Freedom Score in Tanzania
Tanzania: Freedom Score was 28 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom Score in Tanzania, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freedom score in Tanzania is 28, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.0% on the previous year and down 53.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Tanzania peaked at 66 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 28, in 2025.
Tanzania ranks 144th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.88 | 57 | 58 | 8 |
| 2010s | 57.6 | 40 | 66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.83 | 28 | 36 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
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 freedom score in Tanzania?
- Freedom score in Tanzania was 28 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 66 in 2012.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 in 2025.
- How does Tanzania rank for freedom score?
- Tanzania ranks 144th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Freedom House's total democracy score is a 0-to-100 aggregate that adds up a country's points on 25 indicators of political rights (max 40) and civil liberties (max 60), creating a single snapshot of the freedoms people actually enjoy.