Tunisia: opinions on democracy as form of government

A survey conducted in 2022 showed that 53 percent of the adults in Tunisia considered democracy preferable to any other kind of government. While around 28 percent of the respondents stated that it didn't matter what kind of government was in power. Notably, almost 18 percent of people felt a non-democratic government could be preferable in some circumstances.

Is democracy preferable to other kinds of government?

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Democracy is preferable	52.8%
It does not matter what kind of government we have	27.5%
Non-democratic government is sometimes preferable	17.6%
Do not know	1.7%
Refused	0.4%

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Release date

March 2023

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Region

Tunisia

Survey time period

February 21 to March 17, 2022

Number of respondents

1,200 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

The survey question was phrased by the source as follows:
"Which of these three statements is closest to your own opinion?
Statement 1: Democracy is preferable to any other kind of government.
Statement 2: In some circumstances, a non-democratic government can be preferable.
Statement 3: For someone like me, it doesn’t matter what kind of government we have."

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