Albania vs North Macedonia

Albania vs North Macedonia: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.48 of 1 in Albania and 0.56 of 1 in North Macedonia, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in North Macedonia, by 0.08 of 1, or 1.16 times that in Albania.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Albania vs North Macedonia: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.48 of 1 in Albania and 0.56 of 1 in North Macedonia, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in North Macedonia, by 0.08 of 1, or 1.16 times that in Albania.
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What the numbers say

  • North Macedonia has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Albania.
  • In 2025, Albania ranked 91 and North Macedonia ranked 78 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearAlbaniaNorth MacedoniaWorld
20250.480.560.48
20240.510.560.49
20230.510.560.49
20220.520.560.5
20210.530.590.5
20200.530.60.51
20190.510.60.52
20180.520.580.52
20170.540.550.52
20160.520.450.52
20150.520.440.52
20140.520.450.52
20130.520.450.52
20120.540.450.53
20110.540.480.53
20100.540.530.52
20090.540.530.52
20080.550.550.52
20070.550.580.52
20060.550.60.52
20050.520.60.52
20040.490.620.51
20030.490.620.51
20020.480.530.5
20010.440.450.49
20000.40.460.49
19990.390.560.49
19980.390.50.49
19970.370.470.49
19960.390.460.48
19950.430.450.47
19940.420.320.47
19930.420.280.46
19920.420.270.44
19910.370.270.42
19900.190.20.41
19890.170.140.36
19880.170.140.36
19870.170.140.35
19860.170.140.34
19850.170.140.34
19840.170.140.33
19830.170.140.32
19820.170.140.32
19810.170.140.32
19800.170.110.32
19790.170.090.31
19780.170.090.3
19770.170.090.3
19760.170.090.29
19750.170.090.29
19740.170.090.29
19730.170.090.29
19720.170.090.29
19710.170.090.29
19700.170.090.29
19690.170.090.29
19680.170.090.3
19670.170.090.29
19660.170.090.29
19650.170.090.3
19640.170.090.3
19630.170.090.3
19620.170.090.29
19610.170.090.29
19600.170.090.28
19590.170.090.27
19580.170.090.27
19570.170.090.27
19560.170.090.26
19550.170.090.25
19540.170.090.25
19530.170.10.24
19520.170.090.24
19510.170.090.24
19500.170.090.23
19490.170.090.22
19480.160.090.22
19470.160.090.21
19460.070.090.19
19450.050.050.16
19440.050.050.14
19430.050.050.14
19420.050.060.14
19410.050.090.15
19400.050.130.15
19390.070.150.17
19380.110.140.17
19370.120.140.17
19360.170.140.17
19350.170.140.17
19340.17–0.18
19330.17–0.18
19320.15–0.19
19310.140.10.18
19300.140.10.18
19290.140.140.19
19280.170.160.19
19270.170.170.19
19260.170.170.19
19250.170.170.19
19240.150.170.19
19230.210.170.19
19220.230.170.19
19210.210.170.19
19200.140.160.18
19190.130.160.16
19180.10.150.15
19170.10.150.15
19160.10.150.15
19150.080.150.15
19140.10.160.15
1913–0.080.15
1912–0.110.15
1911–0.140.15
1910–0.140.15
1909–0.150.15
1908–0.060.15
1907–0.010.15
1906–0.010.15
1905–0.010.15
1904–0.010.14
1903–0.010.14
1902–0.010.15
1901–0.010.14
1900–0.010.14
1899–0.010.22
1898–0.010.22
1897–0.010.22
1896–0.010.22
1895–0.010.22
1894–0.010.21
1893–0.010.21
1892–0.010.21
1891–0.010.2
1890–0.010.2
1889–0.010.2
1888–0.010.2
1887–0.010.2
1886–0.010.19
1885–0.010.19
1884–0.010.2
1883–0.010.19
1882–0.010.19
1881–0.010.19
1880–0.010.19
1879–0.010.19
1878–0.010.18
1877–0.030.18
1876–0.10.19
1875–0.040.18
1874–0.040.18
1873–0.040.18
1872–0.040.18
1871–0.040.18
1870–0.040.18
1869–0.040.17
1868–0.040.17
1867–0.040.17
1866–0.030.16
1865–0.030.16
1864–0.030.16
1863–0.030.16
1862–0.030.16
1861–0.030.15
1860–0.030.15
1859–0.020.14
1858–0.020.14
1857–0.020.14
1856–0.020.13
1855–0.020.13
1854–0.020.13
1853–0.020.13
1852–0.020.13
1851–0.020.13
1850–0.020.13
1849–0.020.15
1848–0.020.13
1847–0.020.11
1846–0.020.11
1845–0.020.11
1844–0.020.11
1843–0.020.1
1842–0.020.1
1841–0.020.1
1840–0.020.1
1839–0.020.1
1838–0.020.09
1837–0.020.09
1836–0.020.1
1835–0.020.09
1834–0.020.09
1833–0.020.09
1832–0.020.09
1831–0.020.09
1830–0.020.09
1829–0.020.08
1828–0.020.08
1827–0.020.09
1826–0.020.08
1825–0.020.08
1824–0.020.08
1823–0.020.08
1822–0.020.08
1821–0.020.07
1820–0.020.07
1819–0.020.06
1818–0.020.06
1817–0.020.06
1816–0.020.06
1815–0.020.06
1814–0.020.05
1813–0.020.05
1812–0.020.06
1811–0.020.06
1810–0.020.06
1809–0.020.05
1808–0.020.05
1807–0.020.05
1806–0.020.05
1805–0.020.05
1804–0.020.05
1803–0.020.05
1802–0.020.05
1801–0.020.05
1800–0.020.05
1799–0.020.05
1798–0.020.06
1797–0.020.05
1796–0.020.05
1795–0.020.05
1794–0.020.05
1793–0.020.05
1792–0.020.05
1791–0.020.05
1790–0.020.05
1789–0.020.05

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Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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