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Official Territory

Albania

Republic of Albania

Pop: 2,363,314
Zone: Europe
DEMOVISTA PROPRIETARY // 2026

Liberty
Analysis

A weighted composite metric synthesizing global data on democracy, human rights, economic freedom, and societal development.

6.3INDEX / 10.0
Emerging Democracy

Supporting
Indices

6.7
SCORE / 10

Democracy Quality

Comprehensive analysis of democratic institutional quality

Emerging Democracy
7.3
SCORE / 10

Economic Freedom

Degree to which policies and institutions support economic liberty

Emerging Democracy
7.8
SCORE / 10

Human Freedom

A comprehensive measure of personal, civil, and economic freedom

Emerging Democracy
7.1
SCORE / 10

Economic Policy

Analysis of rule of law, government size, and regulatory efficiency

Emerging Democracy
6.2
SCORE / 10

Liberal Democracy

Accountability to citizens through elections and individual rights protection

Emerging Democracy

Structural
Categories

#88
🗣️

Freedom of Speech

5.8

Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.

Status
#88/ 184
#72
📜

Rule of Law

6.0

Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.

Status
#72/ 184
#77
👩

Women's Freedom

6.4

Moderate protections with recognized gaps in enforcement.

Status
#77/ 184
#72
👥

Minorities Freedom

6.7

Moderate minority protections with localized discrimination risks.

Status
#72/ 184
#57
🛡️

Crime & Safety

7.9

Low violent crime rates and robust personal security infrastructure.

Status
#57/ 184
#73
🗽

Individual Liberties

6.3

Generally respected personal freedoms with minor restrictions.

Status
#73/ 184
#84
🗳️

Democratic Health

4.5

Severe democratic deficits or authoritarian structures.

Status
#84/ 184
#85
🏛️

Institutional Integrity

5.5

Moderate systemic corruption or institutional friction.

Status
#85/ 184
#61
⚖️

Civil Justice

7.3

Impartial court system with strong political independence.

Status
#61/ 184
#86
📈

Economic Vigor

6.5

Developing market with average structural freedom.

Status
#86/ 184
#42
🏦

Macroeconomic Stability

8.2

Reliable local currency strongly protected from inflation.

Status
#42/ 184
#9
🌐

Market Openness

8.5

Highly fluid cross-border trade and financial liberties.

Status
#9/ 184
#31
📋

Regulatory Environment

6.1

Bureaucratic friction impedes rapid business operations.

Status
#31/ 184
#40
🌟

Quality of Life

7.5

High biological and structural welfare capacity.

Status
#40/ 184
#69
🌈

Social Tolerance

6.5

Inconsistent execution of equal rights distributions.

Status
#69/ 184
#82
📰

Expression and Information

5.6

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

Status
#82/ 184
#80
🤝

Civil Society

6.3

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

Status
#80/ 184

Metadata &
Technical Details

Basic Information

Capital

Tirana

Region

Europe

Subregion

Southeast Europe

Landlocked

No

Culture & Language

Languages

Albanian

Currencies

Albanian lek (L)

Technical Details

Country Codes

ALALB

Neighboring Countries

MNE, GRC, MKD, UNK

Geographic
Hub

Initializing Projections...
Geospatial Context
Coordinates41.00°N, 20.00°E
ProjectionEquirectangular

National
Insights

Background

After declaring independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1912, Albania experienced a period of political upheaval that led to a short-lived monarchy, which ended in 1939 when Italy conquered the country. Germany then occupied Albania in 1943, and communist partisans took over the country in 1944. Albania allied itself first with the USSR (until 1960) and then with China (until 1978). In the early 1990s, Albania ended communist rule and established a multiparty democracy. 

Government-endorsed pyramid schemes in 1997 led to economic collapse and civil disorder, which only ended when UN peacekeeping troops intervened. In 1999, some 450,000 ethnic Albanians fled from Kosovo to Albania to escape the war with the Serbs. Albania joined NATO in 2009 and became an official candidate for EU membership in 2014.