TUN · North Africa / Maghreb
Tunisia
Presidential recentralization since 2021, economy under stress, migration dossier central to relations with the EU.
Data refreshed on 2026.05.10 · source: Wikidata
Composite reading — institute
Risque élevé
4.9 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 4.5
- Economy 3.5
- Diplomacy 7.4
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
- Capital
- Tunis
- Population
- 12,000,000 inh.
- Area
- 163,610 km²
- Currency
- TND
- Regime
- Presidential republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Kaïs Saïed
Head of Government
Sarra Zaafrani
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
51 G$
GDP / capita
4,181 $
Growth
1.6 %
Inflation
7.2 %
Unemployment
15.1 %
Defense / GDP
2.5 %
Life expectancy
76.7 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem · Freedom House · CPI · RSF · 2024
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.32/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
56/100
Corruption (CPI)
39/100
Press freedom (RSF)
52/100
Key treaties UN Treaty Collection · IAEA · ICRC · OPCW
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NPT
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CTBT
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TPNW
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Rome Statute
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Genocide
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Geneva
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Ottawa Mine Ban
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Oslo Cluster Munitions
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Arms Trade Treaty
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Paris Agreement
Political calendar Wikipedia · IFES · NDI
Upcoming
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2029-10
Présidentielle
Last election
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2024-10-06
Présidentielle
Kaïs Saïed 90.7% (opposants emprisonnés) — participation 28.8%
Last institutional rupture Auto-coup constitutionnel 25 juillet 2021 (Saïed)
Alliances
- Ligue arabe
- OCI
- Union africaine
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