Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Albania
Albania: Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 0.872 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.872
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
52nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.893
in 2013
All-time low
0.017
in 1950
Years of data
114
1912–2025
Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Albania, 1912–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Albania recorded 0.872 for human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Albania peaked at 0.893 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.017, in 1950.
Albania ranks 52nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 0.435 | — |
| 1913 | 0.435 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.433 | -0.5% |
| 1915 | 0.342 | -21.0% |
| 1916 | 0.383 | +12.0% |
| 1917 | 0.383 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.389 | +1.6% |
| 1919 | 0.396 | +1.8% |
| 1920 | 0.489 | +23.5% |
| 1921 | 0.489 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.489 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.489 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.459 | -6.1% |
| 1925 | 0.345 | -24.8% |
| 1926 | 0.339 | -1.7% |
| 1927 | 0.357 | +5.3% |
| 1928 | 0.358 | +0.3% |
| 1929 | 0.358 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.36 | +0.6% |
| 1931 | 0.36 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.36 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.343 | -4.7% |
| 1934 | 0.358 | +4.4% |
| 1935 | 0.357 | -0.3% |
| 1936 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.356 | -0.3% |
| 1938 | 0.356 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.261 | -26.7% |
| 1940 | 0.184 | -29.5% |
| 1941 | 0.185 | +0.5% |
| 1942 | 0.185 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.188 | +1.6% |
| 1944 | 0.096 | -48.9% |
| 1945 | 0.024 | -75.0% |
| 1946 | 0.021 | -12.5% |
| 1947 | 0.019 | -9.5% |
| 1948 | 0.018 | -5.3% |
| 1949 | 0.018 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.017 | -5.6% |
| 1951 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.018 | +5.9% |
| 1961 | 0.018 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.018 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.018 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.018 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.018 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.017 | -5.6% |
| 1967 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.025 | +47.1% |
| 1986 | 0.025 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.025 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.025 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.026 | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.111 | +326.9% |
| 1991 | 0.67 | +503.6% |
| 1992 | 0.745 | +11.2% |
| 1993 | 0.738 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.732 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.75 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.746 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.731 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.756 | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.782 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.831 | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.836 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.849 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.854 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.86 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.866 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.87 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.871 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.872 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.879 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.878 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.893 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.893 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.893 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.893 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.883 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.891 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.887 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.889 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.886 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.877 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.876 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.872 | -0.5% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 0.872 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7345, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Albania's 0.872 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8795, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Albania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +503.6% | 0.111 | 0.67 |
| 1990 | +326.9% | 0.026 | 0.111 |
| 1945 | -75.0% | 0.096 | 0.024 |
| 1944 | -48.9% | 0.188 | 0.096 |
| 1985 | +47.1% | 0.017 | 0.025 |
| 1940 | -29.5% | 0.261 | 0.184 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.3995 | 0.342 | 0.435 | 8 |
| 1920s | 0.4172 | 0.339 | 0.489 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3468 | 0.261 | 0.36 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0938 | 0.018 | 0.188 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.017 | 0.017 | 0.017 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0176 | 0.017 | 0.018 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.017 | 0.017 | 0.017 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0211 | 0.017 | 0.026 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6761 | 0.111 | 0.782 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8579 | 0.831 | 0.871 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8858 | 0.872 | 0.893 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8812 | 0.872 | 0.889 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 50 East Timor 0.873 compare
- 50 Mauritius 0.873 compare
- 53 Brazil 0.871 compare
- 54 Slovakia 0.857 compare
- 54 Solomon Islands 0.857 compare
- 54 South Africa 0.857 compare
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 human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Albania?
- Human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Albania was 0.872 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.893 in 2013.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.017 in 1950.
- How does Albania rank for human rights index vs. electoral democracy index?
- Albania ranks 52nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.