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Equal Rights Protection Index in Albania

Albania: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.589 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.589
Change on year
down 10.2%
World rank
107th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.797
in 1990
All-time low
0.291
in 1912
Years of data
114
1912–2025

Equal Rights Protection Index in Albania, 1912–2025

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Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Albania recorded 0.589 for equal rights protection index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.2% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Albania peaked at 0.797 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.291, in 1912.

That places Albania 107th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 114 years of available data.

Equal Rights Protection Index in Albania, year by year

Year Value Change
1912 0.291 —
1913 0.291 +0.0%
1914 0.291 +0.0%
1915 0.291 +0.0%
1916 0.291 +0.0%
1917 0.291 +0.0%
1918 0.291 +0.0%
1919 0.291 +0.0%
1920 0.291 +0.0%
1921 0.291 +0.0%
1922 0.291 +0.0%
1923 0.291 +0.0%
1924 0.291 +0.0%
1925 0.323 +11.0%
1926 0.323 +0.0%
1927 0.323 +0.0%
1928 0.323 +0.0%
1929 0.323 +0.0%
1930 0.425 +31.6%
1931 0.425 +0.0%
1932 0.425 +0.0%
1933 0.425 +0.0%
1934 0.425 +0.0%
1935 0.425 +0.0%
1936 0.425 +0.0%
1937 0.425 +0.0%
1938 0.425 +0.0%
1939 0.368 -13.4%
1940 0.323 -12.2%
1941 0.323 +0.0%
1942 0.323 +0.0%
1943 0.323 +0.0%
1944 0.591 +83.0%
1945 0.795 +34.5%
1946 0.795 +0.0%
1947 0.795 +0.0%
1948 0.795 +0.0%
1949 0.795 +0.0%
1950 0.795 +0.0%
1951 0.795 +0.0%
1952 0.795 +0.0%
1953 0.795 +0.0%
1954 0.795 +0.0%
1955 0.795 +0.0%
1956 0.795 +0.0%
1957 0.795 +0.0%
1958 0.795 +0.0%
1959 0.795 +0.0%
1960 0.795 +0.0%
1961 0.795 +0.0%
1962 0.795 +0.0%
1963 0.795 +0.0%
1964 0.795 +0.0%
1965 0.795 +0.0%
1966 0.795 +0.0%
1967 0.795 +0.0%
1968 0.795 +0.0%
1969 0.795 +0.0%
1970 0.795 +0.0%
1971 0.795 +0.0%
1972 0.795 +0.0%
1973 0.795 +0.0%
1974 0.795 +0.0%
1975 0.795 +0.0%
1976 0.795 +0.0%
1977 0.795 +0.0%
1978 0.795 +0.0%
1979 0.795 +0.0%
1980 0.795 +0.0%
1981 0.795 +0.0%
1982 0.795 +0.0%
1983 0.795 +0.0%
1984 0.795 +0.0%
1985 0.795 +0.0%
1986 0.795 +0.0%
1987 0.795 +0.0%
1988 0.795 +0.0%
1989 0.795 +0.0%
1990 0.797 +0.3%
1991 0.614 -23.0%
1992 0.614 +0.0%
1993 0.614 +0.0%
1994 0.614 +0.0%
1995 0.614 +0.0%
1996 0.614 +0.0%
1997 0.614 +0.0%
1998 0.614 +0.0%
1999 0.614 +0.0%
2000 0.616 +0.3%
2001 0.616 +0.0%
2002 0.616 +0.0%
2003 0.616 +0.0%
2004 0.616 +0.0%
2005 0.616 +0.0%
2006 0.616 +0.0%
2007 0.616 +0.0%
2008 0.616 +0.0%
2009 0.616 +0.0%
2010 0.616 +0.0%
2011 0.616 +0.0%
2012 0.616 +0.0%
2013 0.647 +5.0%
2014 0.647 +0.0%
2015 0.647 +0.0%
2016 0.647 +0.0%
2017 0.633 -2.2%
2018 0.678 +7.1%
2019 0.683 +0.7%
2020 0.683 +0.0%
2021 0.664 -2.8%
2022 0.657 -1.1%
2023 0.67 +2.0%
2024 0.656 -2.1%
2025 0.589 -10.2%

Albania compared with similar countries

  • Albania's 0.589 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6235, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Albania's 0.589 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7595, 78% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1910s 0.291 0.291 0.291 8
1920s 0.307 0.291 0.323 10
1930s 0.4193 0.368 0.425 10
1940s 0.5858 0.323 0.795 10
1950s 0.795 0.795 0.795 10
1960s 0.795 0.795 0.795 10
1970s 0.795 0.795 0.795 10
1980s 0.795 0.795 0.795 10
1990s 0.6323 0.614 0.797 10
2000s 0.616 0.616 0.616 10
2010s 0.643 0.616 0.683 10
2020s 0.6532 0.589 0.683 6

Countries ranked near Albania

  1. 104 Sri Lanka 0.602 compare
  2. 105 Palestine 0.599 compare
  3. 106 Kuwait 0.596 compare
  4. 108 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.572 compare
  5. 109 Turkey 0.565 compare
  6. 110 Iran 0.56 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is equal rights protection index in Albania?
Equal rights protection index in Albania was 0.589 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 0.797 in 1990.
What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.291 in 1912.
How does Albania rank for equal rights protection index?
Albania ranks 107th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Albania data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Equal Rights Protection Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,496 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.