Civil Rights Score in Albania
Albania: Civil Rights Score was 8 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Civil Rights Score in Albania, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, civil rights score in Albania stood at 8. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Albania peaked at 8 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2005.
Albania ranks 12th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Civil Rights Score in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8 | — |
| 2007 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | +0.0% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 8 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Albania's 8 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| 2010s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| 2020s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 12 Botswana 8 compare
- 12 Croatia 8 compare
- 12 Montenegro 8 compare
- 12 North Macedonia 8 compare
- 12 Romania 8 compare
- 12 South Korea 8 compare
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 civil rights score in Albania?
- Civil rights score in Albania was 8 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2005.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2005.
- How does Albania rank for civil rights score?
- Albania ranks 12th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.