LGBT+ Rights Index in Tunisia
Tunisia: LGBT+ Rights Index was -1.6 in 2025. ▼ Falling
LGBT+ Rights Index in Tunisia, 1991–2025
Source: Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, lgbt+ rights index in Tunisia stood at -1.6. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lgbt+ rights index in Tunisia peaked at -0.7375 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -1.6, in 2018.
That places Tunisia 155th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
LGBT+ Rights Index in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.7375 | — |
| 1992 | -0.7375 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -0.7375 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -0.7375 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -0.7375 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -0.7375 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -0.7375 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -0.7375 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -0.7375 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -0.7375 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -0.7375 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -0.7375 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -0.7375 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -1.48 | +100.0% |
| 2005 | -1.48 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -1.48 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -1.48 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -1.48 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -1.48 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -1.48 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -1.48 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -1.48 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -1.48 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -1.48 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -1.54 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | -1.54 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -1.54 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -1.6 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | -1.6 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -1.6 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -1.6 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -1.6 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -1.6 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -1.6 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -1.6 | -0.0% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's -1.6 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0521. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's -1.6 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -1.6, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.7375 | -0.7375 | -0.7375 | 9 |
| 2000s | -1.18 | -1.48 | -0.7375 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.52 | -1.6 | -1.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.6 | -1.6 | -1.6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
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 lgbt+ rights index in Tunisia?
- Lgbt+ rights index in Tunisia was -1.6 in 2025, according to Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was -0.7375 in 1991.
- What is the lowest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.6 in 2018.
- How does Tunisia rank for lgbt+ rights index?
- Tunisia ranks 155th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lgbt+ rights index rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of LGBT+ Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Summary measure of a country's LGBTI-related laws, calculated by subtracting the sum of its regressive policy scores from the sum of its progressive policy scores.