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

• Newsweek: The World's Best Countries 2010, ranked 57 out of 100 countries.^[2]

Demographics

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

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 2008 ranked 111 out of 156 countries

Education

• 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

• 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

• A.T. Kearney/Foreign Policy Magazine: Globalization Index 2010, 94 out of 181 countries.

Geography

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

• Institute for Economics and Peace / EIU: Global Peace Index 2011, ranked 63 out of 153 countries ^[8]

Politics

• Transparency International: Corruption Perceptions Index 2011, ranked 95 out of 182 countries^[9]
• Reporters Without Borders: Press Freedom Index 2011/2012, ranked 96 out of 179 countries^[10]
• Freedom House: Freedom of the Press (report) 2009, ranked 50 out of 98 ^[11]
• The Economist: Democracy Index 2011, ranked 87 out of 167 ^[12]

Religion

• List of Muslim majority countries: ranked 37 ^[13]

Society

• 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

• 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.

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