🇹🇿 Tanzania: Politics & Democracy
By V-Dem's measure, no — Tanzania scores 29.7 on the 0–100 liberal democracy index, which places it firmly in the autocratic range.
Current leaders
Samia Suluhu Hassan
Head of State · Party of the Revolution
Democracy trend
Voting alignment
Tanzania's closest UN General Assembly voting partners since 1946:
Frequently asked questions
Is Tanzania a democracy?
By V-Dem's measure, no — Tanzania scores 29.7 on the 0–100 liberal democracy index, which places it firmly in the autocratic range. It ranks #97 of 179 countries in 2025.
Is democracy in Tanzania improving or declining?
Tanzania's V-Dem liberal democracy score has declined by 9.4 points over the past decade, standing at 29.7 in 2025 (1-year change: −6.0).
Who leads Tanzania?
Samia Suluhu Hassan is Tanzania's head of state (Party of the Revolution).