Electoral democracy in Tanzania
Tanzania: Electoral democracy was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electoral democracy in Tanzania, 1915–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, electoral democracy in Tanzania stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 111 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, electoral democracy in Tanzania peaked at 1 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1915.
Tanzania ranks 87th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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More social development data for Tanzania
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 171,142 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 1,592 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.365 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.552 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.616 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.365 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.245 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.297 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electoral democracy in Tanzania?
- Electoral democracy in Tanzania was 1 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electoral democracy recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1962.
- What is the lowest electoral democracy recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1915.
- How does Tanzania rank for electoral democracy?
- Tanzania ranks 87th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electoral democracy rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Electoral democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.