Algeria vs Congo: Political civil liberties index

Algeria
0.339
in 2025
Congo
0.296
in 2025
Algeria rank
137th
Congo rank
140th

Political civil liberties index over time

  • Algeria
  • Congo
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 0.339 against 0.296 in Congo, a difference of 0.043.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 137th and Congo ranks 140th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 9 and Congo in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Congo Difference Ahead
1900s 0.143 0.126 0.017 Algeria
1910s 0.143 0.126 0.017 Algeria
1920s 0.1439 0.126 0.0179 Algeria
1930s 0.1475 0.126 0.0215 Algeria
1940s 0.1465 0.1485 0.002 Congo
1950s 0.1475 0.176 0.0285 Congo
1960s 0.1287 0.3186 0.1899 Congo
1970s 0.1303 0.0789 0.0514 Algeria
1980s 0.1631 0.0762 0.0869 Algeria
1990s 0.519 0.5629 0.0439 Congo
2000s 0.5363 0.3497 0.1866 Algeria
2010s 0.5036 0.3285 0.1751 Algeria
2020s 0.3497 0.3233 0.0263 Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political civil liberties index, Algeria or Congo?
Algeria, at 0.339 against 0.296 in Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Algeria and Congo?
0.043, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Congo?
123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
How do Algeria and Congo rank globally for political civil liberties index?
Algeria ranks 137th and Congo ranks 140th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Political civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Political civil liberties index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed