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.
Citizen support for democracy in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -0.6054 | — |
| 2012 | -0.5483 | -9.4% |
| 2013 | -0.7346 | +34.0% |
| 2014 | -0.7328 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | -0.6374 | -13.0% |
| 2016 | -0.848 | +33.0% |
| 2017 | -0.9346 | +10.2% |
| 2018 | -0.9627 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | -0.5544 | -42.4% |
| 2020 | -0.5571 | +0.5% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's -0.5571 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.6191, 90% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's -0.5571 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -0.8121, 69% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
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
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,386 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,711 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,711 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (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.