CREATE TABLE table_203_377 (id NUMBER, "rank" NUMBER, "nation" CLOB, "gold" NUMBER, "silver" NUMBER, "bronze" NUMBER, "total" NUMBER)

the nation above algeria
SELECT "nation" FROM table_203_377 WHERE id = (SELECT id FROM table_203_377 WHERE "nation" = 'algeria') - 1
SELECT "nation" FROM "table_203_377" WHERE "id" = (SELECT "id" FROM "table_203_377" WHERE "nation" = 'algeria') - 1