Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Algeria
Algeria: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.424 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Algeria, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Algeria stood at 0.424.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Algeria peaked at 0.616 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.12, in 1955.
That places Algeria 133rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.16 | — |
| 1947 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.155 | -3.1% |
| 1953 | 0.16 | +3.2% |
| 1954 | 0.127 | -20.6% |
| 1955 | 0.12 | -5.5% |
| 1956 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.132 | +10.0% |
| 1963 | 0.322 | +143.9% |
| 1964 | 0.322 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.32 | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.32 | +0.0% |
| 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 | 0.32 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.32 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.36 | +12.5% |
| 1980 | 0.374 | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.376 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.38 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.375 | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.394 | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.449 | +14.0% |
| 1991 | 0.454 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.437 | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.442 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.448 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.448 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.448 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.448 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.446 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.586 | +31.4% |
| 2000 | 0.584 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.584 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.575 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.575 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.575 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.596 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.596 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.596 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.597 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.599 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.595 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.602 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.611 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.611 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.608 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.616 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.54 | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 0.577 | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.57 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.583 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.552 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.48 | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 0.413 | -14.0% |
| 2023 | 0.415 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.418 | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.424 | +1.4% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.424 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7345, 58% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.424 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.414, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Algeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +143.9% | 0.132 | 0.322 |
| 1999 | +31.4% | 0.446 | 0.586 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.1362 | 0.12 | 0.16 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2616 | 0.12 | 0.322 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.324 | 0.32 | 0.36 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3787 | 0.374 | 0.394 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4606 | 0.437 | 0.586 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5877 | 0.575 | 0.599 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5913 | 0.54 | 0.616 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4503 | 0.413 | 0.552 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More economy & growth data for Algeria
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.9727 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.12 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0151 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 91.28 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -1.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 66.65 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Algeria?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Algeria was 0.424 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.616 in 2015.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.12 in 1955.
- How does Algeria rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Algeria ranks 133rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.