Algeria vs Somalia: Liberal democracy index

Algeria
0.126
in 2025
Somalia
0.128
in 2025
Algeria rank
128th
Somalia rank
125th

Liberal democracy index over time

  • Algeria
  • Somalia
00.050.10.150.20.25190019622025

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.128 against 0.126 in Algeria, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 128th and Somalia ranks 125th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 11 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Somalia Difference Ahead
1900s 0.089 0.058 0.031 Algeria
1910s 0.089 0.055 0.034 Algeria
1920s 0.0894 0.0522 0.0372 Algeria
1930s 0.09 0.0519 0.0381 Algeria
1940s 0.0908 0.0558 0.035 Algeria
1950s 0.0718 0.1068 0.035 Somalia
1960s 0.0624 0.2213 0.1589 Somalia
1970s 0.0767 0.0201 0.0566 Algeria
1980s 0.1155 0.0392 0.0763 Algeria
1990s 0.1316 0.0289 0.1027 Algeria
2000s 0.164 0.0638 0.1002 Algeria
2010s 0.1654 0.1115 0.0539 Algeria
2020s 0.1315 0.1193 0.0122 Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, Algeria or Somalia?
Somalia, at 0.128 against 0.126 in Algeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Algeria and Somalia?
0.002, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Somalia?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Algeria and Somalia rank globally for liberal democracy index?
Algeria ranks 128th and Somalia ranks 125th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Liberal democracy index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed