What is political centralization index in Tunisia?

Political centralization index in Tunisia was 0.442 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.

What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Tunisia?

The highest recorded value was 0.927 in 1789.

What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Tunisia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.07 in 2018.

How does Tunisia rank for political centralization index?

Tunisia ranks 77th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is political centralization index rising or falling in Tunisia?

Over the last ten years it is up 474.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Tunisia data come from?

The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political centralization index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Political centralization index in Tunisia

Name: Political centralization index in Tunisia
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Tunisia: Political centralization index was 0.442 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.442

Change on year

down 20.1%

World rank

77th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.927

in 1789

All-time low

0.07

in 2018

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Political centralization index in Tunisia, 1789–2025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Tunisia recorded 0.442 for political centralization index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.1% on the previous year and up 474.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political centralization index in Tunisia peaked at 0.927 in 1789 and was at its lowest, 0.07, in 2018.

Tunisia ranks 77th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 237 years of available data.

Political centralization index in Tunisia, year by year

Annual values for Political centralization index in Tunisia, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.927	—
1790	0.927	+0.0%
1791	0.927	+0.0%
1792	0.927	+0.0%
1793	0.927	+0.0%
1794	0.927	+0.0%
1795	0.927	+0.0%
1796	0.927	+0.0%
1797	0.927	+0.0%
1798	0.927	+0.0%
1799	0.927	+0.0%
1800	0.927	+0.0%
1801	0.927	+0.0%
1802	0.927	+0.0%
1803	0.927	+0.0%
1804	0.927	+0.0%
1805	0.927	+0.0%
1806	0.927	+0.0%
1807	0.927	+0.0%
1808	0.927	+0.0%
1809	0.927	+0.0%
1810	0.927	+0.0%
1811	0.927	+0.0%
1812	0.927	+0.0%
1813	0.927	+0.0%
1814	0.927	+0.0%
1815	0.927	+0.0%
1816	0.927	+0.0%
1817	0.927	+0.0%
1818	0.927	+0.0%
1819	0.927	+0.0%
1820	0.927	+0.0%
1821	0.927	+0.0%
1822	0.927	+0.0%
1823	0.927	+0.0%
1824	0.927	+0.0%
1825	0.927	+0.0%
1826	0.927	+0.0%
1827	0.927	+0.0%
1828	0.927	+0.0%
1829	0.927	+0.0%
1830	0.927	+0.0%
1831	0.927	+0.0%
1832	0.927	+0.0%
1833	0.927	+0.0%
1834	0.927	+0.0%
1835	0.927	+0.0%
1836	0.927	+0.0%
1837	0.927	+0.0%
1838	0.927	+0.0%
1839	0.927	+0.0%
1840	0.927	+0.0%
1841	0.927	+0.0%
1842	0.927	+0.0%
1843	0.927	+0.0%
1844	0.927	+0.0%
1845	0.927	+0.0%
1846	0.927	+0.0%
1847	0.927	+0.0%
1848	0.927	+0.0%
1849	0.927	+0.0%
1850	0.927	+0.0%
1851	0.927	+0.0%
1852	0.927	+0.0%
1853	0.927	+0.0%
1854	0.927	+0.0%
1855	0.927	+0.0%
1856	0.927	+0.0%
1857	0.891	-3.9%
1858	0.891	+0.0%
1859	0.873	-2.0%
1860	0.873	+0.0%
1861	0.873	+0.0%
1862	0.873	+0.0%
1863	0.873	+0.0%
1864	0.873	+0.0%
1865	0.925	+6.0%
1866	0.925	+0.0%
1867	0.925	+0.0%
1868	0.925	+0.0%
1869	0.925	+0.0%
1870	0.925	+0.0%
1871	0.925	+0.0%
1872	0.925	+0.0%
1873	0.925	+0.0%
1874	0.925	+0.0%
1875	0.925	+0.0%
1876	0.925	+0.0%
1877	0.925	+0.0%
1878	0.925	+0.0%
1879	0.925	+0.0%
1880	0.925	+0.0%
1881	0.925	+0.0%
1882	0.925	+0.0%
1883	0.925	+0.0%
1884	0.925	+0.0%
1885	0.925	+0.0%
1886	0.925	+0.0%
1887	0.925	+0.0%
1888	0.925	+0.0%
1889	0.925	+0.0%
1890	0.925	+0.0%
1891	0.925	+0.0%
1892	0.925	+0.0%
1893	0.925	+0.0%
1894	0.925	+0.0%
1895	0.925	+0.0%
1896	0.925	+0.0%
1897	0.925	+0.0%
1898	0.925	+0.0%
1899	0.925	+0.0%
1900	0.85	-8.1%
1901	0.85	+0.0%
1902	0.85	+0.0%
1903	0.85	+0.0%
1904	0.85	+0.0%
1905	0.85	+0.0%
1906	0.85	+0.0%
1907	0.85	+0.0%
1908	0.85	+0.0%
1909	0.85	+0.0%
1910	0.85	+0.0%
1911	0.85	+0.0%
1912	0.85	+0.0%
1913	0.85	+0.0%
1914	0.85	+0.0%
1915	0.85	+0.0%
1916	0.85	+0.0%
1917	0.85	+0.0%
1918	0.85	+0.0%
1919	0.85	+0.0%
1920	0.85	+0.0%
1921	0.85	+0.0%
1922	0.85	+0.0%
1923	0.85	+0.0%
1924	0.85	+0.0%
1925	0.85	+0.0%
1926	0.85	+0.0%
1927	0.85	+0.0%
1928	0.85	+0.0%
1929	0.85	+0.0%
1930	0.85	+0.0%
1931	0.85	+0.0%
1932	0.85	+0.0%
1933	0.85	+0.0%
1934	0.85	+0.0%
1935	0.85	+0.0%
1936	0.85	+0.0%
1937	0.85	+0.0%
1938	0.85	+0.0%
1939	0.85	+0.0%
1940	0.85	+0.0%
1941	0.85	+0.0%
1942	0.85	+0.0%
1943	0.85	+0.0%
1944	0.85	+0.0%
1945	0.85	+0.0%
1946	0.85	+0.0%
1947	0.85	+0.0%
1948	0.85	+0.0%
1949	0.85	+0.0%
1950	0.85	+0.0%
1951	0.85	+0.0%
1952	0.85	+0.0%
1953	0.85	+0.0%
1954	0.85	+0.0%
1955	0.85	+0.0%
1956	0.713	-16.1%
1957	0.741	+3.9%
1958	0.668	-9.9%
1959	0.643	-3.7%
1960	0.545	-15.2%
1961	0.545	+0.0%
1962	0.545	+0.0%
1963	0.545	+0.0%
1964	0.545	+0.0%
1965	0.545	+0.0%
1966	0.545	+0.0%
1967	0.545	+0.0%
1968	0.545	+0.0%
1969	0.545	+0.0%
1970	0.545	+0.0%
1971	0.545	+0.0%
1972	0.545	+0.0%
1973	0.545	+0.0%
1974	0.545	+0.0%
1975	0.545	+0.0%
1976	0.545	+0.0%
1977	0.545	+0.0%
1978	0.545	+0.0%
1979	0.545	+0.0%
1980	0.545	+0.0%
1981	0.545	+0.0%
1982	0.545	+0.0%
1983	0.545	+0.0%
1984	0.545	+0.0%
1985	0.545	+0.0%
1986	0.545	+0.0%
1987	0.545	+0.0%
1988	0.874	+60.4%
1989	0.874	+0.0%
1990	0.874	+0.0%
1991	0.874	+0.0%
1992	0.874	+0.0%
1993	0.874	+0.0%
1994	0.874	+0.0%
1995	0.874	+0.0%
1996	0.874	+0.0%
1997	0.874	+0.0%
1998	0.874	+0.0%
1999	0.874	+0.0%
2000	0.874	+0.0%
2001	0.874	+0.0%
2002	0.874	+0.0%
2003	0.874	+0.0%
2004	0.874	+0.0%
2005	0.874	+0.0%
2006	0.876	+0.2%
2007	0.876	+0.0%
2008	0.876	+0.0%
2009	0.876	+0.0%
2010	0.807	-7.9%
2011	0.135	-83.3%
2012	0.117	-13.3%
2013	0.107	-8.5%
2014	0.096	-10.3%
2015	0.077	-19.8%
2016	0.083	+7.8%
2017	0.075	-9.6%
2018	0.07	-6.7%
2019	0.07	+0.0%
2020	0.076	+8.6%
2021	0.149	+96.1%
2022	0.398	+167.1%
2023	0.663	+66.6%
2024	0.553	-16.6%
2025	0.442	-20.1%

Tunisia compared with similar countries

Tunisia's 0.442 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5475, 81% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Tunisia's 0.442 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.597, 74% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.927	0.927	0.927	1
1790s	0.927	0.927	0.927	10
1800s	0.927	0.927	0.927	10
1810s	0.927	0.927	0.927	10
1820s	0.927	0.927	0.927	10
1830s	0.927	0.927	0.927	10
1840s	0.927	0.927	0.927	10
1850s	0.9144	0.873	0.927	10
1860s	0.899	0.873	0.925	10
1870s	0.925	0.925	0.925	10
1880s	0.925	0.925	0.925	10
1890s	0.925	0.925	0.925	10
1900s	0.85	0.85	0.85	10
1910s	0.85	0.85	0.85	10
1920s	0.85	0.85	0.85	10
1930s	0.85	0.85	0.85	10
1940s	0.85	0.85	0.85	10
1950s	0.7865	0.643	0.85	10
1960s	0.545	0.545	0.545	10
1970s	0.545	0.545	0.545	10
1980s	0.6108	0.545	0.874	10
1990s	0.874	0.874	0.874	10
2000s	0.8748	0.874	0.876	10
2010s	0.1637	0.07	0.807	10
2020s	0.3802	0.076	0.663	6

Countries ranked near Tunisia

74 North Macedonia 0.469 compare
75 Georgia 0.467 compare
76 Niger 0.465 compare
78 Kuwait 0.439 compare
79 Benin 0.414 compare
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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.38 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1317 (2050)
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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is political centralization index in Tunisia?: Political centralization index in Tunisia was 0.442 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Tunisia?: The highest recorded value was 0.927 in 1789.
What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Tunisia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.07 in 2018.
How does Tunisia rank for political centralization index?: Tunisia ranks 77th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political centralization index rising or falling in Tunisia?: Over the last ten years it is up 474.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tunisia data come from?: The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political centralization index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Political centralization index
Source: Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026