International rankings of Kosovo

Map of the Republic of Kosovo

The following are international rankings of Kosovo^[a]:

Demographics

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

• International Monetary Fund: GDP (nominal) per capita 2011, ranked 110 out of 185 countries.^[1]
• International Monetary Fund: GDP (nominal) 2012, ranked 141 out of 183 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

• Reporters Without Borders: Press Freedom Index 2013, ranked 85 out of 179 countries.^[10]
• Freedom House: Freedom of the Press (report) 2012, ranked 49 out of 97 countries.
• Transparency International: Corruption Perceptions Index 2012, ranked 105 out of 174 countries. ^[11]

Religion

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

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

Notes and references

Notes:

a.

^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has received recognition as an independent state from 110 out of 193 United Nations member states.

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". World Economic Outlook Database, October 2012. International Monetary Fund. Retrieved February 1, 2013. External link in |work= (help)
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. 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, ICMM
10. World Press Freedom index 2013, Reporters Without Borders
11. CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX 2012, Transparency International
12. List of Muslim majority countries
13. MAPPING THE GLOBAL MUSLIM POPULATION, pewforum