Political rights rating fh in Algeria
Algeria: Political rights rating fh was 6 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
44th
of 199 countries
All-time high
7
in 1975
All-time low
4
in 1990
Years of data
53
1972–2025
Political rights rating fh in Algeria, 1972–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 6 for political rights rating fh in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh in Algeria peaked at 7 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1990.
Algeria ranks 44th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Political rights rating fh in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 6 | — |
| 1973 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 1976 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 1977 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 1989 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 1990 | 4 | -33.3% |
| 1991 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7 | +75.0% |
| 1993 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 1996 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.12 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 1980s | 5.89 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| 1990s | 5.9 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 44 Angola 6 compare
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- 44 Guinea-Bissau 6 compare
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- 44 Oman 6 compare
- 44 Palestine, State of 6 compare
- 44 Qatar 6 compare
- 44 Rwanda 6 compare
- 44 Tanzania, United Republic of 6 compare
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- 44 Tunisia 6 compare
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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)
- 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)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -1.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating fh in Algeria?
- Political rights rating fh in Algeria was 6 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights rating fh recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 1975.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1990.
- How does Algeria rank for political rights rating fh?
- Algeria ranks 44th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights rating fh rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights rating fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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