Judicial Checks on Government Index in Albania
Albania: Judicial Checks on Government Index was 0.689 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.689
Change on year
up 6.3%
World rank
86th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.75
in 2021
All-time low
0.312
in 1945
Years of data
114
1912–2025
Judicial Checks on Government Index in Albania, 1912–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Albania recorded 0.689 for judicial checks on government index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, judicial checks on government index in Albania peaked at 0.75 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.312, in 1945.
Albania ranks 86th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 114 years of available data.
Judicial Checks on Government Index in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 0.629 | — |
| 1913 | 0.629 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.605 | -3.8% |
| 1915 | 0.447 | -26.1% |
| 1916 | 0.403 | -9.8% |
| 1917 | 0.403 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.401 | -0.5% |
| 1919 | 0.559 | +39.4% |
| 1920 | 0.568 | +1.6% |
| 1921 | 0.58 | +2.1% |
| 1922 | 0.58 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.58 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.565 | -2.6% |
| 1925 | 0.584 | +3.4% |
| 1926 | 0.584 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.584 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.584 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.63 | +7.9% |
| 1930 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.66 | +4.8% |
| 1940 | 0.47 | -28.8% |
| 1941 | 0.47 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.47 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.397 | -15.5% |
| 1944 | 0.559 | +40.8% |
| 1945 | 0.312 | -44.2% |
| 1946 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.312 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.33 | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.345 | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.345 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.345 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.345 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.354 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.573 | +61.9% |
| 1992 | 0.635 | +10.8% |
| 1993 | 0.635 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.635 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.635 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.635 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.635 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.636 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.636 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.621 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.621 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.627 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.611 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.648 | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.648 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.648 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.648 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.647 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.652 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.64 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.64 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.653 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.72 | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 0.746 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.69 | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.694 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.699 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.733 | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.75 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.716 | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.641 | -10.5% |
| 2024 | 0.648 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.689 | +6.3% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 0.689 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.624, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Albania's 0.689 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.802, 86% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.5095 | 0.401 | 0.629 | 8 |
| 1920s | 0.5839 | 0.565 | 0.63 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.633 | 0.63 | 0.66 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3926 | 0.312 | 0.559 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.312 | 0.312 | 0.312 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.312 | 0.312 | 0.312 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3192 | 0.312 | 0.33 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.336 | 0.33 | 0.345 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6009 | 0.354 | 0.636 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6371 | 0.611 | 0.652 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6974 | 0.64 | 0.746 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6962 | 0.641 | 0.75 | 6 |
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 judicial checks on government index in Albania?
- Judicial checks on government index in Albania was 0.689 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.75 in 2021.
- What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.312 in 1945.
- How does Albania rank for judicial checks on government index?
- Albania ranks 86th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Judicial Checks on Government Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the executive respects the constitution, complies with the judiciary and high courts, and higher and lower courts are independent.