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Political Civil Liberties Index in Tanzania

Tanzania: Political Civil Liberties Index was 0.614 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.614
Change on year
down 14.5%
World rank
102nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.751
in 1996
All-time low
0.258
in 1917
Years of data
112
1914–2025

Political Civil Liberties Index in Tanzania, 1914–2025

0.30.40.50.60.70.8191419692025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, political civil liberties index in Tanzania stood at 0.614.

That represents a change of down 14.5% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political civil liberties index in Tanzania peaked at 0.751 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.258, in 1917.

That places Tanzania 102nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 112 years of available data.

Political Civil Liberties Index in Tanzania, year by year

Year Value Change
1914 0.267 —
1915 0.267 +0.0%
1916 0.267 +0.0%
1917 0.258 -3.4%
1918 0.258 +0.0%
1919 0.268 +3.9%
1920 0.268 +0.0%
1921 0.268 +0.0%
1922 0.268 +0.0%
1923 0.268 +0.0%
1924 0.268 +0.0%
1925 0.268 +0.0%
1926 0.268 +0.0%
1927 0.268 +0.0%
1928 0.265 -1.1%
1929 0.265 +0.0%
1930 0.277 +4.5%
1931 0.277 +0.0%
1932 0.277 +0.0%
1933 0.277 +0.0%
1934 0.277 +0.0%
1935 0.277 +0.0%
1936 0.277 +0.0%
1937 0.277 +0.0%
1938 0.277 +0.0%
1939 0.277 +0.0%
1940 0.277 +0.0%
1941 0.277 +0.0%
1942 0.277 +0.0%
1943 0.277 +0.0%
1944 0.277 +0.0%
1945 0.277 +0.0%
1946 0.277 +0.0%
1947 0.277 +0.0%
1948 0.277 +0.0%
1949 0.277 +0.0%
1950 0.277 +0.0%
1951 0.277 +0.0%
1952 0.277 +0.0%
1953 0.277 +0.0%
1954 0.303 +9.4%
1955 0.321 +5.9%
1956 0.332 +3.4%
1957 0.332 +0.0%
1958 0.392 +18.1%
1959 0.392 +0.0%
1960 0.383 -2.3%
1961 0.55 +43.6%
1962 0.501 -8.9%
1963 0.47 -6.2%
1964 0.453 -3.6%
1965 0.391 -13.7%
1966 0.389 -0.5%
1967 0.365 -6.2%
1968 0.347 -4.9%
1969 0.347 +0.0%
1970 0.347 +0.0%
1971 0.347 +0.0%
1972 0.347 +0.0%
1973 0.347 +0.0%
1974 0.347 +0.0%
1975 0.347 +0.0%
1976 0.345 -0.6%
1977 0.355 +2.9%
1978 0.355 +0.0%
1979 0.355 +0.0%
1980 0.363 +2.3%
1981 0.363 +0.0%
1982 0.392 +8.0%
1983 0.392 +0.0%
1984 0.392 +0.0%
1985 0.416 +6.1%
1986 0.431 +3.6%
1987 0.444 +3.0%
1988 0.444 +0.0%
1989 0.444 +0.0%
1990 0.489 +10.1%
1991 0.523 +7.0%
1992 0.696 +33.1%
1993 0.686 -1.4%
1994 0.686 +0.0%
1995 0.742 +8.2%
1996 0.751 +1.2%
1997 0.751 +0.0%
1998 0.751 +0.0%
1999 0.751 +0.0%
2000 0.751 +0.0%
2001 0.751 +0.0%
2002 0.751 +0.0%
2003 0.751 +0.0%
2004 0.751 +0.0%
2005 0.729 -2.9%
2006 0.73 +0.1%
2007 0.73 +0.0%
2008 0.73 +0.0%
2009 0.73 +0.0%
2010 0.736 +0.8%
2011 0.733 -0.4%
2012 0.734 +0.1%
2013 0.724 -1.4%
2014 0.72 -0.6%
2015 0.707 -1.8%
2016 0.629 -11.0%
2017 0.628 -0.2%
2018 0.599 -4.6%
2019 0.563 -6.0%
2020 0.555 -1.4%
2021 0.581 +4.7%
2022 0.682 +17.4%
2023 0.722 +5.9%
2024 0.718 -0.6%
2025 0.614 -14.5%

Tanzania compared with similar countries

  • Tanzania's 0.614 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5695, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Tanzania's 0.614 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5665, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1910s 0.2642 0.258 0.268 6
1920s 0.2674 0.265 0.268 10
1930s 0.277 0.277 0.277 10
1940s 0.277 0.277 0.277 10
1950s 0.318 0.277 0.392 10
1960s 0.4196 0.347 0.55 10
1970s 0.3492 0.345 0.355 10
1980s 0.4081 0.363 0.444 10
1990s 0.6826 0.489 0.751 10
2000s 0.7404 0.729 0.751 10
2010s 0.6773 0.563 0.736 10
2020s 0.6453 0.555 0.722 6

Countries ranked near Tanzania

  1. 99 Mexico 0.642 compare
  2. 100 Philippines 0.641 compare
  3. 101 Bangladesh 0.636 compare
  4. 103 Hungary 0.607 compare
  5. 104 Georgia 0.605 compare
  6. 105 Indonesia 0.596 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political civil liberties index in Tanzania?
Political civil liberties index in Tanzania was 0.614 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest political civil liberties index recorded in Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 0.751 in 1996.
What is the lowest political civil liberties index recorded in Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.258 in 1917.
How does Tanzania rank for political civil liberties index?
Tanzania ranks 102nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political civil liberties index rising or falling in Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tanzania data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political Civil Liberties Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which people enjoy the freedoms of expression and association.