Tunisia
Country in Africa
In brief
Women in parliament: 15.8% (2025). World rank 143 of 190; in Africa, 37 of 52. Regulatory quality, score 0–100: 46.5 (2025). World rank 138 of 205 (1 = best); in Africa, 19 of 54. Voice and accountability, score 0–100: 45.8 (2025). World rank 135 of 205 (1 = best); in Africa, 20 of 54. From 2015 to 2025: women in parliament 31.3% → 15.8%, rule of law 57.7 → 52.2 (score 0–100), and control of corruption 47.5 → 43.9 (score 0–100). Better than all its neighbours (Algeria and Libya): voice and accountability, regulatory quality, rule of law, and control of corruption.
State
- Form of government
- Parliamentary republic
- Head of state
- Kais Saied
- Head of government
- Sarra Zaafrani
- Independence
- March 20, 1956
- UN member
- Yes
- Women in parliament
- 15.8% 2025