Algeria vs Libya
Algeria vs Libya: Human rights
Human rights in 2025: 0.42 of 1 in Algeria and 0.32 of 1 in Libya, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Algeria, by 0.1 of 1, or 1.31 times that in Libya.
index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem
What the numbers say
- Algeria has been higher since 1963, when it overtook Libya.
- In 2025, Algeria ranked 134 and Libya ranked 145 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 0.65 of 1 in 2025.
Every year
index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem
| Year | Algeria | Libya | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.42 | 0.32 | 0.65 |
| 2024 | 0.42 | 0.33 | 0.65 |
| 2023 | 0.42 | 0.32 | 0.66 |
| 2022 | 0.41 | 0.34 | 0.66 |
| 2021 | 0.48 | 0.32 | 0.67 |
| 2020 | 0.55 | 0.31 | 0.67 |
| 2019 | 0.58 | 0.31 | 0.68 |
| 2018 | 0.57 | 0.32 | 0.68 |
| 2017 | 0.58 | 0.33 | 0.68 |
| 2016 | 0.54 | 0.38 | 0.68 |
| 2015 | 0.62 | 0.38 | 0.69 |
| 2014 | 0.61 | 0.39 | 0.69 |
| 2013 | 0.61 | 0.42 | 0.7 |
| 2012 | 0.61 | 0.48 | 0.7 |
| 2011 | 0.6 | 0.31 | 0.7 |
| 2010 | 0.6 | 0.11 | 0.7 |
| 2009 | 0.6 | 0.11 | 0.69 |
| 2008 | 0.6 | 0.11 | 0.69 |
| 2007 | 0.6 | 0.12 | 0.69 |
| 2006 | 0.6 | 0.11 | 0.69 |
| 2005 | 0.6 | 0.11 | 0.69 |
| 2004 | 0.58 | 0.11 | 0.69 |
| 2003 | 0.58 | 0.11 | 0.69 |
| 2002 | 0.58 | 0.11 | 0.68 |
| 2001 | 0.58 | 0.11 | 0.68 |
| 2000 | 0.58 | 0.11 | 0.67 |
| 1999 | 0.59 | 0.11 | 0.66 |
| 1998 | 0.45 | 0.11 | 0.65 |
| 1997 | 0.45 | 0.11 | 0.65 |
| 1996 | 0.45 | 0.11 | 0.65 |
| 1995 | 0.45 | 0.11 | 0.65 |
| 1994 | 0.45 | 0.11 | 0.64 |
| 1993 | 0.44 | 0.11 | 0.63 |
| 1992 | 0.44 | 0.11 | 0.62 |
| 1991 | 0.45 | 0.11 | 0.6 |
| 1990 | 0.45 | 0.11 | 0.57 |
| 1989 | 0.39 | 0.11 | 0.51 |
| 1988 | 0.38 | 0.11 | 0.5 |
| 1987 | 0.38 | 0.11 | 0.5 |
| 1986 | 0.38 | 0.11 | 0.49 |
| 1985 | 0.38 | 0.11 | 0.48 |
| 1984 | 0.38 | 0.11 | 0.47 |
| 1983 | 0.38 | 0.11 | 0.47 |
| 1982 | 0.38 | 0.11 | 0.46 |
| 1981 | 0.38 | 0.11 | 0.46 |
| 1980 | 0.37 | 0.11 | 0.46 |
| 1979 | 0.36 | 0.11 | 0.45 |
| 1978 | 0.32 | 0.11 | 0.44 |
| 1977 | 0.32 | 0.11 | 0.44 |
| 1976 | 0.32 | 0.11 | 0.44 |
| 1975 | 0.32 | 0.11 | 0.44 |
| 1974 | 0.32 | 0.11 | 0.43 |
| 1973 | 0.32 | 0.11 | 0.43 |
| 1972 | 0.32 | 0.11 | 0.44 |
| 1971 | 0.32 | 0.11 | 0.44 |
| 1970 | 0.32 | 0.11 | 0.44 |
| 1969 | 0.32 | 0.19 | 0.44 |
| 1968 | 0.32 | 0.3 | 0.45 |
| 1967 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.45 |
| 1966 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.46 |
| 1965 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.46 |
| 1964 | 0.32 | 0.3 | 0.46 |
| 1963 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.46 |
| 1962 | 0.13 | 0.32 | 0.46 |
| 1961 | 0.12 | 0.32 | 0.46 |
| 1960 | 0.12 | 0.32 | 0.46 |
| 1959 | 0.12 | 0.31 | 0.44 |
| 1958 | 0.12 | 0.31 | 0.44 |
| 1957 | 0.12 | 0.31 | 0.43 |
| 1956 | 0.12 | 0.31 | 0.43 |
| 1955 | 0.12 | 0.31 | 0.43 |
| 1954 | 0.13 | 0.31 | 0.43 |
| 1953 | 0.16 | 0.31 | 0.43 |
| 1952 | 0.16 | 0.31 | 0.43 |
| 1951 | 0.16 | 0.32 | 0.43 |
| 1950 | 0.16 | – | 0.42 |
| 1949 | 0.16 | – | 0.42 |
| 1948 | 0.16 | – | 0.42 |
| 1947 | 0.16 | – | 0.42 |
| 1946 | 0.16 | – | 0.42 |
| 1945 | 0.17 | – | 0.38 |
| 1944 | 0.16 | – | 0.35 |
| 1943 | 0.16 | – | 0.35 |
| 1942 | 0.16 | – | 0.35 |
| 1941 | 0.16 | 0.05 | 0.35 |
| 1940 | 0.16 | 0.05 | 0.36 |
| 1939 | 0.16 | 0.03 | 0.38 |
| 1938 | 0.16 | 0.03 | 0.39 |
| 1937 | 0.16 | 0.03 | 0.39 |
| 1936 | 0.16 | 0.03 | 0.39 |
| 1935 | 0.16 | 0.03 | 0.4 |
| 1934 | 0.17 | 0.03 | 0.4 |
| 1933 | 0.17 | 0.03 | 0.4 |
| 1932 | 0.17 | 0.03 | 0.41 |
| 1931 | 0.17 | 0.04 | 0.41 |
| 1930 | 0.17 | 0.04 | 0.41 |
| 1929 | 0.17 | 0.04 | 0.41 |
| 1928 | 0.17 | 0.04 | 0.41 |
| 1927 | 0.17 | 0.04 | 0.41 |
| 1926 | 0.16 | 0.04 | 0.41 |
| 1925 | 0.16 | 0.04 | 0.41 |
| 1924 | 0.16 | 0.04 | 0.42 |
| 1923 | 0.16 | 0.04 | 0.41 |
| 1922 | 0.16 | 0.04 | 0.42 |
| 1921 | 0.16 | 0.04 | 0.42 |
| 1920 | 0.16 | 0.04 | 0.42 |
| 1919 | 0.16 | 0.04 | 0.41 |
| 1918 | 0.16 | 0.04 | 0.4 |
| 1917 | 0.16 | 0.04 | 0.39 |
| 1916 | 0.16 | 0.04 | 0.39 |
| 1915 | 0.16 | 0.04 | 0.4 |
| 1914 | 0.16 | 0.04 | 0.4 |
| 1913 | 0.16 | 0.04 | 0.41 |
| 1912 | 0.16 | 0.04 | 0.41 |
| 1911 | 0.16 | 0.04 | 0.41 |
| 1910 | 0.16 | – | 0.41 |
| 1909 | 0.16 | – | 0.41 |
| 1908 | 0.16 | – | 0.41 |
| 1907 | 0.16 | – | 0.41 |
| 1906 | 0.16 | – | 0.41 |
| 1905 | 0.16 | – | 0.41 |
| 1904 | 0.16 | – | 0.41 |
| 1903 | 0.16 | – | 0.41 |
| 1902 | 0.16 | – | 0.41 |
| 1901 | 0.16 | – | 0.41 |
| 1900 | 0.17 | – | 0.41 |
| 1899 | – | – | 0.47 |
| 1898 | – | – | 0.47 |
| 1897 | – | – | 0.46 |
| 1896 | – | – | 0.47 |
| 1895 | – | – | 0.46 |
| 1894 | – | – | 0.46 |
| 1893 | – | – | 0.46 |
| 1892 | – | – | 0.45 |
| 1891 | – | – | 0.45 |
| 1890 | – | – | 0.45 |
| 1889 | – | – | 0.45 |
| 1888 | – | – | 0.45 |
| 1887 | – | – | 0.45 |
| 1886 | – | – | 0.44 |
| 1885 | – | – | 0.44 |
| 1884 | – | – | 0.44 |
| 1883 | – | – | 0.44 |
| 1882 | – | – | 0.44 |
| 1881 | – | – | 0.44 |
| 1880 | – | – | 0.44 |
| 1879 | – | – | 0.45 |
| 1878 | – | – | 0.45 |
| 1877 | – | – | 0.44 |
| 1876 | – | – | 0.45 |
| 1875 | – | – | 0.45 |
| 1874 | – | – | 0.45 |
| 1873 | – | – | 0.45 |
| 1872 | – | – | 0.44 |
| 1871 | – | – | 0.45 |
| 1870 | – | – | 0.44 |
| 1869 | – | – | 0.44 |
| 1868 | – | – | 0.43 |
| 1867 | – | – | 0.44 |
| 1866 | – | – | 0.43 |
| 1865 | – | – | 0.43 |
| 1864 | – | – | 0.42 |
| 1863 | – | – | 0.43 |
| 1862 | – | – | 0.43 |
| 1861 | – | – | 0.42 |
| 1860 | – | – | 0.41 |
| 1859 | – | – | 0.4 |
| 1858 | – | – | 0.4 |
| 1857 | – | – | 0.4 |
| 1856 | – | – | 0.4 |
| 1855 | – | – | 0.4 |
| 1854 | – | – | 0.4 |
| 1853 | – | – | 0.4 |
| 1852 | – | – | 0.39 |
| 1851 | – | – | 0.39 |
| 1850 | – | – | 0.39 |
| 1849 | – | – | 0.41 |
| 1848 | – | – | 0.4 |
| 1847 | – | – | 0.38 |
| 1846 | – | – | 0.38 |
| 1845 | – | – | 0.37 |
| 1844 | – | – | 0.37 |
| 1843 | – | – | 0.37 |
| 1842 | – | – | 0.37 |
| 1841 | – | – | 0.37 |
| 1840 | – | – | 0.36 |
| 1839 | – | – | 0.36 |
| 1838 | – | – | 0.36 |
| 1837 | – | – | 0.36 |
| 1836 | – | – | 0.36 |
| 1835 | – | – | 0.36 |
| 1834 | – | 0.23 | 0.35 |
| 1833 | – | 0.23 | 0.35 |
| 1832 | – | 0.23 | 0.35 |
| 1831 | – | 0.23 | 0.35 |
| 1830 | – | 0.23 | 0.35 |
| 1829 | – | 0.23 | 0.35 |
| 1828 | – | 0.23 | 0.35 |
| 1827 | – | 0.23 | 0.35 |
| 1826 | – | 0.23 | 0.35 |
| 1825 | – | 0.23 | 0.35 |
| 1824 | – | 0.23 | 0.34 |
| 1823 | – | 0.23 | 0.35 |
| 1822 | – | 0.23 | 0.34 |
| 1821 | – | 0.23 | 0.34 |
| 1820 | – | 0.23 | 0.33 |
| 1819 | – | 0.23 | 0.32 |
| 1818 | – | 0.23 | 0.31 |
| 1817 | – | 0.23 | 0.31 |
| 1816 | – | 0.23 | 0.32 |
| 1815 | – | 0.23 | 0.32 |
| 1814 | – | 0.23 | 0.3 |
| 1813 | – | 0.23 | 0.29 |
| 1812 | – | 0.23 | 0.28 |
| 1811 | – | 0.23 | 0.28 |
| 1810 | – | 0.23 | 0.29 |
| 1809 | – | 0.23 | 0.29 |
| 1808 | – | 0.23 | 0.28 |
| 1807 | – | 0.23 | 0.28 |
| 1806 | – | 0.23 | 0.27 |
| 1805 | – | 0.23 | 0.27 |
| 1804 | – | 0.23 | 0.27 |
| 1803 | – | 0.23 | 0.27 |
| 1802 | – | 0.23 | 0.27 |
| 1801 | – | 0.23 | 0.27 |
| 1800 | – | 0.23 | 0.27 |
| 1799 | – | 0.23 | 0.28 |
| 1798 | – | 0.23 | 0.27 |
| 1797 | – | 0.23 | 0.27 |
| 1796 | – | 0.23 | 0.27 |
| 1795 | – | 0.23 | 0.27 |
| 1794 | – | 0.23 | 0.27 |
| 1793 | – | 0.23 | 0.27 |
| 1792 | – | 0.23 | 0.27 |
| 1791 | – | 0.23 | 0.27 |
| 1790 | – | 0.23 | 0.27 |
| 1789 | – | 0.23 | 0.27 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- V-Dem’s civil liberties index: how free people are from government violence and how far they hold private and political liberties, from 0 to 1.
- Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Algeria vs Libya
Health
- Life expectancyAlgeria: 76.3 years in 2023Libya: 69.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAlgeria: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Libya: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAlgeria: 17.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Libya: 16 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAlgeria: 3.66% in 2017Libya: 3.81% in 2017
- Suicide rateAlgeria: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Libya: 8.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAlgeria: 46.2 million people in 2023Libya: 7.31 million people in 2023
- Population growthAlgeria: 1.44% a year in 2023Libya: 1.01% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAlgeria: 2.77 births per woman in 2023Libya: 2.36 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAlgeria: 75.8% in 2025Libya: 87.9% in 2025
- Median ageAlgeria: 28.2 years in 2023Libya: 27.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAlgeria: 6.4% in 2023Libya: 4.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateAlgeria: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Libya: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAlgeria: 8.83% of GDP in 2025Libya: 3.57% of GDP in 2023
- Military spending in US dollarsAlgeria: $24.1B in 2025Libya: $1.6B in 2023
- Military spending per personAlgeria: $540 in 2025Libya: $216 in 2023
- Military share of state spendingAlgeria: 24.6% of government spending in 2025Libya: 5.5% of government spending in 2023
- Armed forces personnelAlgeria: 326,000 people in 2020Libya: 0 people in 2020
- National powerAlgeria: 0.51% of world capability in 2022Libya: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAlgeria: 2.81% of the labour force in 2020Libya: 0% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAlgeria: 108 million TIV in 2025Libya: 5 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsAlgeria: 12 million TIV in 1984Libya: 0 TIV in 2016