Freedom of Expression Score in Algeria
Algeria: Freedom of Expression Score was 3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom of Expression Score in Algeria, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freedom of expression score in Algeria is 3, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of expression score in Algeria peaked at 6 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2023.
Algeria ranks 74th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Freedom of Expression Score in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5 | — |
| 2007 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | +0.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 3 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5, 60% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 3 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2, 1.5× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.33 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.8 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.33 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 74 Burkina Faso 3 compare
- 74 Burundi 3 compare
- 74 Congo 3 compare
- 74 Democratic Republic of Congo 3 compare
- 74 Ethiopia 3 compare
- 74 Guinea 3 compare
- 74 Haiti 3 compare
- 74 Jordan 3 compare
- 74 Kuwait 3 compare
- 74 Kyrgyzstan 3 compare
- 74 Madagascar 3 compare
- 74 Mozambique 3 compare
- 74 Pakistan 3 compare
- 74 Rwanda 3 compare
- 74 Serbia 3 compare
- 74 Singapore 3 compare
- 74 South Sudan 3 compare
- 74 Thailand 3 compare
- 74 Togo 3 compare
- 74 Turkey 3 compare
- 74 Uzbekistan 3 compare
- 74 Venezuela 3 compare
- 74 Zimbabwe 3 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 freedom of expression score in Algeria?
- Freedom of expression score in Algeria was 3 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of expression score recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2009.
- What is the lowest freedom of expression score recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2023.
- How does Algeria rank for freedom of expression score?
- Algeria ranks 74th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of expression score rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of Expression Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Indicates the extent to which individuals, groups, and the press can express their views free from government interference.