Effective Power to Govern Score in Albania
Albania: Effective Power to Govern Score was 7 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Effective Power to Govern Score in Albania, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for effective power to govern score in Albania is 7, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective power to govern score in Albania peaked at 8 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2011.
Albania ranks 35th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Effective Power to Govern Score in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8 | — |
| 2007 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 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 6, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Albania's 7 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More reference data data for Albania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2845 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0261 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.954 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6439 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.142 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is effective power to govern score in Albania?
- Effective power to govern score in Albania was 7 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest effective power to govern score recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2005.
- What is the lowest effective power to govern score recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2011.
- How does Albania rank for effective power to govern score?
- Albania ranks 35th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is effective power to govern 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 Effective Power to Govern Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which no individual or group holds de facto veto power over democratically elected political leaders.