Statizoid

Private civil liberties index in Tanzania

Tanzania: Private civil liberties index was 0.679 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.679
Change on year
down 9.9%
World rank
104th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.78
in 2000
All-time low
0.248
in 1914
Years of data
112
1914–2025

Private civil liberties index in Tanzania, 1914–2025

0.20.40.60.8191419692025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for private civil liberties index in Tanzania is 0.679, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 9.9% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, private civil liberties index in Tanzania peaked at 0.78 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.248, in 1914.

That places Tanzania 104th 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.

Private civil liberties index in Tanzania, year by year

Year Value Change
1914 0.248 —
1915 0.248 +0.0%
1916 0.248 +0.0%
1917 0.248 +0.0%
1918 0.248 +0.0%
1919 0.248 +0.0%
1920 0.248 +0.0%
1921 0.248 +0.0%
1922 0.248 +0.0%
1923 0.248 +0.0%
1924 0.248 +0.0%
1925 0.248 +0.0%
1926 0.248 +0.0%
1927 0.248 +0.0%
1928 0.248 +0.0%
1929 0.248 +0.0%
1930 0.248 +0.0%
1931 0.248 +0.0%
1932 0.248 +0.0%
1933 0.248 +0.0%
1934 0.248 +0.0%
1935 0.248 +0.0%
1936 0.248 +0.0%
1937 0.248 +0.0%
1938 0.248 +0.0%
1939 0.248 +0.0%
1940 0.248 +0.0%
1941 0.248 +0.0%
1942 0.248 +0.0%
1943 0.248 +0.0%
1944 0.248 +0.0%
1945 0.248 +0.0%
1946 0.248 +0.0%
1947 0.248 +0.0%
1948 0.248 +0.0%
1949 0.248 +0.0%
1950 0.248 +0.0%
1951 0.248 +0.0%
1952 0.248 +0.0%
1953 0.248 +0.0%
1954 0.248 +0.0%
1955 0.248 +0.0%
1956 0.248 +0.0%
1957 0.248 +0.0%
1958 0.248 +0.0%
1959 0.248 +0.0%
1960 0.248 +0.0%
1961 0.622 +150.8%
1962 0.622 +0.0%
1963 0.622 +0.0%
1964 0.622 +0.0%
1965 0.622 +0.0%
1966 0.604 -2.9%
1967 0.576 -4.6%
1968 0.576 +0.0%
1969 0.576 +0.0%
1970 0.576 +0.0%
1971 0.576 +0.0%
1972 0.576 +0.0%
1973 0.576 +0.0%
1974 0.576 +0.0%
1975 0.576 +0.0%
1976 0.576 +0.0%
1977 0.576 +0.0%
1978 0.576 +0.0%
1979 0.576 +0.0%
1980 0.576 +0.0%
1981 0.576 +0.0%
1982 0.576 +0.0%
1983 0.576 +0.0%
1984 0.576 +0.0%
1985 0.626 +8.7%
1986 0.676 +8.0%
1987 0.692 +2.4%
1988 0.701 +1.3%
1989 0.701 +0.0%
1990 0.701 +0.0%
1991 0.774 +10.4%
1992 0.768 -0.8%
1993 0.768 +0.0%
1994 0.768 +0.0%
1995 0.768 +0.0%
1996 0.768 +0.0%
1997 0.768 +0.0%
1998 0.768 +0.0%
1999 0.768 +0.0%
2000 0.78 +1.6%
2001 0.78 +0.0%
2002 0.78 +0.0%
2003 0.78 +0.0%
2004 0.78 +0.0%
2005 0.757 -2.9%
2006 0.757 +0.0%
2007 0.757 +0.0%
2008 0.757 +0.0%
2009 0.757 +0.0%
2010 0.746 -1.5%
2011 0.75 +0.5%
2012 0.75 +0.0%
2013 0.717 -4.4%
2014 0.707 -1.4%
2015 0.707 +0.0%
2016 0.719 +1.7%
2017 0.723 +0.6%
2018 0.689 -4.7%
2019 0.676 -1.9%
2020 0.632 -6.5%
2021 0.708 +12.0%
2022 0.754 +6.5%
2023 0.754 +0.0%
2024 0.754 +0.0%
2025 0.679 -9.9%

Tanzania compared with similar countries

  • Tanzania's 0.679 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.671, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Tanzania's 0.679 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.682, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1910s 0.248 0.248 0.248 6
1920s 0.248 0.248 0.248 10
1930s 0.248 0.248 0.248 10
1940s 0.248 0.248 0.248 10
1950s 0.248 0.248 0.248 10
1960s 0.569 0.248 0.622 10
1970s 0.576 0.576 0.576 10
1980s 0.6276 0.576 0.701 10
1990s 0.7619 0.701 0.774 10
2000s 0.7685 0.757 0.78 10
2010s 0.7184 0.676 0.75 10
2020s 0.7135 0.632 0.754 6

Countries ranked near Tanzania

  1. 101 Tunisia 0.685 compare
  2. 102 Mali 0.683 compare
  3. 103 Cameroon 0.681 compare
  4. 105 Indonesia 0.676 compare
  5. 106 Bangladesh 0.673 compare
  6. 107 Haiti 0.672 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More reference data data for Tanzania

All data for Tanzania →

Frequently asked questions

What is private civil liberties index in Tanzania?
Private civil liberties index in Tanzania was 0.679 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest private civil liberties index recorded in Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 0.78 in 2000.
What is the lowest private civil liberties index recorded in Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.248 in 1914.
How does Tanzania rank for private civil liberties index?
Tanzania ranks 104th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is private civil liberties index rising or falling in Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tanzania data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Private civil liberties index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 112 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Relationships involving this indicator

Comparisons with other indicators across countries. Each was re-measured with population and national income held constant, so a relationship that only reflected country size is not listed here.

All correlations →

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Private civil liberties index in Tanzania. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 14 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/private-civil-liberties-index/tanzania/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/private-civil-liberties-index/tanzania/">Private civil liberties index in Tanzania</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Private civil liberties index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed