Freedom Score in Albania
Albania: Freedom Score was 69 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Freedom Score in Albania, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom score in Albania stood at 69. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Albania peaked at 69 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 63, in 2005.
Albania ranks 85th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.62 | 63 | 68 | 8 |
| 2010s | 66.4 | 63 | 68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.5 | 66 | 69 | 6 |
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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)
- Key features of democracy 0.484 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.673 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.785 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.484 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.29 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.382 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom score in Albania?
- Freedom score in Albania was 69 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 69 in 2025.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 63 in 2005.
- How does Albania rank for freedom score?
- Albania ranks 85th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Freedom House's total democracy score is a 0-to-100 aggregate that adds up a country's points on 25 indicators of political rights (max 40) and civil liberties (max 60), creating a single snapshot of the freedoms people actually enjoy.