112 Myanmar 0 compare
- 112 Nicaragua 0 compare
- 112 North Korea 0
- 112 Pakistan 0 compare
- 112 Papua New Guinea 0 compare
- 112 Philippines 0 compare
- 112 Russia 0 compare
- 112 Rwanda 0 compare
- 112 Serbia 0 compare
- 112 Sierra Leone 0 compare
- 112 Somalia 0 compare
- 112 South Sudan 0 compare
- 112 Sudan 0 compare
- 112 Syria 0 compare
- 112 Tajikistan 0 compare
- 112 Tunisia 0 compare
- 112 Turkmenistan 0 compare
- 112 Uganda 0 compare
- 112 United Arab Emirates 0
- 112 Uzbekistan 0 compare
- 112 Venezuela 0 compare
- 112 Vietnam 0
- 112 Yemen 0 compare
- 112 Zimbabwe 0 compare
More reference data data for Tanzania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 59.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 72.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is free and fair elections in Tanzania?
- Free and fair elections in Tanzania was 0 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest free and fair elections recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1958.
- What is the lowest free and fair elections recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2020.
- How does Tanzania rank for free and fair elections?
- Tanzania ranks 112th out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is free and fair elections rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Free and fair elections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of whether national elections were free and fair or not.