press rank #144 · ~$864/mo

Can you live unwatched in Algeria?

Mixed civil liberties, ranked #144 for press freedom. Not individually assessed beyond public indices.

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The privacy scorecard

State surveillance3/5
Facial recognition3/5
No national ID2/5
Data-protection law2/5
Encryption3/5
VPN freedom4/5
Democracy2/5
Free expression2/5
Cash still works4/5
Financial privacy3/5
Crypto freedom3/5
Easy to stay2/5
Off-grid living3/5
8 cameras / 1,000 people press rank #144 ~$864/mo national average

Childhood vaccines: compulsory by law

A decree of 1969 made a list of vaccinations compulsory, and Algeria still enforces it at the school gate.

If you skip them: A fine of 30 to 500 dinars, and exclusion from school without the record.

Exemptions: Medical only.

Source: Georgetown AMP EID, survey of national legislation, 2024

Legal & financial exposure

Facts about the law, not a privacy score: whether each one helps or hurts depends on what you are trying to do.

Does not report your account balances abroad

No extradition treaty with the US

Crypto mining is banned

Cryptocurrency mining is explicitly banned here.

4 of 7 signals are unverified for this country: not shown, rather than guessed.

11 real places in Algeria

Facial recognition, Bitcoin friendliness and cost vary by city even inside the same country.

Algiers

~$1,000/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 1/5

Oran

~$950/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 1/5

Constantine

~$950/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 1/5

Annaba

~$800/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 1/5

Tebessa

~$900/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 1/5

Bejaïa

~$800/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 1/5

Tlemcen

~$800/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 1/5

Ghardaïa

~$800/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 1/5

Boumerdas

~$900/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 1/5

Tamanrasset

~$800/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 1/5

Djanet

~$800/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 1/5

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Country-level estimates for orientation, not legal advice. Surveillance law changes fast: verify anything you would act on.