In 2022, the democracy index in Algeria stood at 3.66 points. Thus, the country was classified as an "authoritarian regime", similar to most of the countries in the Middle East and North Africa. Algeria subsequent to Niger (3.75 points) and was was followed by Qatar (3.65 points) in North Africa. Furthermore, majority of people in Algeria preferred democracy over other political systems.
The source specifies that: "the Democracy Index is based on five categories: electoral process and pluralism, the functioning of government, political participation, political culture, and civil liberties".
"The index values are used to place countries within one of four types of regime:
1. Full democracies: scores greater than 8
2. Flawed democracies: scores greater than 6, and less than or equal to 8
3. Hybrid regimes: scores greater than 4, and less than or equal to 6
4. Authoritarian regimes: scores less than or equal to 4"
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