Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Algeria
Algeria: Citizen satisfaction with democracy was 0.1788 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Algeria, 2002–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Algeria stood at 0.1788.
That represents a change of down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Algeria peaked at 0.4807 in 2013 and was at its lowest, -0.1414, in 2002.
Algeria ranks 54th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -0.1414 | — |
| 2003 | -0.0816 | -42.3% |
| 2004 | -0.0276 | -66.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0279 | -201.0% |
| 2006 | 0.082 | +194.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1389 | +69.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1992 | +43.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2572 | +29.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3131 | +21.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3694 | +18.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4246 | +14.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4807 | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3346 | -30.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1832 | -45.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1803 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1787 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1781 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1788 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1788 | +0.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.1788 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.364. (41 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.1788 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.111, 1.6× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Algeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +201.0% | -0.0276 | 0.0279 |
| 2006 | +194.4% | 0.0279 | 0.082 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0568 | -0.1414 | 0.2572 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.2822 | 0.1781 | 0.4807 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1788 | 0.1788 | 0.1788 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More social development data for Algeria
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 180,575 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9,174 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9,174 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0038 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen satisfaction with democracy in Algeria?
- Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Algeria was 0.1788 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4807 in 2013.
- What is the lowest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1414 in 2002.
- How does Algeria rank for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Algeria ranks 54th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen satisfaction with democracy rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen satisfaction with democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens are satisfied with democracy in their own country. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how citizens' satisfaction with democracy.