Bangladesh vs Tunisia: Academic freedom index

Bangladesh
0.519
in 2025
Tunisia
0.558
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
103rd
Tunisia rank
100th

Academic freedom index over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Tunisia
00.20.40.60.8190019622025

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 0.558 against 0.519 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.039.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 103rd and Tunisia ranks 100th of 174 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 11 and Tunisia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Tunisia Difference Ahead
1900s 0.164 0.056 0.108 Bangladesh
1910s 0.164 0.056 0.108 Bangladesh
1920s 0.164 0.056 0.108 Bangladesh
1930s 0.164 0.056 0.108 Bangladesh
1940s 0.3167 0.056 0.2607 Bangladesh
1950s 0.6269 0.0966 0.5303 Bangladesh
1960s 0.4878 0.305 0.1828 Bangladesh
1970s 0.4897 0.305 0.1847 Bangladesh
1980s 0.3927 0.3008 0.0919 Bangladesh
1990s 0.5649 0.284 0.2809 Bangladesh
2000s 0.4715 0.284 0.1875 Bangladesh
2010s 0.3009 0.6764 0.3755 Tunisia
2020s 0.2545 0.66 0.4055 Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher academic freedom index, Bangladesh or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 0.558 against 0.519 in Bangladesh as of 2025.
What is the difference in academic freedom index between Bangladesh and Tunisia?
0.039, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Tunisia?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and Tunisia rank globally for academic freedom index?
Bangladesh ranks 103rd and Tunisia ranks 100th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Academic freedom index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Academic freedom index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 16,942 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed