What is key features of liberal democracy in Tanzania?

Key features of liberal democracy in Tanzania was 0.297 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Tanzania?

The highest recorded value was 0.404 in 2011.

What is the lowest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Tanzania?

The lowest recorded value was 0.072 in 1917.

How does Tanzania rank for key features of liberal democracy?

Tanzania ranks 96th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is key features of liberal democracy 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Key features of liberal democracy in Tanzania

Name: Key features of liberal democracy in Tanzania
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Tanzania: Key features of liberal democracy was 0.297 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.297

Change on year

down 16.8%

World rank

96th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.404

in 2011

All-time low

0.072

in 1917

Years of data

111

1915–2025

Key features of liberal democracy in Tanzania, 1915–2025

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

Analysis

Tanzania recorded 0.297 for key features of liberal democracy in 2025.

That represents a change of down 16.8% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, key features of liberal democracy in Tanzania peaked at 0.404 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.072, in 1917.

That places Tanzania 96th 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.

Key features of liberal democracy in Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for Key features of liberal democracy in Tanzania, 1915 to 2025.
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 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

93 Hungary 0.315 compare
94 Thailand 0.314 compare
95 Nigeria 0.311 compare
97 Indonesia 0.296 compare
98 Philippines 0.291 compare
99 Georgia 0.275 compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is key features of liberal democracy in Tanzania?: Key features of liberal democracy in Tanzania was 0.297 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Tanzania?: The highest recorded value was 0.404 in 2011.
What is the lowest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Tanzania?: The lowest recorded value was 0.072 in 1917.
How does Tanzania rank for key features of liberal democracy?: Tanzania ranks 96th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is key features of liberal democracy 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Key features of liberal democracy
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.