Which has higher liberal democracy index, India or Tunisia?

Tunisia, at 0.265 against 0.26 in India as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and Tunisia?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

India vs Tunisia: Liberal Democracy Index

India

0.26

in 2025

Tunisia

0.265

in 2025

India rank

103rd

Tunisia rank

102nd

Liberal Democracy Index over time

India
Tunisia

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 0.265 against 0.26 in India, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was India ahead.

India ranks 103rd and Tunisia ranks 102nd of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, India averaged higher in 23 and Tunisia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.069	0.023	0.046	India
1790s	0.069	0.023	0.046	India
1800s	0.069	0.023	0.046	India
1810s	0.0688	0.023	0.0458	India
1820s	0.068	0.023	0.045	India
1830s	0.0682	0.023	0.0452	India
1840s	0.069	0.0234	0.0456	India
1850s	0.0701	0.0297	0.0404	India
1860s	0.0808	0.033	0.0478	India
1870s	0.0824	0.0246	0.0578	India
1880s	0.0852	0.0272	0.058	India
1890s	0.086	0.029	0.057	India
1900s	0.094	0.0334	0.0606	India
1910s	0.096	0.0331	0.0629	India
1920s	0.1065	0.034	0.0725	India
1930s	0.1322	0.0334	0.0988	India
1940s	0.1561	0.033	0.1231	India
1950s	0.4574	0.0554	0.402	India
1960s	0.5018	0.1478	0.354	India
1970s	0.4211	0.1489	0.2722	India
1980s	0.5084	0.1415	0.3669	India
1990s	0.5771	0.0916	0.4855	India
2000s	0.5735	0.0929	0.4806	India
2010s	0.448	0.5411	0.0931	Tunisia
2020s	0.284	0.3503	0.0663	Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, India or Tunisia?: Tunisia, at 0.265 against 0.26 in India as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between India and Tunisia?: 0.005, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Tunisia?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do India and Tunisia rank globally for liberal democracy index?: India ranks 103rd and Tunisia ranks 102nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Liberal Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.