Freedom of Expression Score in Albania
Albania: Freedom of Expression Score was 7 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom of Expression Score in Albania, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Albania recorded 7 for freedom of expression score 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 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.
Freedom of Expression Score in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9 | — |
| 2007 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 | +0.0% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 7 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Albania's 7 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
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 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 freedom of expression score in Albania?
- Freedom of expression score in Albania was 7 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of expression score recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2005.
- What is the lowest freedom of expression score recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2011.
- How does Albania rank for freedom of expression score?
- Albania ranks 19th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of expression score 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 Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of Expression Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Indicates the extent to which individuals, groups, and the press can express their views free from government interference.