List of counties of Albania by Human Development Index

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The Human Development Index (HDI) of Albania for 2021 is 0.796, which corresponds to rank List of countries by Human Development Index 67 out of 189 countries and territories around the world. Flag of Albania.svg
The Human Development Index (HDI) of Albania for 2021 is 0.796, which corresponds to rank List of countries by Human Development Index 67 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.

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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 2023 and reflecting data from 2021, Albania placed List of countries by Human Development Index 67 among 189 countries with an HDI value of 0.796. [2]

RankCountyHDI (2021)
Very high human development
1 Flag of Tirane.svg Tirana 0.822
2 Flag of Vlore.svg Vlorë 0.804
3 Flag of Durres.svg Durrës 0.803
High human development
4 Gjirokastër 0.797
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania (average)0.796
5 Flag of Korce.svg Korçë 0.792
6 Flag of Elbasan.svg Elbasan 0.785
Shkodër
8 Flag of Berat.svg Berat 0.783
9 Lezhë 0.771
10 Fier 0.769
11 Dibër 0.756
12 Flag of Kukes.svg Kukës 0.754
Source: [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Human Development Index (HDI)". United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  2. 1 2 "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.