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Political Civil Liberties Index in Tunisia

Tunisia: Political Civil Liberties Index was 0.561 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.561
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
107th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.883
in 2012
All-time low
0.107
in 1881
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Political Civil Liberties Index in Tunisia, 1789–2025

0.20.40.60.8178919072025

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

Analysis

In 2025, political civil liberties index in Tunisia stood at 0.561.

That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political civil liberties index in Tunisia peaked at 0.883 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.107, in 1881.

That places Tunisia 107th 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.

Political Civil Liberties Index in Tunisia, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.129 —
1790 0.129 +0.0%
1791 0.129 +0.0%
1792 0.129 +0.0%
1793 0.129 +0.0%
1794 0.129 +0.0%
1795 0.129 +0.0%
1796 0.129 +0.0%
1797 0.129 +0.0%
1798 0.129 +0.0%
1799 0.129 +0.0%
1800 0.129 +0.0%
1801 0.129 +0.0%
1802 0.129 +0.0%
1803 0.129 +0.0%
1804 0.129 +0.0%
1805 0.129 +0.0%
1806 0.129 +0.0%
1807 0.129 +0.0%
1808 0.129 +0.0%
1809 0.129 +0.0%
1810 0.129 +0.0%
1811 0.129 +0.0%
1812 0.129 +0.0%
1813 0.129 +0.0%
1814 0.129 +0.0%
1815 0.129 +0.0%
1816 0.129 +0.0%
1817 0.129 +0.0%
1818 0.129 +0.0%
1819 0.129 +0.0%
1820 0.129 +0.0%
1821 0.129 +0.0%
1822 0.129 +0.0%
1823 0.129 +0.0%
1824 0.129 +0.0%
1825 0.129 +0.0%
1826 0.129 +0.0%
1827 0.129 +0.0%
1828 0.129 +0.0%
1829 0.129 +0.0%
1830 0.129 +0.0%
1831 0.129 +0.0%
1832 0.129 +0.0%
1833 0.129 +0.0%
1834 0.129 +0.0%
1835 0.129 +0.0%
1836 0.129 +0.0%
1837 0.129 +0.0%
1838 0.129 +0.0%
1839 0.129 +0.0%
1840 0.129 +0.0%
1841 0.129 +0.0%
1842 0.129 +0.0%
1843 0.129 +0.0%
1844 0.129 +0.0%
1845 0.129 +0.0%
1846 0.129 +0.0%
1847 0.129 +0.0%
1848 0.129 +0.0%
1849 0.129 +0.0%
1850 0.129 +0.0%
1851 0.129 +0.0%
1852 0.129 +0.0%
1853 0.129 +0.0%
1854 0.129 +0.0%
1855 0.129 +0.0%
1856 0.129 +0.0%
1857 0.142 +10.1%
1858 0.142 +0.0%
1859 0.142 +0.0%
1860 0.142 +0.0%
1861 0.142 +0.0%
1862 0.142 +0.0%
1863 0.142 +0.0%
1864 0.127 -10.6%
1865 0.127 +0.0%
1866 0.127 +0.0%
1867 0.127 +0.0%
1868 0.127 +0.0%
1869 0.127 +0.0%
1870 0.11 -13.4%
1871 0.11 +0.0%
1872 0.11 +0.0%
1873 0.126 +14.5%
1874 0.126 +0.0%
1875 0.126 +0.0%
1876 0.126 +0.0%
1877 0.126 +0.0%
1878 0.126 +0.0%
1879 0.126 +0.0%
1880 0.113 -10.3%
1881 0.107 -5.3%
1882 0.113 +5.6%
1883 0.113 +0.0%
1884 0.113 +0.0%
1885 0.113 +0.0%
1886 0.113 +0.0%
1887 0.113 +0.0%
1888 0.114 +0.9%
1889 0.114 +0.0%
1890 0.114 +0.0%
1891 0.114 +0.0%
1892 0.114 +0.0%
1893 0.114 +0.0%
1894 0.114 +0.0%
1895 0.114 +0.0%
1896 0.114 +0.0%
1897 0.114 +0.0%
1898 0.115 +0.9%
1899 0.115 +0.0%
1900 0.119 +3.5%
1901 0.119 +0.0%
1902 0.119 +0.0%
1903 0.119 +0.0%
1904 0.119 +0.0%
1905 0.119 +0.0%
1906 0.119 +0.0%
1907 0.137 +15.1%
1908 0.137 +0.0%
1909 0.137 +0.0%
1910 0.137 +0.0%
1911 0.137 +0.0%
1912 0.133 -2.9%
1913 0.131 -1.5%
1914 0.131 +0.0%
1915 0.131 +0.0%
1916 0.131 +0.0%
1917 0.131 +0.0%
1918 0.135 +3.1%
1919 0.149 +10.4%
1920 0.149 +0.0%
1921 0.149 +0.0%
1922 0.149 +0.0%
1923 0.142 -4.7%
1924 0.142 +0.0%
1925 0.143 +0.7%
1926 0.143 +0.0%
1927 0.143 +0.0%
1928 0.143 +0.0%
1929 0.143 +0.0%
1930 0.143 +0.0%
1931 0.143 +0.0%
1932 0.143 +0.0%
1933 0.143 +0.0%
1934 0.125 -12.6%
1935 0.138 +10.4%
1936 0.135 -2.2%
1937 0.135 +0.0%
1938 0.121 -10.4%
1939 0.114 -5.8%
1940 0.108 -5.3%
1941 0.108 +0.0%
1942 0.108 +0.0%
1943 0.108 +0.0%
1944 0.108 +0.0%
1945 0.114 +5.6%
1946 0.128 +12.3%
1947 0.128 +0.0%
1948 0.128 +0.0%
1949 0.128 +0.0%
1950 0.123 -3.9%
1951 0.123 +0.0%
1952 0.123 +0.0%
1953 0.127 +3.3%
1954 0.129 +1.6%
1955 0.133 +3.1%
1956 0.13 -2.3%
1957 0.144 +10.8%
1958 0.229 +59.0%
1959 0.235 +2.6%
1960 0.206 -12.3%
1961 0.206 +0.0%
1962 0.206 +0.0%
1963 0.202 -1.9%
1964 0.204 +1.0%
1965 0.201 -1.5%
1966 0.201 +0.0%
1967 0.201 +0.0%
1968 0.201 +0.0%
1969 0.201 +0.0%
1970 0.201 +0.0%
1971 0.201 +0.0%
1972 0.201 +0.0%
1973 0.201 +0.0%
1974 0.195 -3.0%
1975 0.206 +5.6%
1976 0.213 +3.4%
1977 0.219 +2.8%
1978 0.219 +0.0%
1979 0.211 -3.7%
1980 0.221 +4.7%
1981 0.23 +4.1%
1982 0.226 -1.7%
1983 0.234 +3.5%
1984 0.234 +0.0%
1985 0.23 -1.7%
1986 0.23 +0.0%
1987 0.224 -2.6%
1988 0.196 -12.5%
1989 0.203 +3.6%
1990 0.22 +8.4%
1991 0.222 +0.9%
1992 0.219 -1.4%
1993 0.198 -9.6%
1994 0.198 +0.0%
1995 0.198 +0.0%
1996 0.198 +0.0%
1997 0.198 +0.0%
1998 0.198 +0.0%
1999 0.198 +0.0%
2000 0.198 +0.0%
2001 0.198 +0.0%
2002 0.201 +1.5%
2003 0.201 +0.0%
2004 0.199 -1.0%
2005 0.202 +1.5%
2006 0.202 +0.0%
2007 0.206 +2.0%
2008 0.206 +0.0%
2009 0.206 +0.0%
2010 0.212 +2.9%
2011 0.847 +299.5%
2012 0.883 +4.3%
2013 0.88 -0.3%
2014 0.859 -2.4%
2015 0.851 -0.9%
2016 0.852 +0.1%
2017 0.863 +1.3%
2018 0.867 +0.5%
2019 0.856 -1.3%
2020 0.84 -1.9%
2021 0.828 -1.4%
2022 0.723 -12.7%
2023 0.622 -14.0%
2024 0.577 -7.2%
2025 0.561 -2.8%

Tunisia compared with similar countries

  • Tunisia's 0.561 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5695, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Tunisia's 0.561 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.339, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.129 0.129 0.129 1
1790s 0.129 0.129 0.129 10
1800s 0.129 0.129 0.129 10
1810s 0.129 0.129 0.129 10
1820s 0.129 0.129 0.129 10
1830s 0.129 0.129 0.129 10
1840s 0.129 0.129 0.129 10
1850s 0.1329 0.129 0.142 10
1860s 0.133 0.127 0.142 10
1870s 0.1212 0.11 0.126 10
1880s 0.1126 0.107 0.114 10
1890s 0.1142 0.114 0.115 10
1900s 0.1244 0.119 0.137 10
1910s 0.1346 0.131 0.149 10
1920s 0.1446 0.142 0.149 10
1930s 0.134 0.114 0.143 10
1940s 0.1166 0.108 0.128 10
1950s 0.1496 0.123 0.235 10
1960s 0.2029 0.201 0.206 10
1970s 0.2067 0.195 0.219 10
1980s 0.2228 0.196 0.234 10
1990s 0.2047 0.198 0.222 10
2000s 0.2019 0.198 0.206 10
2010s 0.797 0.212 0.883 10
2020s 0.6918 0.561 0.84 6

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 104 Georgia 0.605 compare
  2. 105 Indonesia 0.596 compare
  3. 106 Angola 0.578 compare
  4. 108 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.555 compare
  5. 109 Guinea-Bissau 0.549 compare
  6. 109 Jordan 0.549 compare
  7. 109 Morocco 0.549 compare
  8. 109 Serbia 0.549 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political civil liberties index in Tunisia?
Political civil liberties index in Tunisia was 0.561 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest political civil liberties index recorded in Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 0.883 in 2012.
What is the lowest political civil liberties index recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.107 in 1881.
How does Tunisia rank for political civil liberties index?
Tunisia ranks 107th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political civil liberties index rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.1%. 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 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.