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 80th out of 173 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.

Rule of Law Index in Albania

Name: Rule of Law Index in Albania
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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

Latest (2025)

0.592

Change on year

up 1.5%

World rank

80th

of 173 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

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 80th out of 173 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	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

77 Oman 0.613 compare
78 Hungary 0.605 compare
79 Tunisia 0.596 compare
80 Peru 0.592 compare
82 Niger 0.578 compare
83 Argentina 0.577 compare

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More reference data data for Albania

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 - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4183 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2845 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 170.64 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 1.43 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 977.4 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 37.63 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 3,963 (2050)

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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 80th out of 173 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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About this data

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.