Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary presidential republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 39/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 43.5/100 #129
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.395
- HDI
- 0.746
- Regional blocs
- AU, AL
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary presidential republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Tunisia | Kais Saied |
| Prime Minister of Tunisia | Sara Zaafarani |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2020)
- 4.7/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 16.5/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 2.5% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 39 / 100
- Interpretation
- Significant corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.395
- Liberal
- 0.265
- Participatory
- 0.242
- Deliberative
- 0.330
- Egalitarian
- 0.323
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 43.5 / 100
- Global rank
- #129 / 180
- Rank change
- -11 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- MENA
- Political #120
- 38.4
- Economic #139
- 33.0
- Legal #128
- 47.2
- Social #109
- 54.9
- Safety #133
- 43.9
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43.5 | 129 | 38.4 | 33.0 | 47.2 | 54.9 | 43.9 |
| 2024 | 50.0 | 118 | 48.0 | 40.9 | 50.2 | 59.8 | 50.9 |
| 2023 | 50.1 | 121 | 58.1 | 35.0 | 49.1 | 53.8 | 54.6 |
| 2022 | 58.5 | 94 | 61.8 | 41.8 | 67.2 | 70.2 | 51.4 |
| 2021 | 70.5 | 73 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 70.6 | 72 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 70.4 | 72 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 69.1 | 97 | - | - | - | - | 83.9 |
| 2017 | 67.8 | 97 | - | - | - | - | 78.0 |
| 2016 | 68.4 | 96 | - | - | - | - | 34.6 |
| 2015 | 61.3 | 126 | - | - | - | - | 50.6 |
| 2014 | 61.3 | 133 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 60.1 | 138 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 60.3 | 134 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 72.5 | 164 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 61.5 | 154 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 48.1 | 143 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 57.0 | 145 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 53.8 | 148 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 57.5 | 147 | - | - | - | - | - |