Deliberative Democracy Index in Algeria
Algeria: Deliberative Democracy Index was 0.183 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Deliberative Democracy Index in Algeria, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deliberative democracy index in Algeria is 0.183, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deliberative democracy index in Algeria peaked at 0.328 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.016, in 1941.
Algeria ranks 122nd of 175 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.
Deliberative Democracy Index in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.02 | — |
| 1901 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.019 | -5.0% |
| 1912 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.018 | -5.3% |
| 1915 | 0.021 | +16.7% |
| 1916 | 0.021 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.021 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.019 | -9.5% |
| 1919 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.02 | +5.3% |
| 1928 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.019 | -5.0% |
| 1936 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.016 | -15.8% |
| 1942 | 0.016 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.016 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.02 | +25.0% |
| 1945 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.028 | +40.0% |
| 1947 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.03 | +7.1% |
| 1949 | 0.048 | +60.0% |
| 1950 | 0.045 | -6.3% |
| 1951 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.046 | +2.2% |
| 1953 | 0.042 | -8.7% |
| 1954 | 0.054 | +28.6% |
| 1955 | 0.055 | +1.9% |
| 1956 | 0.055 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.052 | -5.5% |
| 1958 | 0.052 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.052 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.082 | +57.7% |
| 1961 | 0.077 | -6.1% |
| 1962 | 0.145 | +88.3% |
| 1963 | 0.139 | -4.1% |
| 1964 | 0.137 | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.12 | -12.4% |
| 1966 | 0.11 | -8.3% |
| 1967 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.104 | -5.5% |
| 1971 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.105 | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.126 | +20.0% |
| 1978 | 0.127 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.138 | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 0.147 | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 0.147 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.149 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.15 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.149 | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.14 | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 0.149 | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.212 | +42.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3 | +41.5% |
| 1991 | 0.328 | +9.3% |
| 1992 | 0.251 | -23.5% |
| 1993 | 0.22 | -12.4% |
| 1994 | 0.221 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.224 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.287 | +28.1% |
| 1997 | 0.282 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.28 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.286 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.244 | -14.7% |
| 2001 | 0.244 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.245 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.248 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.249 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.249 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.249 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.247 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.245 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.243 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.244 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.246 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.245 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.235 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.238 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.239 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.22 | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 0.231 | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.218 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.197 | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 0.192 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.186 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.177 | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.167 | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 0.169 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.183 | +8.3% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.183 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3275, 56% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.183 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.166, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deliberative Democracy Index 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +88.3% | 0.077 | 0.145 |
| 1949 | +60.0% | 0.03 | 0.048 |
| 1960 | +57.7% | 0.052 | 0.082 |
| 1989 | +42.3% | 0.149 | 0.212 |
| 1990 | +41.5% | 0.212 | 0.3 |
| 1946 | +40.0% | 0.02 | 0.028 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0196 | 0.018 | 0.021 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0193 | 0.019 | 0.02 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0195 | 0.019 | 0.02 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0241 | 0.016 | 0.048 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0498 | 0.042 | 0.055 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.114 | 0.077 | 0.145 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.112 | 0.104 | 0.138 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1541 | 0.14 | 0.212 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2679 | 0.22 | 0.328 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2463 | 0.243 | 0.249 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2313 | 0.197 | 0.246 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.179 | 0.167 | 0.192 | 6 |
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 deliberative democracy index in Algeria?
- Deliberative democracy index in Algeria was 0.183 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deliberative democracy index recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.328 in 1991.
- What is the lowest deliberative democracy index recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.016 in 1941.
- How does Algeria rank for deliberative democracy index?
- Algeria ranks 122nd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is deliberative democracy index rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.