Citizen support for democracy in Algeria
Algeria: Citizen support for democracy was -1 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Citizen support for democracy in Algeria, 2002–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, citizen support for democracy in Algeria stood at -1.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen support for democracy in Algeria peaked at -0.6947 in 2002 and was at its lowest, -1.46, in 2006.
Algeria ranks 116th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.18 | -1.46 | -0.6947 | 8 |
| 2010s | -1.03 | -1.26 | -0.7197 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 113 Montenegro -0.9805 compare
- 114 Guyana -0.9881 compare
- 115 Mexico -0.9881 compare
- 117 Peru -1.04 compare
- 118 Uzbekistan -1.05 compare
- 119 South Africa -1.08 compare
More social development data for Algeria
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 180,575 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 9,174 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.265 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.367 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.303 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.265 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.095 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.126 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen support for democracy in Algeria?
- Citizen support for democracy in Algeria was -1 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was -0.6947 in 2002.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.46 in 2006.
- How does Algeria rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Algeria ranks 116th out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen support for 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 support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.