List of counties of Albania by Human Development Index

This article presents a list of counties of Albania by Human Development Index (HDI), which is a comparative measure of life expectancy, education, literacy, standard of living, per capita income and overall well-being of the citizens in each counties of Albania.

The Human Development Index (HDI) of Albania for 2018 is 0.791, which corresponds to rank 69th out of 189 countries and territories around the world.

Human Development Index

Methodology

Introduced by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in 1990, the Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic of education, income and longevity indices, calculated in order to measure social and economic development within countries.[1] It consists of a number between 0 and 1, comprising five tiers of human development—very low, low, medium, high, or very high—wherein the development is considered higher when closer to 1. According to the latest Human Development Report, published in 2019 and reflecting data from 2018, Albania placed 69th among 189 countries with an HDI value of 0.791.[2]

Counties by HDI
Rank County 2018 Human Development Index (HDI) Comparable Country
Very high human development
1 Tirana 0.818  Bulgaria
2 Vlorë 0.803  Malaysia
High human development
3 Durrës 0.799  Serbia
— Albania 0.791  Costa Rica
4 Gjirokastër 0.783  Georgia
5 Elbasan 0.782  Sri Lanka
6 Shkodër 0.780  Sri Lanka
7 Korçë 0.779
8 Berat 0.773  Antigua and Barbuda
9 Lezhë 0.766
10 Fier 0.765  Thailand
11 Dibër 0.753  Azerbaijan
12 Kukës 0.750  Ukraine
Source:[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "Human Development Index (HDI)". United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  2. Human Development Report 2019 (PDF). New York: United Nations Development Programme. 2019. pp. 300–303. ISBN 978-92-1-126439-5. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  3. "Human Development Report 2019–Human Development Indices and Indicators" (PDF). HDRO (Human Development Report Office) United Nations Development Programme. pp. 22–25. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  4. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database–Global Data Lab". Global Data Lab. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
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