Algeria vs Ethiopia: Political civil liberties index

Algeria
0.339
in 2025
Ethiopia
0.336
in 2025
Algeria rank
137th
Ethiopia rank
138th

Political civil liberties index over time

  • Algeria
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 0.339 against 0.336 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 137th and Ethiopia ranks 138th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 12 and Ethiopia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1900s 0.1438 0.058 0.0858 Algeria
1910s 0.143 0.058 0.085 Algeria
1920s 0.1439 0.058 0.0859 Algeria
1930s 0.1475 0.0548 0.0927 Algeria
1940s 0.1465 0.0646 0.0819 Algeria
1950s 0.1475 0.069 0.0785 Algeria
1960s 0.1287 0.0695 0.0592 Algeria
1970s 0.1303 0.056 0.0743 Algeria
1980s 0.1631 0.0385 0.1246 Algeria
1990s 0.519 0.3262 0.1928 Algeria
2000s 0.5363 0.3447 0.1916 Algeria
2010s 0.5036 0.3421 0.1615 Algeria
2020s 0.3497 0.4193 0.0697 Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political civil liberties index, Algeria or Ethiopia?
Algeria, at 0.339 against 0.336 in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Algeria and Ethiopia?
0.003, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Ethiopia?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Algeria and Ethiopia rank globally for political civil liberties index?
Algeria ranks 137th and Ethiopia ranks 138th 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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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