Political Rights Score in Tunisia
Tunisia: Political Rights Score was 11 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Political Rights Score in Tunisia, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 11 for political rights score in 2025.
That represents a change of down 70.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Tunisia peaked at 37 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2007.
That places Tunisia 136th out of 197 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.
Political Rights Score in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 8 | — |
| 2003 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 | -25.0% |
| 2006 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 25 | +400.0% |
| 2012 | 26 | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 27 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 36 | +33.3% |
| 2015 | 37 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 36 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 30 | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 31 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 32 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 26 | -18.8% |
| 2022 | 20 | -23.1% |
| 2023 | 16 | -20.0% |
| 2024 | 11 | -31.2% |
| 2025 | 11 | +0.0% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 11 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15, 73% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 11 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.5, 1.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Political Rights 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 | +400.0% | 5 | 25 |
| 2014 | +33.3% | 27 | 36 |
| 2024 | -31.2% | 16 | 11 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.38 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| 2010s | 28.5 | 5 | 37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.33 | 11 | 32 | 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 political rights score in Tunisia?
- Political rights score in Tunisia was 11 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 37 in 2015.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2007.
- How does Tunisia rank for political rights score?
- Tunisia ranks 136th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the fine-grained extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Higher scores indicate more rights.