Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Algeria
Algeria: Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index was 0.662 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Algeria, 1900–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 0.662 for political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Algeria peaked at 0.683 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.243, in 1965.
That places Algeria 63rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.4 | — |
| 1901 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.394 | -1.5% |
| 1956 | 0.394 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.279 | -29.2% |
| 1958 | 0.279 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.279 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.279 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.279 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.289 | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.398 | +37.7% |
| 1964 | 0.398 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.243 | -38.9% |
| 1966 | 0.32 | +31.7% |
| 1967 | 0.32 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.32 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.32 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.32 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.32 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.32 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.32 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.32 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.32 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.32 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.321 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.462 | +43.9% |
| 1979 | 0.544 | +17.7% |
| 1980 | 0.586 | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 0.586 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.586 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.586 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.586 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.586 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.586 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.586 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.586 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.532 | -9.2% |
| 1990 | 0.532 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.532 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.512 | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.567 | +10.7% |
| 1994 | 0.577 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.582 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.582 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.582 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.582 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.647 | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 0.654 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.654 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.654 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.654 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.654 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.654 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.654 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.654 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.654 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.654 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.67 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.67 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.67 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.642 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.642 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.642 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.634 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.651 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.662 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.654 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.675 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.683 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.666 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.662 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.662 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.662 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3625 | 0.279 | 0.4 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3166 | 0.243 | 0.398 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3567 | 0.32 | 0.544 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5806 | 0.532 | 0.586 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5695 | 0.512 | 0.647 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.654 | 0.654 | 0.654 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6537 | 0.634 | 0.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6683 | 0.662 | 0.683 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More social development data for Algeria
- 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)
- Political rights rating fh 6 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 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 political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Algeria?
- Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Algeria was 0.662 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political corruption index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.683 in 2021.
- What is the lowest political corruption index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.243 in 1965.
- How does Algeria rank for political corruption index vs electoral democracy index?
- Algeria ranks 63rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political corruption index vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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