Albania is a unitary parliamentary republic divided into counties and municipalities, and has been a NATO member since 2009. The government led by Edi Rama pursues European Union accession, tourism-led growth and a market-oriented economy.
In the 12 Axes register, Albania leans hardest on Democratic – Autocratic: Democratic 68%; the register median is balanced 50%.
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Where Albania sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Unitary
Unitary state with 61 municipalities
Representative Democracy
Unicameral parliament elected by proportional lists
Centrist
Media and judicial pressures; vetting reform
Cooperation
NATO member since 2009, EU candidate
Neutral
Small armed forces, NATO integrated
Centrist
Greek and other minorities recognised in law
Economic Liberal
Most industry privatised; 15 percent flat corporate tax
Markets
Open market economy, tourism-led
Free Trade
EU accession talks, free-trade agreements
Moderate
Secular state, no official religion
Moderate
Anti-discrimination law covers LGBT people; no same-sex unions
Neutral
No distinct state stance
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Albania is at Democratic 68%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Federal – Unitary
On Federal – Unitary, Albania is at Unitary 68%, almost the register median of Unitary 68%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · freedomhouse.org
Map: Marcos Elias de Oliveira Júnior, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
Last updated: 2026-10-15
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
