What is democracy in Algeria?

Democracy in Algeria was 2 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest democracy recorded in Algeria?

The highest recorded value was 2 in 2005.

What is the lowest democracy recorded in Algeria?

The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2005.

How does Algeria rank for democracy?

Algeria ranks 57th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.

Is democracy rising or falling in Algeria?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Algeria data come from?

The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Democracy in Algeria

Name: Democracy in Algeria
Creator: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Algeria: Democracy was 2 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

57th

of 128 countries

All-time high

in 2005

All-time low

in 2005

Years of data

2005–2025

Democracy in Algeria, 2005–2025

Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Algeria recorded 2 for democracy in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, democracy in Algeria peaked at 2 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2005.

Algeria ranks 57th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	2	2	2	3
2010s	2	2	2	5
2020s	2	2	2	3

Countries ranked near Algeria

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More reference data data for Algeria

Spring temperature anomalies -0.093 °C (2026)
Summer temperature anomalies 1.58 °C (2026)
Temperature anomalies by month 1.65 °C (2026)
Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7559 °C (2025)
Winter temperature anomalies 0.0968 °C (2025)
Consumer price index 209.51 2010 = 100 (2025)
Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
Competitive elections 0 (2025)
Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is democracy in Algeria?: Democracy in Algeria was 2 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest democracy recorded in Algeria?: The highest recorded value was 2 in 2005.
What is the lowest democracy recorded in Algeria?: The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2005.
How does Algeria rank for democracy?: Algeria ranks 57th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
Is democracy rising or falling in Algeria?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Algeria data come from?: The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Democracy
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 128 places, 1,394 data points, 2005–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between hard-line autocracies (score 1), moderate autocracies (score 2), highly defective democracies (score 3), defective democracies (score 4), and consolidating democracies (score 5).