Political Rights Score in Algeria
Algeria: Political Rights Score was 10 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political Rights Score in Algeria, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 10 for political rights score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Algeria peaked at 11 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2004.
Algeria ranks 139th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Political Rights Score in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 11 | — |
| 2003 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 10 | +0.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 10 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26, 38% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 10 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.5, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.88 | 10 | 11 | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.7 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 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 political rights score in Algeria?
- Political rights score in Algeria was 10 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 2002.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2004.
- How does Algeria rank for political rights score?
- Algeria ranks 139th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Identifies the fine-grained extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Higher scores indicate more rights.