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๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ Tunisia: Politics & Democracy

By V-Dem's measure, no โ€” Tunisia scores 0.258 on the 0โ€“1 liberal democracy index, which places it firmly in the autocratic range.

Liberal democracy rank (2024)

#106 of 179

Score (0โ€“1)

0.258

10-year change

-0.379

Full rankings โ†’

Current leaders

Kais Saied

Head of State

since 2019-10-23

Sarra Zaafrani

Head of Government

since 2025-03-21

Democracy trend

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Tunisia โ€” V-Dem liberal democracy index, 1900โ€“2024 (0โ€“1 scale). Latest: 0.258 in 2024.

Upcoming elections

2027 Tunisian parliamentary election

2027-12-31T00:00:00Z

Voting alignment

Tunisia's closest UN General Assembly voting partners since 1946:

Frequently asked questions

Is Tunisia a democracy?

By V-Dem's measure, no โ€” Tunisia scores 0.258 on the 0โ€“1 liberal democracy index, which places it firmly in the autocratic range. It ranks #106 of 179 countries in 2024.

Is democracy in Tunisia improving or declining?

Tunisia's V-Dem liberal democracy score has declined by 0.379 points over the past decade, standing at 0.258 in 2024 (1-year change: -0.033).

Who leads Tunisia?

Kais Saied is Tunisia's head of state; Sarra Zaafrani serves as head of government.

When is the next election in Tunisia?

2027 Tunisian parliamentary election is scheduled for 2027-12-31T00:00:00Z.

More on Tunisia

Data source: Coppedge, Michael et al. 'V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v15', Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Project, https://www.v-dem.net, CC BY 4.0.