List of counties of Albania by Human Development Index

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The Human Development Index (HDI) of Albania for 2019 is 0.795, which corresponds to rank 69th out of 189 countries and territories around the world.

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.

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 2020 and reflecting data from 2019, Albania placed 69th among 189 countries with an HDI value of 0.795.[2]

Counties by HDI[]

Rank County 2019 Human Development Index (HDI) Comparable Country
Very high human development
1 Tirana 0.820  Turkey
2 Vlorë 0.802  Mauritius
Durrës
High human development
4 Gjirokastër 0.794  Seychelles,  Trinidad and Tobago
— Albania 0.795  Seychelles,  Trinidad and Tobago
5 Korçë 0.790  Seychelles,  Trinidad and Tobago
6 Elbasan 0.784  Cuba,  Iran
Shkodër
8 Berat 0.782  Sri Lanka
9 Lezhë 0.769  Colombia
10 Fier 0.767
11 Dibër 0.754  Azerbaijan,  Dominican Republic
12 Kukës 0.749  Moldova,  Algeria
Source:[2][3]

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. ^ a b "Human Development Report 2020" (PDF). Human Development Report United Nations Development Programme. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Human Development Indices (5.0): Sub-national HDI – Area Database–Global Data". Global Data Lab. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
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