Freedom Score in Tunisia
Tunisia: Freedom Score was 42 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Freedom Score in Tunisia, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freedom score in Tunisia is 42, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Tunisia peaked at 79 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 23, in 2007.
That places Tunisia 125th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Freedom Score in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 28 | — |
| 2003 | 27 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 26 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 24 | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 58 | +152.2% |
| 2012 | 59 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 63 | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 79 | +25.4% |
| 2015 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 78 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 70 | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 69 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 70 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 71 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 64 | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 56 | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 51 | -8.9% |
| 2024 | 44 | -13.7% |
| 2025 | 42 | -4.5% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 42 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 42 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.5, 1.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Freedom Score in Tunisia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +152.2% | 23 | 58 |
| 2014 | +25.4% | 63 | 79 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.75 | 23 | 28 | 8 |
| 2010s | 64.8 | 23 | 79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.67 | 42 | 71 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 122 Cote d'Ivoire 46 compare
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- 128 Comoros 41 compare
- 128 Hong Kong 41 compare
- 128 Lebanon 41 compare
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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 freedom score in Tunisia?
- Freedom score in Tunisia was 42 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 79 in 2014.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 in 2007.
- How does Tunisia rank for freedom score?
- Tunisia ranks 125th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.