Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary semi-presidential republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 34/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 44.6/100 #126
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.265
- HDI
- 0.763
- Regional blocs
- AU, AL
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary semi-presidential republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Algeria | Abdelmadjid Tebboune |
| Prime Minister of Algeria | Sifi Ghrieb |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 1.2/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 20.9/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 8.0% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 34 / 100
- Interpretation
- Significant corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.265
- Liberal
- 0.126
- Participatory
- 0.095
- Deliberative
- 0.183
- Egalitarian
- 0.207
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 44.6 / 100
- Global rank
- #126 / 180
- Rank change
- +13 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- MENA
- Political #116
- 38.9
- Economic #144
- 32.3
- Legal #125
- 48.0
- Social #129
- 46.3
- Safety #114
- 57.7
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44.6 | 126 | 38.9 | 32.3 | 48.0 | 46.3 | 57.7 |
| 2024 | 42.0 | 139 | 32.2 | 32.6 | 45.4 | 43.0 | 56.8 |
| 2023 | 45.7 | 136 | 42.1 | 36.1 | 46.1 | 52.6 | 51.7 |
| 2022 | 45.5 | 134 | 41.2 | 32.4 | 54.2 | 55.9 | 44.0 |
| 2021 | 52.7 | 146 | - | - | - | - | 64.5 |
| 2020 | 54.5 | 146 | - | - | - | - | 70.0 |
| 2019 | 54.3 | 141 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 56.9 | 136 | - | - | - | - | 86.1 |
| 2017 | 57.2 | 134 | - | - | - | - | 64.5 |
| 2016 | 58.3 | 129 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 63.4 | 119 | - | - | - | - | 68.7 |
| 2014 | 63.7 | 121 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 63.5 | 125 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 56.0 | 122 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 47.3 | 133 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 49.6 | 141 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 31.3 | 121 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 40.5 | 123 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 40.0 | 126 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 40.3 | 129 | - | - | - | - | - |