Rule of Law in Algeria

Algeria: Rule of Law was 0.1311 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)
0.1311 standard error
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
34th
of 53 countries
All-time high
0.2141 standard error
in 1996
All-time low
0.1311 standard error
in 2011
Years of data
13
1996–2011

Rule of Law in Algeria, 1996–2011

00.050.10.150.21996200320111996: 0.214 standard error1998: 0.206 standard error2000: 0.173 standard error2002: 0.182 standard error2003: 0.177 standard error2004: 0.161 standard error2005: 0.159 standard error2006: 0.147 standard error2007: 0.149 standard error2008: 0.146 standard error2009: 0.139 standard error2010: 0.137 standard error2011: 0.131 standard error

Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.

Analysis

In 2011, rule of law in Algeria stood at 0.1311 standard error. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law in Algeria peaked at 0.2141 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1311 standard error, in 2011.

Algeria ranks 34th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Rule of Law in Algeria, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law (standard error) in Algeria, 1996 to 2011.
Year standard error Change
1996 0.2141 standard error
1998 0.2056 standard error -4.0%
2000 0.173 standard error -15.8%
2002 0.1822 standard error +5.3%
2003 0.1769 standard error -2.9%
2004 0.161 standard error -9.0%
2005 0.1587 standard error -1.4%
2006 0.1475 standard error -7.1%
2007 0.1492 standard error +1.2%
2008 0.1459 standard error -2.2%
2009 0.1395 standard error -4.4%
2010 0.1371 standard error -1.7%
2011 0.1311 standard error -4.4%

Algeria compared with similar countries

  • Algeria's 0.1311 standard error is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1366 standard error, 96% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
  • Algeria's 0.1311 standard error is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1323 standard error, 99% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2099 standard error 0.2056 standard error 0.2141 standard error 2
2000s 0.1593 standard error 0.1395 standard error 0.1822 standard error 9
2010s 0.1341 standard error 0.1311 standard error 0.1371 standard error 2

Countries ranked near Algeria

  1. 31 Benin 0.1328 standard error compare
  2. 32 Namibia 0.132 standard error compare
  3. 33 Cameroon 0.1319 standard error compare
  4. 35 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1309 standard error compare
  5. 35 Tunisia 0.1309 standard error compare
  6. 37 Botswana 0.1309 standard error compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law in Algeria?
Rule of law in Algeria was 0.1311 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
What is the highest rule of law recorded in Algeria?
The highest recorded value was 0.2141 standard error in 1996.
What is the lowest rule of law recorded in Algeria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1311 standard error in 2011.
How does Algeria rank for rule of law?
Algeria ranks 34th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is rule of law rising or falling in Algeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Algeria data come from?
The figures come from World Bank Institute, published as part of Rule of Law (standard error). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rule of Law (standard error)
Unit
standard error
Source
World Bank Institute
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 689 data points, 1996–2011
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See definition GV.RULE.LW.ES. Inherent to all Governance Indicators is a margin of error, which might vary from country to country, normally attributable to two factors: (i) cross-country differences in the number of sources in which a country appears, and (ii) differences in the precision of the sources in which each country appears.