Liberal political institutions index in Albania
Albania: Liberal political institutions index was 0.742 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.742
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
74th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.815
in 2014
All-time low
0.107
in 1945
Years of data
114
1912–2025
Liberal political institutions index in Albania, 1912–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Albania recorded 0.742 for liberal political institutions index in 2025.
The figure is down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liberal political institutions index in Albania peaked at 0.815 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.107, in 1945.
Albania ranks 74th 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.
Liberal political institutions index in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 0.336 | — |
| 1913 | 0.431 | +28.3% |
| 1914 | 0.471 | +9.3% |
| 1915 | 0.323 | -31.4% |
| 1916 | 0.32 | -0.9% |
| 1917 | 0.32 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.327 | +2.2% |
| 1919 | 0.409 | +25.1% |
| 1920 | 0.468 | +14.4% |
| 1921 | 0.449 | -4.1% |
| 1922 | 0.513 | +14.3% |
| 1923 | 0.484 | -5.7% |
| 1924 | 0.303 | -37.4% |
| 1925 | 0.419 | +38.3% |
| 1926 | 0.403 | -3.8% |
| 1927 | 0.405 | +0.5% |
| 1928 | 0.398 | -1.7% |
| 1929 | 0.415 | +4.3% |
| 1930 | 0.415 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.415 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.415 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.41 | -1.2% |
| 1934 | 0.415 | +1.2% |
| 1935 | 0.415 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.415 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.338 | -18.6% |
| 1938 | 0.317 | -6.2% |
| 1939 | 0.298 | -6.0% |
| 1940 | 0.226 | -24.2% |
| 1941 | 0.227 | +0.4% |
| 1942 | 0.227 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.201 | -11.5% |
| 1944 | 0.22 | +9.5% |
| 1945 | 0.107 | -51.4% |
| 1946 | 0.131 | +22.4% |
| 1947 | 0.137 | +4.6% |
| 1948 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.136 | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.145 | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.15 | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.149 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.184 | +23.5% |
| 1991 | 0.59 | +220.7% |
| 1992 | 0.718 | +21.7% |
| 1993 | 0.685 | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.734 | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 0.732 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.729 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.737 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.742 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.768 | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.774 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.783 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.778 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.795 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.796 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.795 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.797 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.806 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.815 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.792 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.796 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.808 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.815 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.81 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.804 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.744 | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 0.742 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.742 | +0.0% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 0.742 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6145, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Albania's 0.742 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8415, 88% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liberal political institutions 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 | +220.7% | 0.184 | 0.59 |
| 1945 | -51.4% | 0.22 | 0.107 |
| 1925 | +38.3% | 0.303 | 0.419 |
| 1924 | -37.4% | 0.484 | 0.303 |
| 1915 | -31.4% | 0.471 | 0.323 |
| 1913 | +28.3% | 0.336 | 0.431 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.3671 | 0.32 | 0.471 | 8 |
| 1920s | 0.4257 | 0.303 | 0.513 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3853 | 0.298 | 0.415 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.175 | 0.107 | 0.227 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.137 | 0.137 | 0.137 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1366 | 0.136 | 0.137 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1396 | 0.136 | 0.145 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1467 | 0.145 | 0.15 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6583 | 0.184 | 0.742 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7879 | 0.768 | 0.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8039 | 0.792 | 0.815 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7762 | 0.742 | 0.815 | 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 liberal political institutions index in Albania?
- Liberal political institutions index in Albania was 0.742 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest liberal political institutions index recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.815 in 2014.
- What is the lowest liberal political institutions index recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.107 in 1945.
- How does Albania rank for liberal political institutions index?
- Albania ranks 74th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is liberal political institutions index rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Liberal political institutions index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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