Algeria vs Egypt: Democracy
Algeria
1
in 2025
Egypt
1
in 2025
Algeria rank
87th
Egypt rank
87th
Democracy over time
- Algeria
- Egypt
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 1 against 1 in Egypt, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Egypt ahead.
Algeria ranks 87th and Egypt ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Egypt in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Egypt |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Egypt |
| 1960s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Algeria |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Egypt |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0.4444 | 1 | 0.5556 | Egypt |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.7778 | 0.2222 | Algeria |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Algeria or Egypt?
- Algeria, at 1 against 1 in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Algeria and Egypt?
- 0, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Egypt?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Egypt rank globally for democracy?
- Algeria ranks 87th and Egypt ranks 87th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.