Freedom of expression score bti in Albania
Albania: Freedom of expression score bti was 7 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
19th
of 128 countries
All-time high
9
in 2005
All-time low
7
in 2011
Years of data
11
2005–2025
Freedom of expression score bti in Albania, 2005–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Albania recorded 7 for freedom of expression score bti in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of expression score bti in Albania peaked at 9 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2011.
That places Albania 19th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.33 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
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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 freedom of expression score bti in Albania?
- Freedom of expression score bti in Albania was 7 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of expression score bti recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2005.
- What is the lowest freedom of expression score bti recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2011.
- How does Albania rank for freedom of expression score bti?
- Albania ranks 19th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of expression score bti rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of expression score bti. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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