Algeria
Country in Africa
In brief
Women in parliament: 7.9% (2025). World rank 174 of 190; in Africa, 51 of 52. Regulatory quality, score 0–100: 41.9 (2025). World rank 163 of 205 (1 = best); in Africa, 33 of 54. Voice and accountability, score 0–100: 37.8 (2025). World rank 157 of 205 (1 = best); in Africa, 33 of 54. From 2015 to 2025: women in parliament 31.6% → 7.9%, rule of law 44.3 → 47.9 (score 0–100), and control of corruption 35.3 → 37.3 (score 0–100).
State
- Form of government
- Presidential republic
- Head of state
- Abdelmadjid Tebboune
- Head of government
- Sifi Ghrieb
- Independence
- July 5, 1962
- UN member
- Yes
- Women in parliament
- 7.9% 2025