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Rule of Law Index in Albania

Albania: Rule of Law Index was 0.592 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.592
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
83rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.649
in 2022
All-time low
0.26
in 1915
Years of data
114
1912–2025

Rule of Law Index in Albania, 1912–2025

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Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rule of law index in Albania is 0.592, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law index in Albania peaked at 0.649 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.26, in 1915.

That places Albania 83rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 114 years of available data.

Rule of Law Index in Albania, year by year

Year Value Change
1912 0.527 —
1913 0.527 +0.0%
1914 0.537 +1.9%
1915 0.26 -51.6%
1916 0.395 +51.9%
1917 0.395 +0.0%
1918 0.365 -7.6%
1919 0.404 +10.7%
1920 0.46 +13.9%
1921 0.469 +2.0%
1922 0.469 +0.0%
1923 0.469 +0.0%
1924 0.383 -18.3%
1925 0.422 +10.2%
1926 0.436 +3.3%
1927 0.436 +0.0%
1928 0.436 +0.0%
1929 0.456 +4.6%
1930 0.456 +0.0%
1931 0.456 +0.0%
1932 0.456 +0.0%
1933 0.456 +0.0%
1934 0.456 +0.0%
1935 0.456 +0.0%
1936 0.456 +0.0%
1937 0.456 +0.0%
1938 0.456 +0.0%
1939 0.436 -4.4%
1940 0.409 -6.2%
1941 0.409 +0.0%
1942 0.409 +0.0%
1943 0.366 -10.5%
1944 0.485 +32.5%
1945 0.497 +2.5%
1946 0.497 +0.0%
1947 0.497 +0.0%
1948 0.502 +1.0%
1949 0.483 -3.8%
1950 0.496 +2.7%
1951 0.496 +0.0%
1952 0.496 +0.0%
1953 0.496 +0.0%
1954 0.496 +0.0%
1955 0.496 +0.0%
1956 0.496 +0.0%
1957 0.496 +0.0%
1958 0.496 +0.0%
1959 0.496 +0.0%
1960 0.496 +0.0%
1961 0.496 +0.0%
1962 0.496 +0.0%
1963 0.496 +0.0%
1964 0.496 +0.0%
1965 0.496 +0.0%
1966 0.496 +0.0%
1967 0.496 +0.0%
1968 0.496 +0.0%
1969 0.496 +0.0%
1970 0.496 +0.0%
1971 0.496 +0.0%
1972 0.496 +0.0%
1973 0.496 +0.0%
1974 0.496 +0.0%
1975 0.496 +0.0%
1976 0.507 +2.2%
1977 0.48 -5.3%
1978 0.48 +0.0%
1979 0.48 +0.0%
1980 0.48 +0.0%
1981 0.477 -0.6%
1982 0.477 +0.0%
1983 0.477 +0.0%
1984 0.461 -3.4%
1985 0.439 -4.8%
1986 0.45 +2.5%
1987 0.462 +2.7%
1988 0.462 +0.0%
1989 0.452 -2.2%
1990 0.405 -10.4%
1991 0.487 +20.2%
1992 0.48 -1.4%
1993 0.496 +3.3%
1994 0.496 +0.0%
1995 0.496 +0.0%
1996 0.496 +0.0%
1997 0.475 -4.2%
1998 0.458 -3.6%
1999 0.449 -2.0%
2000 0.474 +5.6%
2001 0.518 +9.3%
2002 0.515 -0.6%
2003 0.511 -0.8%
2004 0.529 +3.5%
2005 0.542 +2.5%
2006 0.542 +0.0%
2007 0.542 +0.0%
2008 0.516 -4.8%
2009 0.525 +1.7%
2010 0.523 -0.4%
2011 0.523 +0.0%
2012 0.525 +0.4%
2013 0.54 +2.9%
2014 0.551 +2.0%
2015 0.551 +0.0%
2016 0.551 +0.0%
2017 0.543 -1.5%
2018 0.553 +1.8%
2019 0.569 +2.9%
2020 0.563 -1.1%
2021 0.632 +12.3%
2022 0.649 +2.7%
2023 0.585 -9.9%
2024 0.583 -0.3%
2025 0.592 +1.5%

Albania compared with similar countries

  • Albania's 0.592 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4345, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Albania's 0.592 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8365, 71% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1910s 0.4263 0.26 0.537 8
1920s 0.4436 0.383 0.469 10
1930s 0.454 0.436 0.456 10
1940s 0.4554 0.366 0.502 10
1950s 0.496 0.496 0.496 10
1960s 0.496 0.496 0.496 10
1970s 0.4923 0.48 0.507 10
1980s 0.4637 0.439 0.48 10
1990s 0.4738 0.405 0.496 10
2000s 0.5214 0.474 0.542 10
2010s 0.5429 0.523 0.569 10
2020s 0.6007 0.563 0.649 6

Countries ranked near Albania

  1. 80 Oman 0.613 compare
  2. 81 Hungary 0.605 compare
  3. 82 Tunisia 0.596 compare
  4. 83 Peru 0.592 compare
  5. 85 Niger 0.578 compare
  6. 86 Argentina 0.577 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law index in Albania?
Rule of law index in Albania was 0.592 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 0.649 in 2022.
What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.26 in 1915.
How does Albania rank for rule of law index?
Albania ranks 83rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is rule of law index rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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 Rule of Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rule of Law Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the government complies with the law, courts are independent, laws transparent, justice accessible, corruption absent, and the bureaucracy is impartial.