Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Albania
Albania: Citizen satisfaction with democracy was -0.8437 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Albania, 1991–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Albania stood at -0.8437.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Albania peaked at 0.4559 in 1996 and was at its lowest, -1.02, in 2008.
Albania ranks 108th of 131 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.5236 | — |
| 1992 | -0.52 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | -0.514 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | -0.4359 | -15.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1039 | -123.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4559 | +338.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2865 | -37.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1216 | -57.6% |
| 1999 | -0.047 | -138.6% |
| 2000 | -0.2111 | +349.3% |
| 2001 | -0.3778 | +79.0% |
| 2002 | -0.5448 | +44.2% |
| 2003 | -0.6161 | +13.1% |
| 2004 | -0.6926 | +12.4% |
| 2005 | -0.7686 | +11.0% |
| 2006 | -0.854 | +11.1% |
| 2007 | -0.9389 | +9.9% |
| 2008 | -1.02 | +9.1% |
| 2009 | -0.9993 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | -0.9752 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | -0.9485 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | -0.9235 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | -0.9346 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | -0.9434 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | -0.9529 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | -0.9658 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | -0.977 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | -0.9865 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | -0.9148 | -7.3% |
| 2020 | -0.8437 | -7.8% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's -0.8437 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.364, 2.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Albania's -0.8437 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0062, 136.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Albania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -349.3% | -0.047 | -0.2111 |
| 1996 | +338.8% | 0.1039 | 0.4559 |
| 1999 | -138.6% | 0.1216 | -0.047 |
| 1995 | +123.8% | -0.4359 | 0.1039 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1192 | -0.5236 | 0.4559 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.7027 | -1.02 | -0.2111 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.9522 | -0.9865 | -0.9148 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.8437 | -0.8437 | -0.8437 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More social development data for Albania
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,673 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 21,447 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0091 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 21,447 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen satisfaction with democracy in Albania?
- Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Albania was -0.8437 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4559 in 1996.
- What is the lowest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.02 in 2008.
- How does Albania rank for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Albania ranks 108th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen satisfaction with democracy rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen satisfaction with democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens are satisfied with democracy in their own country. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how citizens' satisfaction with democracy.