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Multi-party elections for legislature in Algeria

Algeria: Multi-party elections for legislature was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 172 countries
All-time high
1
in 1948
All-time low
0
in 1977
Years of data
57
1948–2025

Multi-party elections for legislature in Algeria, 1948–2025

00.20.40.60.81194819862025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, multi-party elections for legislature in Algeria stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, multi-party elections for legislature in Algeria peaked at 1 in 1948 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1977.

Algeria ranks 1st of 172 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Multi-party elections for legislature in Algeria, year by year

Year Value Change
1948 1 —
1949 1 +0.0%
1950 1 +0.0%
1951 1 +0.0%
1952 1 +0.0%
1955 1 +0.0%
1956 1 +0.0%
1962 1 +0.0%
1963 1 +0.0%
1964 1 +0.0%
1965 1 +0.0%
1977 0 -100.0%
1978 0 —
1979 0 —
1980 0 —
1981 0 —
1982 0 —
1983 0 —
1984 0 —
1985 0 —
1986 0 —
1987 0 —
1988 0 —
1989 0 —
1990 0 —
1991 1 —
1992 1 +0.0%
1996 1 +0.0%
1997 1 +0.0%
1998 1 +0.0%
1999 1 +0.0%
2000 1 +0.0%
2001 1 +0.0%
2002 1 +0.0%
2003 1 +0.0%
2004 1 +0.0%
2005 1 +0.0%
2006 1 +0.0%
2007 1 +0.0%
2008 1 +0.0%
2009 1 +0.0%
2010 1 +0.0%
2011 1 +0.0%
2012 1 +0.0%
2013 1 +0.0%
2014 1 +0.0%
2015 1 +0.0%
2016 1 +0.0%
2017 1 +0.0%
2018 1 +0.0%
2019 1 +0.0%
2020 1 +0.0%
2021 1 +0.0%
2022 1 +0.0%
2023 1 +0.0%
2024 1 +0.0%
2025 1 +0.0%

Algeria compared with similar countries

  • Algeria's 1 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Algeria's 1 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1940s 1 1 1 2
1950s 1 1 1 5
1960s 1 1 1 4
1970s 0 0 0 3
1980s 0 0 0 10
1990s 0.8571 0 1 7
2000s 1 1 1 10
2010s 1 1 1 10
2020s 1 1 1 6

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  20. 1 Burkina Faso 1 compare
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  25. 1 Cape Verde 1 compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is multi-party elections for legislature in Algeria?
Multi-party elections for legislature in Algeria was 1 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest multi-party elections for legislature recorded in Algeria?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1948.
What is the lowest multi-party elections for legislature recorded in Algeria?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1977.
How does Algeria rank for multi-party elections for legislature?
Algeria ranks 1st out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
Is multi-party elections for legislature rising or falling in Algeria?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Algeria data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Multi-party elections for legislature. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Multi-party elections for legislature
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,136 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of whether multi-party elections for the national legislature were held or not.