What is human rights index in Tunisia?

Human rights index in Tunisia was 0.685 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest human rights index recorded in Tunisia?

The highest recorded value was 0.817 in 2017.

What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Tunisia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.089 in 1870.

How does Tunisia rank for human rights index?

Tunisia ranks 100th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index rising or falling in Tunisia?

Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Tunisia data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Human Rights Index in Tunisia

Name: Human Rights Index in Tunisia
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Tunisia: Human Rights Index was 0.685 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.685

Change on year

down 1.9%

World rank

100th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.817

in 2017

All-time low

0.089

in 1870

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Human Rights Index in Tunisia, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for human rights index in Tunisia is 0.685, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index in Tunisia peaked at 0.817 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.089, in 1870.

That places Tunisia 100th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Human Rights Index in Tunisia, year by year

Annual values for Human Rights Index in Tunisia, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.12	—
1790	0.109	-9.2%
1791	0.109	+0.0%
1792	0.109	+0.0%
1793	0.109	+0.0%
1794	0.109	+0.0%
1795	0.109	+0.0%
1796	0.109	+0.0%
1797	0.109	+0.0%
1798	0.109	+0.0%
1799	0.109	+0.0%
1800	0.109	+0.0%
1801	0.109	+0.0%
1802	0.109	+0.0%
1803	0.109	+0.0%
1804	0.109	+0.0%
1805	0.109	+0.0%
1806	0.109	+0.0%
1807	0.109	+0.0%
1808	0.109	+0.0%
1809	0.109	+0.0%
1810	0.109	+0.0%
1811	0.109	+0.0%
1812	0.109	+0.0%
1813	0.109	+0.0%
1814	0.109	+0.0%
1815	0.109	+0.0%
1816	0.109	+0.0%
1817	0.109	+0.0%
1818	0.109	+0.0%
1819	0.109	+0.0%
1820	0.109	+0.0%
1821	0.109	+0.0%
1822	0.109	+0.0%
1823	0.109	+0.0%
1824	0.109	+0.0%
1825	0.109	+0.0%
1826	0.109	+0.0%
1827	0.109	+0.0%
1828	0.109	+0.0%
1829	0.109	+0.0%
1830	0.109	+0.0%
1831	0.109	+0.0%
1832	0.109	+0.0%
1833	0.109	+0.0%
1834	0.109	+0.0%
1835	0.109	+0.0%
1836	0.109	+0.0%
1837	0.109	+0.0%
1838	0.109	+0.0%
1839	0.109	+0.0%
1840	0.109	+0.0%
1841	0.109	+0.0%
1842	0.109	+0.0%
1843	0.109	+0.0%
1844	0.109	+0.0%
1845	0.109	+0.0%
1846	0.115	+5.5%
1847	0.115	+0.0%
1848	0.115	+0.0%
1849	0.115	+0.0%
1850	0.115	+0.0%
1851	0.115	+0.0%
1852	0.115	+0.0%
1853	0.115	+0.0%
1854	0.115	+0.0%
1855	0.115	+0.0%
1856	0.115	+0.0%
1857	0.18	+56.5%
1858	0.18	+0.0%
1859	0.18	+0.0%
1860	0.18	+0.0%
1861	0.18	+0.0%
1862	0.18	+0.0%
1863	0.18	+0.0%
1864	0.094	-47.8%
1865	0.094	+0.0%
1866	0.094	+0.0%
1867	0.094	+0.0%
1868	0.094	+0.0%
1869	0.094	+0.0%
1870	0.089	-5.3%
1871	0.089	+0.0%
1872	0.089	+0.0%
1873	0.095	+6.7%
1874	0.095	+0.0%
1875	0.095	+0.0%
1876	0.095	+0.0%
1877	0.095	+0.0%
1878	0.095	+0.0%
1879	0.095	+0.0%
1880	0.093	-2.1%
1881	0.092	-1.1%
1882	0.108	+17.4%
1883	0.108	+0.0%
1884	0.108	+0.0%
1885	0.108	+0.0%
1886	0.108	+0.0%
1887	0.108	+0.0%
1888	0.108	+0.0%
1889	0.108	+0.0%
1890	0.108	+0.0%
1891	0.108	+0.0%
1892	0.108	+0.0%
1893	0.108	+0.0%
1894	0.108	+0.0%
1895	0.108	+0.0%
1896	0.108	+0.0%
1897	0.108	+0.0%
1898	0.108	+0.0%
1899	0.108	+0.0%
1900	0.11	+1.9%
1901	0.11	+0.0%
1902	0.11	+0.0%
1903	0.11	+0.0%
1904	0.11	+0.0%
1905	0.11	+0.0%
1906	0.11	+0.0%
1907	0.116	+5.5%
1908	0.116	+0.0%
1909	0.116	+0.0%
1910	0.116	+0.0%
1911	0.116	+0.0%
1912	0.114	-1.7%
1913	0.114	+0.0%
1914	0.114	+0.0%
1915	0.114	+0.0%
1916	0.114	+0.0%
1917	0.114	+0.0%
1918	0.114	+0.0%
1919	0.119	+4.4%
1920	0.119	+0.0%
1921	0.119	+0.0%
1922	0.119	+0.0%
1923	0.117	-1.7%
1924	0.117	+0.0%
1925	0.118	+0.9%
1926	0.118	+0.0%
1927	0.118	+0.0%
1928	0.118	+0.0%
1929	0.118	+0.0%
1930	0.118	+0.0%
1931	0.118	+0.0%
1932	0.118	+0.0%
1933	0.118	+0.0%
1934	0.112	-5.1%
1935	0.115	+2.7%
1936	0.114	-0.9%
1937	0.114	+0.0%
1938	0.111	-2.6%
1939	0.107	-3.6%
1940	0.105	-1.9%
1941	0.105	+0.0%
1942	0.105	+0.0%
1943	0.105	+0.0%
1944	0.105	+0.0%
1945	0.106	+1.0%
1946	0.112	+5.7%
1947	0.112	+0.0%
1948	0.112	+0.0%
1949	0.112	+0.0%
1950	0.109	-2.7%
1951	0.109	+0.0%
1952	0.109	+0.0%
1953	0.111	+1.8%
1954	0.112	+0.9%
1955	0.114	+1.8%
1956	0.194	+70.2%
1957	0.28	+44.3%
1958	0.399	+42.5%
1959	0.403	+1.0%
1960	0.393	-2.5%
1961	0.393	+0.0%
1962	0.429	+9.2%
1963	0.435	+1.4%
1964	0.457	+5.1%
1965	0.456	-0.2%
1966	0.456	+0.0%
1967	0.456	+0.0%
1968	0.456	+0.0%
1969	0.456	+0.0%
1970	0.456	+0.0%
1971	0.456	+0.0%
1972	0.456	+0.0%
1973	0.456	+0.0%
1974	0.452	-0.9%
1975	0.457	+1.1%
1976	0.46	+0.7%
1977	0.459	-0.2%
1978	0.459	+0.0%
1979	0.459	+0.0%
1980	0.463	+0.9%
1981	0.465	+0.4%
1982	0.463	-0.4%
1983	0.465	+0.4%
1984	0.465	+0.0%
1985	0.463	-0.4%
1986	0.463	+0.0%
1987	0.457	-1.3%
1988	0.317	-30.6%
1989	0.319	+0.6%
1990	0.314	-1.6%
1991	0.316	+0.6%
1992	0.315	-0.3%
1993	0.309	-1.9%
1994	0.309	+0.0%
1995	0.309	+0.0%
1996	0.309	+0.0%
1997	0.309	+0.0%
1998	0.309	+0.0%
1999	0.309	+0.0%
2000	0.309	+0.0%
2001	0.309	+0.0%
2002	0.308	-0.3%
2003	0.308	+0.0%
2004	0.308	+0.0%
2005	0.309	+0.3%
2006	0.305	-1.3%
2007	0.306	+0.3%
2008	0.306	+0.0%
2009	0.31	+1.3%
2010	0.311	+0.3%
2011	0.772	+148.2%
2012	0.789	+2.2%
2013	0.766	-2.9%
2014	0.762	-0.5%
2015	0.787	+3.3%
2016	0.791	+0.5%
2017	0.817	+3.3%
2018	0.8	-2.1%
2019	0.791	-1.1%
2020	0.792	+0.1%
2021	0.791	-0.1%
2022	0.751	-5.1%
2023	0.687	-8.5%
2024	0.698	+1.6%
2025	0.685	-1.9%

Tunisia compared with similar countries

Tunisia's 0.685 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6365, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Tunisia's 0.685 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.404, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.12	0.12	0.12	1
1790s	0.109	0.109	0.109	10
1800s	0.109	0.109	0.109	10
1810s	0.109	0.109	0.109	10
1820s	0.109	0.109	0.109	10
1830s	0.109	0.109	0.109	10
1840s	0.1114	0.109	0.115	10
1850s	0.1345	0.115	0.18	10
1860s	0.1284	0.094	0.18	10
1870s	0.0932	0.089	0.095	10
1880s	0.1049	0.092	0.108	10
1890s	0.108	0.108	0.108	10
1900s	0.1118	0.11	0.116	10
1910s	0.1149	0.114	0.119	10
1920s	0.1181	0.117	0.119	10
1930s	0.1145	0.107	0.118	10
1940s	0.1079	0.105	0.112	10
1950s	0.194	0.109	0.403	10
1960s	0.4387	0.393	0.457	10
1970s	0.457	0.452	0.46	10
1980s	0.434	0.317	0.465	10
1990s	0.3108	0.309	0.316	10
2000s	0.3078	0.305	0.31	10
2010s	0.7386	0.311	0.817	10
2020s	0.734	0.685	0.792	6

Countries ranked near Tunisia

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index in Tunisia?: Human rights index in Tunisia was 0.685 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index recorded in Tunisia?: The highest recorded value was 0.817 in 2017.
What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Tunisia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.089 in 1870.
How does Tunisia rank for human rights index?: Tunisia ranks 100th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index rising or falling in Tunisia?: Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Tunisia data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Human Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.