Democratic change in Tunisia

Tunisia: Democratic change was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 175 countries
All-time high
2
in 1956
All-time low
0
in 2014
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Democratic change in Tunisia, 1900–2025

00.511.52190019622025

Source: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Tunisia recorded 2 for democratic change in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

Over the whole period, democratic change in Tunisia peaked at 2 in 1956 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2014.

That places Tunisia 1st out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 126 years of available data.

Democratic change in Tunisia, year by year

Annual values for Democratic change in Tunisia, 1900 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1900 1
1901 1 +0.0%
1902 1 +0.0%
1903 1 +0.0%
1904 1 +0.0%
1905 1 +0.0%
1906 1 +0.0%
1907 1 +0.0%
1908 1 +0.0%
1909 1 +0.0%
1910 1 +0.0%
1911 1 +0.0%
1912 1 +0.0%
1913 1 +0.0%
1914 1 +0.0%
1915 1 +0.0%
1916 1 +0.0%
1917 1 +0.0%
1918 1 +0.0%
1919 1 +0.0%
1920 1 +0.0%
1921 1 +0.0%
1922 1 +0.0%
1923 1 +0.0%
1924 1 +0.0%
1925 1 +0.0%
1926 1 +0.0%
1927 1 +0.0%
1928 1 +0.0%
1929 1 +0.0%
1930 1 +0.0%
1931 1 +0.0%
1932 1 +0.0%
1933 1 +0.0%
1934 1 +0.0%
1935 1 +0.0%
1936 1 +0.0%
1937 1 +0.0%
1938 1 +0.0%
1939 1 +0.0%
1940 1 +0.0%
1941 1 +0.0%
1942 1 +0.0%
1943 1 +0.0%
1944 1 +0.0%
1945 1 +0.0%
1946 1 +0.0%
1947 1 +0.0%
1948 1 +0.0%
1949 1 +0.0%
1950 1 +0.0%
1951 1 +0.0%
1952 1 +0.0%
1953 1 +0.0%
1954 1 +0.0%
1955 1 +0.0%
1956 2 +100.0%
1957 2 +0.0%
1958 2 +0.0%
1959 2 +0.0%
1960 2 +0.0%
1961 1 -50.0%
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 2 +100.0%
2012 2 +0.0%
2013 1 -50.0%
2014 0 -100.0%
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0
2020 0
2021 0
2022 0
2023 2
2024 2 +0.0%
2025 2 +0.0%

Tunisia compared with similar countries

  • Tunisia's 2 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Tunisia's 2 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1, 2.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 1 1 1 10
1910s 1 1 1 10
1920s 1 1 1 10
1930s 1 1 1 10
1940s 1 1 1 10
1950s 1.4 1 2 10
1960s 1.1 1 2 10
1970s 1 1 1 10
1980s 1 1 1 10
1990s 1 1 1 10
2000s 1 1 1 10
2010s 0.6 0 2 10
2020s 1 0 2 6

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 1 Benin 2 compare
  2. 1 Bolivia 2 compare
  3. 1 Botswana 2 compare
  4. 1 Brazil 2 compare
  5. 1 Dominican Republic 2 compare
  6. 1 East Timor 2 compare
  7. 1 Fiji 2 compare
  8. 1 Gambia 2 compare
  9. 1 Guatemala 2 compare
  10. 1 Honduras 2 compare
  11. 1 Lesotho 2 compare
  12. 1 Maldives 2 compare
  13. 1 Mauritius 2 compare
  14. 1 Montenegro 2 compare
  15. 1 Nepal 2 compare
  16. 1 Poland 2 compare
  17. 1 Seychelles 2 compare
  18. 1 Solomon Islands 2 compare
  19. 1 Sri Lanka 2 compare
  20. 1 Thailand 2 compare
  21. 1 Zambia 2 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is democratic change in Tunisia?
Democratic change in Tunisia was 2 in 2025, according to Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest democratic change recorded in Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 2 in 1956.
What is the lowest democratic change recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2014.
How does Tunisia rank for democratic change?
Tunisia ranks 1st out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Where does this Tunisia data come from?
The figures come from Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democratic change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Democratic change
Source
Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 19,128 data points, 1900–2025
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