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.
Citizen support for democracy in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -0.6947 | — |
| 2003 | -0.8923 | +28.5% |
| 2004 | -1.08 | +21.0% |
| 2005 | -1.26 | +17.0% |
| 2006 | -1.46 | +15.4% |
| 2007 | -1.41 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | -1.36 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | -1.31 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | -1.26 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | -1.22 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | -0.9692 | -20.6% |
| 2013 | -0.7197 | -25.7% |
| 2014 | -0.8677 | +20.6% |
| 2015 | -0.9932 | +14.5% |
| 2016 | -1.12 | +13.2% |
| 2017 | -1.08 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | -1.04 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | -0.9986 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | -1 | +0.5% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's -1 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.9114, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Algeria's -1 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -0.8121, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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.