Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Tanzania
Tanzania: Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled was 0.297 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Tanzania, 1915–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Tanzania is 0.297, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 16.8% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Tanzania peaked at 0.404 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.072, in 1917.
Tanzania ranks 96th 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.
Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1915 | 0.073 | — |
| 1916 | 0.073 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.072 | -1.4% |
| 1918 | 0.072 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.074 | +2.8% |
| 1920 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.075 | +1.4% |
| 1927 | 0.089 | +18.7% |
| 1928 | 0.089 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.089 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.089 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.089 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.089 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.089 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.089 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.089 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.089 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.089 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.09 | +1.1% |
| 1939 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.094 | +4.4% |
| 1954 | 0.093 | -1.1% |
| 1955 | 0.094 | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 0.094 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.095 | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 0.102 | +7.4% |
| 1959 | 0.111 | +8.8% |
| 1960 | 0.117 | +5.4% |
| 1961 | 0.194 | +65.8% |
| 1962 | 0.245 | +26.3% |
| 1963 | 0.282 | +15.1% |
| 1964 | 0.279 | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.251 | -10.0% |
| 1966 | 0.242 | -3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.241 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.24 | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.239 | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.24 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.238 | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.239 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.239 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.239 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.239 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.24 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.242 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.242 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.242 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.245 | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.249 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.251 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.251 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.251 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.27 | +7.6% |
| 1991 | 0.278 | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.331 | +19.1% |
| 1993 | 0.336 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.345 | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.394 | +14.2% |
| 1996 | 0.403 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.403 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.403 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.403 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.396 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.373 | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.373 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.373 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.373 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.372 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.395 | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.393 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.396 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.395 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.397 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.404 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.401 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.396 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.394 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.391 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.355 | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 0.351 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.331 | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.325 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.33 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.324 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.347 | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 0.355 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.357 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.297 | -16.8% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.297 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.203, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.297 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.17, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Tanzania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +65.8% | 0.117 | 0.194 |
| 1962 | +26.3% | 0.194 | 0.245 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.0728 | 0.072 | 0.074 | 5 |
| 1920s | 0.0786 | 0.074 | 0.089 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0892 | 0.089 | 0.09 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0953 | 0.09 | 0.111 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2331 | 0.117 | 0.282 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2393 | 0.238 | 0.24 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2453 | 0.24 | 0.251 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3566 | 0.27 | 0.403 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3839 | 0.372 | 0.396 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3745 | 0.325 | 0.404 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.335 | 0.297 | 0.357 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More social development data for Tanzania
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 171,142 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,592 (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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,592 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0024 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 key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Tanzania?
- Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Tanzania was 0.297 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.404 in 2011.
- What is the lowest key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.072 in 1917.
- How does Tanzania rank for key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled?
- Tanzania ranks 96th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Key features of liberal democracy with 58 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Key features of liberal democracy V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Key features of liberal democracy with 58 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.