Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 39/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 58.2/100 #80
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.484
- HDI
- 0.810
- Regional blocs
- CEFTA
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary parliamentary republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Albania | Bajram Begaj |
| Prime Minister of Albania | Edi Rama |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 1.4/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 11.7/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 2.0% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
52th pct
Rule of law (2023)
46th pct
Corruption control (2023)
43th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
60th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
58th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
54th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 39 / 100
- Interpretation
- Significant corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.484
- Liberal
- 0.382
- Participatory
- 0.290
- Deliberative
- 0.236
- Egalitarian
- 0.351
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 58.2 / 100
- Global rank
- #80 / 180
- Rank change
- +19 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- UE Balkans
- Political #119
- 38.6
- Economic #147
- 31.7
- Legal #53
- 69.5
- Social #68
- 65.9
- Safety #70
- 85.2
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58.2 | 80 | 38.6 | 31.7 | 69.5 | 65.9 | 85.2 |
| 2024 | 54.1 | 99 | 42.3 | 34.6 | 67.5 | 67.0 | 59.2 |
| 2023 | 57.9 | 96 | 47.8 | 35.1 | 67.6 | 68.4 | 70.5 |
| 2022 | 56.4 | 103 | 50.6 | 29.4 | 68.8 | 66.6 | 66.8 |
| 2021 | 69.4 | 83 | - | - | - | - | 76.0 |
| 2020 | 69.8 | 84 | - | - | - | - | 86.1 |
| 2019 | 70.2 | 82 | - | - | - | - | 86.1 |
| 2018 | 70.5 | 75 | - | - | - | - | 83.9 |
| 2017 | 70.1 | 76 | - | - | - | - | 83.9 |
| 2016 | 70.1 | 82 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 71.2 | 82 | - | - | - | - | 78.0 |
| 2014 | 70.1 | 85 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 69.1 | 102 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 34.4 | 96 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 21.5 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 21.8 | 88 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 16.0 | 79 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 25.5 | 87 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 18.0 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 14.2 | 62 | - | - | - | - | - |