Which has higher participatory democracy index, Albania or Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 0.298 against 0.29 in Albania as of 2025.

What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina?

0.008, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina?

104 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Albania vs Bosnia and Herzegovina: Participatory Democracy Index

Albania

0.29

in 2025

Bosnia and Herzegovina

0.298

in 2025

Albania rank

89th

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

87th

Participatory Democracy Index over time

Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 0.298 against 0.29 in Albania, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Albania ranks 89th and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 87th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 3 and Bosnia and Herzegovina in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Albania	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.059	0.083	0.024	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1920s	0.0624	0.0825	0.0201	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1930s	0.0497	0.0709	0.0211	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1940s	0.0341	0.0554	0.0213	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1950s	0.0463	0.0646	0.0183	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1960s	0.047	0.0649	0.0179	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1970s	0.047	0.0645	0.0175	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1980s	0.0476	0.0762	0.0286	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990s	0.2085	0.1905	0.018	Albania
2000s	0.3225	0.3544	0.0319	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s	0.3231	0.3185	0.0046	Albania
2020s	0.3125	0.3033	0.0092	Albania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory democracy index, Albania or Bosnia and Herzegovina?: Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 0.298 against 0.29 in Albania as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina?: 0.008, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina?: 104 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
How do Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina rank globally for participatory democracy index?: Albania ranks 89th and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Participatory Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,363 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.