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Algeria

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Algeria ranks #161 of 197 tracked countries with an overall freedom score of 42.9/100.

Score
42.9
D

How to read Algeria's freedom profile

With an overall score of 42.9/100, Algeria is constrained across most freedoms. It ranks #161 of the 197 countries we track and sits within the Africa region, where it can be compared directly against its neighbours.

Its strongest freedom is Equal Protection (7.0/10), while Political Participation (1.0/10) is where it scores lowest. That 6.0-point spread means Algeria's record is very uneven — freedom here depends heavily on which right you look at. The category breakdown below shows each of the ten freedoms in full, with the source behind every score.

Universal category breakdown

Equal Protection
7.0B

V-Dem 2025 — Equal Protection sub-index 0.695 (0–1)

Freedom of Movement
5.4C-

Fraser HFI 2025 — Movement sub-index 5.4/10

Fraser HFIView source
Privacy
5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

EditorialEditorialView source
Due Process
4.9D+

WJP Rule of Law Index 2025 — Overall score 0.49/1 (x10 scale; blends Civil Justice + Criminal Justice + 6 other rule-of-law factors)

World Justice ProjectView source
Free Expression
4.5D+

RSF Press Freedom 2025 — Global score 44.6/100

RSF + Freedom HouseView source
Economic Liberty
4.2D

Fraser HFI 2025 — Economic Freedom sub-index 4.2/10

Fraser HFIView source
Religion
4.1D

Fraser HFI 2025 — Religion sub-index 4.1/10

Fraser HFIView source
Property Rights
3.8D-

Fraser HFI 2025 — Property Rights sub-index 3.8/10

Fraser HFIView source
Assembly & Association
3.0F

V-Dem 2025 — Freedom of Association index 0.303 (0–1)

Political Participation
1.0F

V-Dem 2025 — Participatory Democracy index 0.095 (0–1)

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