International rankings of Kosovo

Map of the Republic of Kosovo

The following are international rankings of Kosovo :

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of Kosovo

Ethnic composition of Kosovo in 2005 according to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.

• Population 2011, ranked 150 out of 244 countries.
• Population density 2011, ranked 75 out of 243 countries.
• World Bank: List of states by fertility rate 2010, ranked 104 out of 197 countries.
• OECD: List of states by birth rate 2011, ranked 110 out of 236 countries.

Economy

Main article: Economy of Kosovo

• International Monetary Fund: GDP (nominal) per capita 2011, ranked 104 out of 191 countries. ^[1]
• International Monetary Fund: GDP (nominal) 2012, ranked 155 out of 206 countries. ^[2]
• World Bank: GDP (nominal) per capita 2011, ranked 114 out of 190 countries. ^[3]
• World Bank: GDP (nominal) 2011, ranked 140 out of 190 countries. ^[4]
• World Bank: Ease of Doing Business Index 2013 report, ranked 98 out of 185 countries.
• United Nations: Human Development Index 2012, ranked 87 out of 187 countries. ^[5]
• Forbes: The World's Happiest Countries 2010, ranked 54 out of 155 countries. ^[6]

Energy

Kosovo lignite reserves compared to the world.

Baryte from Trepça Mines.

• The second largest coal reserves in Europe. ^[7]
• The fifth largest reserve of lignite on the planet. ^{[8] [9]}

Politics

Main article: Politics of Kosovo

• Reporters Without Borders: Press Freedom Index 2023, ranked 56th out of 180 countries. ^[10]
• Freedom House: Freedom of the Press (report) 2017, ranked 96th out of 189 countries.
• Transparency International: Corruption Perceptions Index 2016, ranked 95th out of 178 countries. ^[11]

Religion

Main article: Religion in Kosovo

Church and Mosque in Prizren, symbol of religious tolerance.

• List of Muslim majority countries: ranked 31. ^[12]
• The second European country with the highest concentration of Muslims (90%, only after Turkey). ^[13]

Geography

Main article: Geography of Kosovo

• Total area ranked 168 out of 249 countries.
• Coastline length: ranked 154 out of 154 countries.

References

1. Data refer mostly to the year 2011. World Economic Outlook Database-October 2012, International Monetary Fund. Accessed on 11 October 2012.
2. "Report for Selected Countries and Subjects". IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2012]. International Monetary Fund . Retrieved February 1, 2013.
3. Data refer mostly to the year 2011. World Development Indicators database, World Bank. Database updated on 27 September 2012. Accessed on 5 October 2012.
4. "GDP (current US$)". World Bank . Retrieved October 9, 2012.
5. "Human Development Report - Kosovo 2012" (PDF). UNDP. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-04-27. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
6. Francesca Levy, 07.14.2010 Table: The World's Happiest Countries forbes.com
7. Reuters, October 1, 2009)
8. Importing Lignite into Coal Rich Kosovo, BalkanInsight, 2009-11-29
9. Mineral deposits Archived 2013-03-16 at the Wayback Machine , ICMM
10. "Kosovo | RSF". rsf.org. 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
11. CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX 2012 Archived 2013-11-29 at the Wayback Machine , Transparency International
12. List of Muslim majority countries
13. MAPPING THE GLOBAL MUSLIM POPULATION Archived 2013-07-25 at the Wayback Machine , pewforum