Citizen support for democracy in Tunisia
Tunisia: Citizen support for democracy was -0.5571 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Citizen support for democracy in Tunisia, 2011–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, citizen support for democracy in Tunisia stood at -0.5571.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen support for democracy in Tunisia peaked at -0.5483 in 2012 and was at its lowest, -0.9627, in 2018.
That places Tunisia 88th out of 144 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -0.7287 | -0.9627 | -0.5483 | 9 |
| 2020s | -0.5571 | -0.5571 | -0.5571 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More social development data for Tunisia
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 2,386 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 3,711 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.395 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.687 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.479 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.395 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.242 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.265 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen support for democracy in Tunisia?
- Citizen support for democracy in Tunisia was -0.5571 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was -0.5483 in 2012.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9627 in 2018.
- How does Tunisia rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Tunisia ranks 88th out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen support for democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.