Algeria Developer Index · Peers

Algeria and its peers, Q1 2026

Algeria next to three groups: six core peers, the seven North African economies, and Africa’s 29 largest developer communities. In the rank tables, each figure shows its place in the group, where 1 is the highest.

Data: Q1 2026
Released: 7 Jul 2026
Updated: Quarterly
Licence: CC0

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Algeria and six peers

Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt are Algeria’s North African neighbours with large developer communities; Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa are Africa’s largest. The last rows give each group’s median.

Algeria and six peers, Q1 2026, with group medians
Economy	Accounts	Growth	Pushes / acct	Repos / acct	Orgs / acct	Topics	Per million
Algeria	586,990	+49.1%	1.06	1.04	0.0315	3	12,375
Morocco	906,406	+43.2%	1.39	1.65	0.0428	13	23,585
Tunisia	420,582	+32.9%	1.35	2.33	0.0470	18	34,059
Egypt	1,626,418	+43.9%	1.57	2.05	0.0341	37	13,741
Nigeria	1,794,519	+35.8%	1.66	2.61	0.0412	23	7,555
Kenya	678,197	+46.3%	2.31	4.77	0.0434	11	11,788
South Africa	1,058,997	+42.8%	1.30	1.72	0.0432	7	16,356
North Africa median (7)	420,582	+44.0%	1.34	1.52	0.0315	3	12,375
Core peers median (6)	982,702	+43.0%	1.48	2.19	0.0430	15.5	15,048
Africa median (29)	87,857	+56.5%	1.69	1.75	0.0428	0	4,705

Source: GitHub Innovation Graph (CC0), Q1 2026 · World Bank population, 2025. Growth: year on year. The methodology explains how peers are chosen.

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North Africa

The seven North African economies

All seven, whatever their size. Sort any column to see where Algeria falls.

North Africa, Q1 2026: each figure with its rank in the group
Economy	Accounts	Growth	Pushes / acct	Repos / acct	Orgs / acct	Topics	Per million
Egypt	1,626,418 rank 1 of 7	+43.9% rank 5 of 7	1.57 rank 1 of 7	2.05 rank 2 of 7	0.0341 rank 3 of 7	37 rank 1 of 7	13,741 rank 3 of 7
Morocco	906,406 rank 2 of 7	+43.2% rank 6 of 7	1.39 rank 2 of 7	1.65 rank 3 of 7	0.0428 rank 2 of 7	13 rank 3 of 7	23,585 rank 2 of 7
Algeria	586,990 rank 3 of 7	+49.1% rank 3 of 7	1.06 rank 5 of 7	1.04 rank 5 of 7	0.0315 rank 4 of 7	3 rank 4 of 7	12,375 rank 4 of 7
Tunisia	420,582 rank 4 of 7	+32.9% rank 7 of 7	1.35 rank 3 of 7	2.33 rank 1 of 7	0.0470 rank 1 of 7	18 rank 2 of 7	34,059 rank 1 of 7
Libya	73,665 rank 5 of 7	+65.0% rank 2 of 7	0.87 rank 6 of 7	0.83 rank 7 of 7	0.0282 rank 6 of 7	0 rank 5 of 7	9,877 rank 5 of 7
Sudan	49,732 rank 6 of 7	+44.0% rank 4 of 7	0.74 rank 7 of 7	0.88 rank 6 of 7	0.0252 rank 7 of 7	0 rank 5 of 7	963 rank 7 of 7
Mauritania	16,255 rank 7 of 7	+65.9% rank 1 of 7	1.34 rank 4 of 7	1.52 rank 4 of 7	0.0314 rank 5 of 7	0 rank 5 of 7	3,058 rank 6 of 7
North Africa median (7)	420,582	+44.0%	1.34	1.52	0.0315	3	12,375

Source: GitHub Innovation Graph (CC0), Q1 2026 · World Bank population, 2025. Rank 1 is the highest; ties share a place.

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Africa

Africa’s 29 largest developer communities

Every African economy with at least 20,000 developer accounts a year earlier: 29 in Q1 2026. The minimum size keeps the swings of small communities out of the ranking.

Africa, Q1 2026: each figure with its rank in the group
Economy	Accounts	Growth	Pushes / acct	Repos / acct	Orgs / acct	Topics	Per million
Nigeria	1,794,519 rank 1 of 29	+35.8% rank 27 of 29	1.66 rank 16 of 29	2.61 rank 5 of 29	0.0412 rank 17 of 29	23 rank 2 of 29	7,555 rank 11 of 29
Egypt	1,626,418 rank 2 of 29	+43.9% rank 24 of 29	1.57 rank 19 of 29	2.05 rank 11 of 29	0.0341 rank 24 of 29	37 rank 1 of 29	13,741 rank 5 of 29
South Africa	1,058,997 rank 3 of 29	+42.8% rank 26 of 29	1.30 rank 25 of 29	1.72 rank 18 of 29	0.0432 rank 14 of 29	7 rank 6 of 29	16,356 rank 4 of 29
Morocco	906,406 rank 4 of 29	+43.2% rank 25 of 29	1.39 rank 23 of 29	1.65 rank 19 of 29	0.0428 rank 15 of 29	13 rank 4 of 29	23,585 rank 3 of 29
Kenya	678,197 rank 5 of 29	+46.3% rank 22 of 29	2.31 rank 4 of 29	4.77 rank 1 of 29	0.0434 rank 13 of 29	11 rank 5 of 29	11,788 rank 8 of 29
Algeria	586,990 rank 6 of 29	+49.1% rank 19 of 29	1.06 rank 26 of 29	1.04 rank 27 of 29	0.0315 rank 25 of 29	3 rank 7 of 29	12,375 rank 6 of 29
Tunisia	420,582 rank 7 of 29	+32.9% rank 29 of 29	1.35 rank 24 of 29	2.33 rank 7 of 29	0.0470 rank 6 of 29	18 rank 3 of 29	34,059 rank 2 of 29
Ghana	328,387 rank 8 of 29	+47.1% rank 21 of 29	1.81 rank 12 of 29	2.24 rank 9 of 29	0.0476 rank 5 of 29	3 rank 7 of 29	9,365 rank 10 of 29
Ethiopia	251,351 rank 9 of 29	+52.9% rank 17 of 29	2.45 rank 3 of 29	2.43 rank 6 of 29	0.0395 rank 19 of 29	2 rank 9 of 29	1,855 rank 24 of 29
Uganda	147,165 rank 10 of 29	+60.9% rank 8 of 29	2.11 rank 5 of 29	2.70 rank 3 of 29	0.0483 rank 4 of 29	2 rank 9 of 29	2,864 rank 21 of 29
Cameroon	139,140 rank 11 of 29	+59.0% rank 10 of 29	2.01 rank 8 of 29	2.25 rank 8 of 29	0.0553 rank 2 of 29	2 rank 9 of 29	4,657 rank 16 of 29
Tanzania	121,146 rank 12 of 29	+58.8% rank 11 of 29	1.86 rank 10 of 29	1.90 rank 12 of 29	0.0440 rank 10 of 29	2 rank 9 of 29	1,717 rank 25 of 29
Côte d’Ivoire	112,935 rank 13 of 29	+56.5% rank 14 of 29	1.57 rank 18 of 29	1.63 rank 20 of 29	0.0445 rank 9 of 29	0 rank 15 of 29	3,452 rank 19 of 29
Senegal	91,364 rank 14 of 29	+47.7% rank 20 of 29	2.03 rank 7 of 29	2.66 rank 4 of 29	0.0455 rank 8 of 29	0 rank 15 of 29	4,826 rank 14 of 29
Rwanda	87,857 rank 15 of 29	+59.5% rank 9 of 29	3.73 rank 1 of 29	4.23 rank 2 of 29	0.0588 rank 1 of 29	2 rank 9 of 29	6,030 rank 12 of 29
Zimbabwe	84,670 rank 16 of 29	+57.4% rank 12 of 29	1.57 rank 20 of 29	1.74 rank 16 of 29	0.0375 rank 20 of 29	0 rank 15 of 29	4,995 rank 13 of 29
Angola	81,314 rank 17 of 29	+73.0% rank 3 of 29	1.53 rank 21 of 29	1.43 rank 25 of 29	0.0440 rank 11 of 29	0 rank 15 of 29	2,083 rank 23 of 29
Madagascar	81,275 rank 18 of 29	+56.5% rank 15 of 29	2.85 rank 2 of 29	2.10 rank 10 of 29	0.0484 rank 3 of 29	1 rank 14 of 29	2,482 rank 22 of 29
Libya	73,665 rank 19 of 29	+65.0% rank 5 of 29	0.87 rank 28 of 29	0.83 rank 29 of 29	0.0282 rank 27 of 29	0 rank 15 of 29	9,877 rank 9 of 29
Somalia	72,309 rank 20 of 29	+63.0% rank 6 of 29	0.89 rank 27 of 29	1.45 rank 24 of 29	0.0246 rank 29 of 29	0 rank 15 of 29	3,679 rank 18 of 29
Benin	66,467 rank 21 of 29	+56.8% rank 13 of 29	2.04 rank 6 of 29	1.77 rank 14 of 29	0.0435 rank 12 of 29	0 rank 15 of 29	4,487 rank 17 of 29
DR Congo	66,438 rank 22 of 29	+88.4% rank 1 of 29	1.69 rank 15 of 29	1.63 rank 21 of 29	0.0424 rank 16 of 29	0 rank 15 of 29	589 rank 29 of 29
Zambia	64,531 rank 23 of 29	+66.1% rank 4 of 29	1.53 rank 22 of 29	1.51 rank 22 of 29	0.0359 rank 22 of 29	0 rank 15 of 29	2,945 rank 20 of 29
Mauritius	50,296 rank 24 of 29	+34.9% rank 28 of 29	1.60 rank 17 of 29	1.73 rank 17 of 29	0.0374 rank 21 of 29	0 rank 15 of 29	40,439 rank 1 of 29
Sudan	49,732 rank 25 of 29	+44.0% rank 23 of 29	0.74 rank 29 of 29	0.88 rank 28 of 29	0.0252 rank 28 of 29	0 rank 15 of 29	963 rank 28 of 29
Mozambique	48,751 rank 26 of 29	+76.8% rank 2 of 29	1.74 rank 14 of 29	1.75 rank 15 of 29	0.0403 rank 18 of 29	0 rank 15 of 29	1,368 rank 27 of 29
Togo	40,421 rank 27 of 29	+49.9% rank 18 of 29	1.88 rank 9 of 29	1.83 rank 13 of 29	0.0469 rank 7 of 29	0 rank 15 of 29	4,705 rank 15 of 29
Malawi	35,746 rank 28 of 29	+62.8% rank 7 of 29	1.82 rank 11 of 29	1.45 rank 23 of 29	0.0348 rank 23 of 29	0 rank 15 of 29	1,609 rank 26 of 29
Botswana	30,651 rank 29 of 29	+53.2% rank 16 of 29	1.80 rank 13 of 29	1.27 rank 26 of 29	0.0304 rank 26 of 29	0 rank 15 of 29	11,963 rank 7 of 29
Africa median (29)	87,857	+56.5%	1.69	1.75	0.0428	0	4,705

Source: GitHub Innovation Graph (CC0), Q1 2026 · World Bank population, 2025. Rank 1 is the highest; ties share a place.

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