Algeria vs Libya: Distribution of Democracy Index

Algeria
12
in 2018
Libya
10
in 2018
Algeria rank
116th
Libya rank
119th

Distribution of Democracy Index over time

  • Algeria
  • Libya
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 12 against 10 in Libya, a difference of 2.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.2 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Libya ahead.

Algeria ranks 116th and Libya ranks 119th of 167 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Distribution of Democracy Index
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,366 data points, 1800–2018
Last refreshed

It combines information on the extent to which open, multi-party, and competitive elections choose a chief executive who faces comprehensive institutional constraints, and political participation is competitive. It ranges from 0 to 20 (fully democratic).