Governance

Tunisia

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Women in parliament19972024
6.7512.91925.231.319972024
Source: WB Gender
IndicatorValue
Electoral democracy index0.395 indexV-Dem [2025]
Liberal democracy index0.265 indexV-Dem [2025]
Government effectiveness-0.239 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024]
Rule of law-0.364 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024]
Control of corruption-0.22 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024]
Voice & accountability-0.684 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024]
Political stability-0.925 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024]
Regulatory quality-0.39 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024]
Cabinet fragmentation index0.24 indexWB DPI [2021]
Governing majority margin0.562 %WB DPI [2021]
Parties in executive cabinet0WB DPI [2023]
Women in parliament15.7 %WB Gender [2024]
Constitutional history supplementNo authoritative open source found
Legal systemmixed system of civil law, based on the French civil code and Islamic (sharia) law; Supreme Court reviews some legislative acts in joint sessionCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Suffrage (voting rights)18 years of age; universal except for active government security forces (including the police and the military), people with mental disabilities, people who have served more than three months in prison (criminal cases only), and people given a suspended sentence of more than six monthsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive

several previous; latest draft published by the president 30 June 2022, approved by referendum 25 July 2022, and adopted 27 July 2022

Source: CIA World Factbook (Historical Archive — final edition) · CC0 · Edition 2026-05

How to read these indices

V-Dem democracy indices range from 0 to 1 — higher values mean stronger democratic institutions. World Bank WGI governance estimates range from about −2.5 to +2.5, where higher is better. These are comparative indices across countries, not absolute scores.

Section metadata

Data year2025
EditionDatabook 2026
Coverage14/15
LicenseCC-BY
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Datasets on this page
  • V-Dem
    vdem
    Edition: 2025
  • World Bank WGI
    world_bank_wgi
    Edition: 2024
  • WB DPI
    dpi_political_institutions
    Edition: 2023
  • WB Gender
    world_bank_gender
    Edition: 2026
  • CIA World Factbook
    cia_factbook
    Edition: 2025
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About this data

Tunisia's governance on Databook compiles 14 indicators from 5 open datasets including V-Dem, World Bank WGI, WB DPI. Key figures include electoral democracy index (0.395 index), liberal democracy index (0.265 index). Data is referenced to 2025. Every value carries its source and publication year, published under open licenses.