The Global COVID-19 Index (GCI) - Albania Dashboard

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Country Rank

90

Albania

Recovery Rank for 180 countries/regions

Country Rank

56

Albania

Recovery Rank for 184 countries/regions

COVID-19 Recovery Rating

3

Recovery Index
57.55
(Out of 100)

(100 = Best, 0 = Worst)

COVID-19 Recovery Rating

3

Recovery Index
56.95
(Out of 100)

(100 = Best, 0 = Worst)

COVID-19 Severity Rating

2

Severity Index
19.49
(Out of 100)

(0 = Best, 100 = Worst)

COVID-19 Severity Rating

2

Severity Index
31.29
(Out of 100)

(0 = Best, 100 = Worst)

Stringency Rating

N/A

(100 = Strictest Measures, 0 = No Measures)

Population

2,854,191

(Medium Density)

GNI per capita (US$)

4,860

(Upper middle income)

COVID-19 Recovery Rating Guide

5	Countries who have made the most progress in curtailing the spread of the pandemic and can be used as examples of best practices (Relative Rating)
4
3
2	Countries who are struggling to cope with the crisis and who may need to consider maintaining stringent non-pharmaceutical measures (Relative Rating)
1

COVID-19 Severity Rating Guide

1	Countries who are coping with the crisis with a low percentage of infections and resulting deaths per population (Relative Rating)
2
3	Countries who may be overwhelmed by the crisis with a high percentage of infections and resulting deaths per population (Relative Rating)
4
5

Travel Advisory

Albania - published 01.09.2021

Effective 6 September 2021: 1. Passengers entering or transiting through Albania must have: - a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least two weeks before arrival; or - a negative COVID-19 rapid antigen test taken at most 48 hours before arrival; or - a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken at most 72 hours before arrival; or - a COVID-19 recovery certificate issued at most 6 months before arrival. - This does not apply to: - nationals of Albania residing in Albania; - passengers who are 6 years or younger. 2. Nationals of Albania residing in Albania without: - a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least two weeks before arrival; or - a negative COVID-19 rapid antigen test taken at most 48 hours before arrival; or - a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken at most 72 hours before arrival; or - a COVID-19 recovery certificate issued at most 6 months before arrival, are subject to self-isolation for 10 days.

Travel Advisory information provided and published with permission by IATA. (Timatic COVID-19 Alerts Service has been discontinued on 1/1/2022, please refer this page for latest travel advisory)

Effective 6 September 2021:

1. Passengers entering or transiting through Albania must have: - a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least two weeks before arrival; or
- a negative COVID-19 rapid antigen test taken at most 48 hours before arrival; or - a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken at most 72 hours before arrival; or - a COVID-19 recovery
certificate issued at most 6 months before arrival. - This does not apply to: - nationals of Albania residing in Albania; - passengers who are 6 years or younger.

2. Nationals of Albania residing in Albania without: - a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least two weeks before arrival; or - a
negative COVID-19 rapid antigen test taken at most 48 hours before arrival; or - a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken at most 72 hours before arrival; or - a COVID-19 recovery
certificate issued at most 6 months before arrival, are subject to self-isolation for 10 days.

Travel Advisory information provided and published with permission by IATA. (Timatic COVID-19 Alerts Service has been discontinued on 1/1/2022, please refer this page for latest travel advisory)

Albania Infection Trend

How can you tell if a curve is really flattening?

The number of daily confirmed cases has been used as an estimation of how severe the COVID-19 situation is in a given country. However, we’ve found that focusing on the country’s cumulative number of active cases gives a clearer picture of whether the infection curve is flattening.

Countries with Similar Characteristics

This table is generated by a GCI-developed tool to match countries based on their similar characteristics such as population, population density, income and climate.

Country	Recovery Index	Recovery Index	Population	Density	GNI per capita	Average Temperature since First Case (Celsius)	Match%
Albania	56.95	57.55	2,854,191	Medium Density	Upper middle income	11-20 deg
Azerbaijan	57.52	67.46	10,023,318	Medium Density	Upper middle income	11-20 deg	100%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	46.59	55.15	3,301,000	Medium Density	Upper middle income	11-20 deg	100%
Bulgaria	51.51	60.09	6,975,761	Medium Density	Upper middle income	11-20 deg	100%
Serbia	36.68	43.57	6,944,975	Medium Density	Upper middle income	11-20 deg	100%
Armenia	45.75	53.24	2,957,731	Medium Density	Upper middle income	< 10 deg	85%
Belarus	67.17	70.89	9,466,856	Medium Density	Upper middle income	< 10 deg	85%
Costa Rica	34.97	42.64	5,047,561	Medium Density	Upper middle income	26-30 deg	85%
Equatorial Guinea	44.99	49.71	1,355,986	Medium Density	Upper middle income	26-30 deg	85%
Georgia	34.95	39.92	3,720,382	Medium Density	Upper middle income	< 10 deg	85%
North Macedonia	51.85	56.13	2,083,459	Medium Density	Upper middle income	< 10 deg	85%

GCI Recovery Forecast

The GCI Recovery Forecasting methodology relies on a Monte Carlo simulation model as we recognise that the factors that contribute to an increase / decrease in confirmed COVID19 cases are highly variable and subject to various localised circumstances and interventions. The P10 / P50 / P90 are probabilities assigned to the forecasts, with P10 being highly optimistic, and P90 being very conservative on recovery and reduction in cases. The forecast model is updated daily based on the latest case data.

Forecast Results:

Situation May Improve. The GCI Model indicates that the situation has a small probability of recovery, but there is insufficient evidence to suggest that the recovery trend will improve significantly in the near future.