Age of democracy polity in Albania
Albania: Age of democracy polity was 17 in 2018. β Volatile
Latest (2018)
17
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
77th
of 110 countries
All-time high
17
in 2018
All-time low
1
in 2002
Years of data
17
2002β2018
Age of democracy polity in Albania, 2002β2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Albania recorded 17 for age of democracy polity in 2018. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 142.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age of democracy polity in Albania peaked at 17 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2002.
Albania ranks 77th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| 2010s | 13 | 9 | 17 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 75 Ghana 18 compare
- 75 Peru 18 compare
- 77 East Timor 17 compare
- 77 Kenya 17 compare
- 80 Bangladesh 16 compare
More social development data for Albania
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 4,673 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 21,447 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 3 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.872 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.382 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.484 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.785 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.673 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.29 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age of democracy polity in Albania?
- Age of democracy polity in Albania was 17 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age of democracy polity recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 17 in 2018.
- What is the lowest age of democracy polity recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2002.
- How does Albania rank for age of democracy polity?
- Albania ranks 77th out of 110 countries with data for 2018.
- Is age of democracy polity rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 142.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Age of democracy polity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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