TIRANA, July 28 – Albania ranked 52nd out of 133 countries in the 2015 Social Progress Index published by U.S.-based Social Progress Imperative non-profit organization.
The report classified Albania as an upper middle social progress country with a GDP per capita of $10,405 in purchasing power standards, sandwiched between Ecuador and neighboring Macedonia.
“In the ‘basic human needs’ dimension, Albania performs best on nutrition and basic medical care and has most opportunity to improve on the personal safety component. In the ‘foundations of wellbeing’ dimension, Albania scores highest on access to basic knowledge but lags on the ecosystem sustainability component. In the opportunity dimension, Albania is strongest on personal rights and has the most room to improve on access to advanced education,” says the report.
In the 2014 Social Progress Index Albania ranked 48, leaving behind several regional countries.
