International rankings of Albania
The following are international rankings of Albania.
General
- World Economic Forum: Global Gender Gap Report 2012, ranked 91 out of 135 countries.[1]
Culture
Main article: Culture of Albania
Demographics
Main article: Demographics of Albania
The population of Albania decreased due to the two major emigration waves in the 1990s: The post-1990 wave prior to the collapse of communism in Albania, and the post-1997 wave following the 1997 unrest in Albania
- Population 2011 ranked 138 out of 242 countries
- CIA World Factbook: Life expectancy 2005-2010 ranked 45 out of 195 countries
- List by the United Nations Population Division: infant mortality rate ranked 89 highest infant mortality rate out of 194 countries
Economy
Main article: Economy of Albania
Ismail Qemali, the founder of the modern Albanian state and its first head of state and government, on the 500 Albanian lek banknote
- The Wall Street Journal and the Heritage Foundation: 2012 Index of Economic Freedom, ranked 57 out of 179 countries[3]
- World Bank: 2013 Ease of Doing Business Index, ranked 85 out of 185 countries[4]
- United Nations: Human Development Index 2011, ranked 70 out of 182 countries[5]
- International Monetary Fund: GDP (nominal) per capita 2011, ranked 101 out of 184 countries
- International Monetary Fund: GDP (nominal) 2009, ranked 113 out of 179 countries
- World Economic Forum: Global Competitiveness Index 2012-2013, ranked 89 out of 144 countries[6]
- Foreign exchange reserves as of December 2008 ranked 111 out of 156 countries
- Gallup World Poll 2010, ranked 103 out of 155[7]
- The Wall Street Journal and the Heritage Foundation: Index of Economic Freedom 2010, ranked 53 out of 179 countries
- International Monetary Fund: GDP (nominal) per capita 2009, ranked 98 out of 180 countries
- International Monetary Fund: GDP (nominal) 2009, ranked 113 out of 179 countries
- World Economic Forum: Global Competitiveness Index 2008-2009, ranked 108 out of 134 countries
- World Bank: Ease of Doing Business Index 2010 report, ranked 82 out of 183 countries
- United Nations: Human Development Index 2007, ranked 70 out of 182 countries
- Foreign exchange reserves as of December 2015 ranked 107 out of 187 countries
Education
Main article: Education in Albania
- Education Index, ranked 77 out of 181 countries.
- Programme for International Student Assessment 2009,
- Maths, ranked 66 out of 74.
- Sciences, ranked 65 out of 74.
- Reading, ranked 66 out of 74.
- United Nations Development Programme: literacy rate 2011, ranked 9 out of 183 countries.
Environment
Main article: Environment of Albania
- Yale University: Environmental Sustainability Index 2005, ranked 24 out of 146 countries.
- Environmental Performance Index 2012, 15 of 132 countries.
- Environmental Performance Index 2012 by Trend EPI 2012, 4 of 132 countries.
- South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission and United Nations Environment Program: Environmental Vulnerability Index, ranked 158 out of 234 countries.
Globalization
Main article: Globalization
- A.T. Kearney/Foreign Policy Magazine: Globalization Index 2010, 94 out of 181 countries.
Geography
Main article: Geography of Albania
Albania has an Adriatic Sea coastline on the west and Ionian Sea coastline in the south
- Total area ranked 145 out of 249
Health
- World Food Programme: List of countries by percentage of population suffering from undernourishment Not listed in current data records.
Military
Main article: Military of Albania
- Institute for Economics and Peace / EIU: Global Peace Index 2016, ranked 54 out of 163 countries [8]
Politics
Main article: Politics of Albania
- Transparency International: Corruption Perceptions Index 2015, ranked 88 out of 167 countries[9]
- Reporters Without Borders: Press Freedom Index 2016, ranked 82 out of 180 countries[10]
- Freedom House: Freedom of the Press (report) 2009, ranked 50 out of 98 [11]
- The Economist: Democracy Index 2015, ranked 81 out of 167 [12]
Religion
Main article: Religion in Albania
- List of Muslim majority countries: ranked 37 [13]
Society
Further information: Culture of Albania
- University of Leicester 2006 Satisfaction with Life Index ranked 157 out of 178
- New Economics Foundation 2009 Happy Planet Index ranked 54 out of 143.
Sport
- FIFA World Rankings September 2015 - Albania national football team was ranked 25th.
Tourism
Main article: Tourism in Albania
- World Tourism Organization: World Tourism rankings 2008, not ranked among top 50
- World Economic Forum: Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2009, ranked 90 out of 133 countries[14]
Technology
- International Telecommunication Union: Countries by number of fixed broadband subscriptions 2010, ranked 89 out of 186 countries.
- List of countries by number of Internet users 2011, ranked 99 out of 193 countries.
References
- ↑ Global Gender Gap, World Economic Forum
- ↑ "The World's Best Countries". Newsweek. 2010-08-15. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
- ↑ "2012 Index of Economic Freedom". Heritage Foundation. 2012. Retrieved 2012. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Ease of Doing Business Index". World Bank. 2012. Retrieved 2012. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Human Development Report 2011 - statistical annex (PDF)" (PDF). Human Development Report. 2011. Retrieved 2012. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Index 2012-2013 (PDF)
- ↑ Francesca Levy, 07.14.2010 Table: The World's Happiest Countries forbes.com
- ↑ Institute for Economics and Peace 2009 Global Peace Index PDF page 11
- ↑ "Corruption Perceptions Index 2010". Transparency International. 2011. Retrieved 2012. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Press Freedom Index 2011/2012". Reporters Without Borders. 2011/2012. Retrieved 2012. Check date values in:
|access-date=, |date=(help) - ↑ "Freedom of the Press 2009" (PDF). Freedom House. Retrieved 2009-05-07. PDF
- ↑ "Democracy Index 2011". Economist Intelligence Unit. 2011. Retrieved 2012. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ Miller, Tracy, ed. (October 2009), Mapping the Global Muslim Population: A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World’s Muslim Population (PDF), Pew Research Center, archived from the original (PDF) on October 10, 2009, retrieved 8 October 2009
- ↑ The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2009 (PDF) World Economic Forum
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