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.

Equal Rights Protection Index in Albania

Name: Equal Rights Protection Index in Albania
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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

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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	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

104 Sri Lanka 0.602 compare
105 Palestine 0.599 compare
106 Kuwait 0.596 compare
108 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.572 compare
109 Turkey 0.565 compare
110 Iran 0.56 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More social development data for Albania

Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
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)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Liberal democracy 1 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.382 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Human Rights Index 0.872 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.29 (2025)
Key features of human rights 0.872 (2025)

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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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About this data

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.