Kosovo vs North Macedonia

Kosovo (Europe) and North Macedonia (Europe) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 2008-2025

Kosovo North Macedonia World

2,500 5,000 7,500 10k 13k 15k 2008 Kosovo: 2,889.15 North Macedonia: 5,026.42 World: 9,425.74 2009 Kosovo: 2,805.95 North Macedonia: 4,799.79 World: 8,827.04 2010 Kosovo: 2,987.55 North Macedonia: 4,833.37 World: 9,555.07 2011 Kosovo: 3,538.95 North Macedonia: 5,416.87 World: 10,496.93 2012 Kosovo: 3,410.66 North Macedonia: 5,049.83 World: 10,597.85 2013 Kosovo: 3,704.56 North Macedonia: 5,626.26 World: 10,759.35 2014 Kosovo: 3,902.49 North Macedonia: 5,925.39 World: 10,912.24 2015 Kosovo: 3,520.63 North Macedonia: 5,262.69 World: 10,191.98 2016 Kosovo: 3,759.45 North Macedonia: 5,598.49 World: 10,239.47 2017 Kosovo: 4,009.32 North Macedonia: 5,955.3 World: 10,784.4 2018 Kosovo: 4,384.19 North Macedonia: 6,713.99 World: 11,344.73 2019 Kosovo: 4,415.7 North Macedonia: 6,718.86 World: 11,417.6 2020 Kosovo: 4,320.58 North Macedonia: 6,659.6 World: 10,999.49 2021 Kosovo: 5,269.7 North Macedonia: 7,620.8 World: 12,472.91 2022 Kosovo: 5,298.15 North Macedonia: 7,606.24 World: 12,876.24 2023 Kosovo: 6,220.33 North Macedonia: 8,674.36 World: 13,313.86 2024 Kosovo: 7,026.7 North Macedonia: 9,291.86 World: 13,717.09 2025 Kosovo: 7,899.42 North Macedonia: 10,489.93 World: 14,405.85 2008 2014 2017 2020 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Kosovo North Macedonia World

40 50 60 70 80 1960 Kosovo: 48.7 North Macedonia: 60.5 World: 50.94 1961 Kosovo: 49.88 North Macedonia: 61.78 World: 52.8 1962 Kosovo: 48.38 North Macedonia: 59.28 World: 55.29 1963 Kosovo: 50.1 North Macedonia: 61.36 World: 55.65 1964 Kosovo: 51.12 North Macedonia: 61.5 World: 56.1 1965 Kosovo: 52 North Macedonia: 62.56 World: 55.93 1966 Kosovo: 52.47 North Macedonia: 63.48 World: 56.45 1967 Kosovo: 53.05 North Macedonia: 63.71 World: 56.9 1968 Kosovo: 53.61 North Macedonia: 64.52 World: 57.34 1969 Kosovo: 53.39 North Macedonia: 63.93 World: 57.68 1970 Kosovo: 54 North Macedonia: 64.9 World: 57.94 1971 Kosovo: 55.13 North Macedonia: 65.14 World: 58.02 1972 Kosovo: 55.12 North Macedonia: 65.57 World: 58.84 1973 Kosovo: 55.91 North Macedonia: 66.99 World: 59.3 1974 Kosovo: 56.38 North Macedonia: 67.03 World: 59.7 1975 Kosovo: 57.31 North Macedonia: 67.16 World: 60.13 1976 Kosovo: 57.54 North Macedonia: 67.77 World: 60.45 1977 Kosovo: 58.4 North Macedonia: 68.14 World: 61.04 1978 Kosovo: 58.83 North Macedonia: 68.95 World: 61.39 1979 Kosovo: 59.1 North Macedonia: 69.06 World: 61.84 1980 Kosovo: 60.3 North Macedonia: 68.97 World: 62.15 1981 Kosovo: 60.37 North Macedonia: 69.33 World: 62.52 1982 Kosovo: 60.07 North Macedonia: 69.73 World: 62.87 1983 Kosovo: 61 North Macedonia: 69.61 World: 63.13 1984 Kosovo: 61.46 North Macedonia: 70.06 World: 63.44 1985 Kosovo: 61.22 North Macedonia: 70.09 World: 63.73 1986 Kosovo: 62.54 North Macedonia: 70.15 World: 64.12 1987 Kosovo: 63.57 North Macedonia: 70.26 World: 64.46 1988 Kosovo: 64.21 North Macedonia: 70.31 World: 64.67 1989 Kosovo: 65.23 North Macedonia: 70.96 World: 64.96 1990 Kosovo: 66.51 North Macedonia: 71.17 World: 65.11 1991 Kosovo: 66.46 North Macedonia: 71.58 World: 65.3 1992 Kosovo: 67.38 North Macedonia: 71.15 World: 65.55 1993 Kosovo: 67.95 North Macedonia: 71.6 World: 65.74 1994 Kosovo: 68.6 North Macedonia: 71.69 World: 65.96 1995 Kosovo: 68.78 North Macedonia: 71.85 World: 66.2 1996 Kosovo: 69.36 North Macedonia: 72.5 World: 66.52 1997 Kosovo: 69.86 North Macedonia: 72.45 World: 66.83 1998 Kosovo: 68.58 North Macedonia: 72.3 World: 67.07 1999 Kosovo: 58.27 North Macedonia: 72.79 World: 67.31 2000 Kosovo: 71.32 North Macedonia: 72.95 World: 67.65 2001 Kosovo: 71.78 North Macedonia: 73.44 World: 67.95 2002 Kosovo: 72.23 North Macedonia: 73.04 World: 68.23 2003 Kosovo: 72.68 North Macedonia: 73.24 World: 68.52 2004 Kosovo: 73.13 North Macedonia: 73.6 World: 68.77 2005 Kosovo: 73.44 North Macedonia: 73.7 World: 69.11 2006 Kosovo: 73.63 North Macedonia: 73.9 World: 69.47 2007 Kosovo: 74.42 North Macedonia: 73.8 World: 69.81 2008 Kosovo: 74.71 North Macedonia: 74.4 World: 70 2009 Kosovo: 74.79 North Macedonia: 74.45 World: 70.38 2010 Kosovo: 74.61 North Macedonia: 75 World: 70.68 2011 Kosovo: 75.32 North Macedonia: 75.1 World: 70.97 2012 Kosovo: 75.75 North Macedonia: 74.9 World: 71.26 2013 Kosovo: 76.34 North Macedonia: 75.4 World: 71.53 2014 Kosovo: 76.18 North Macedonia: 75.45 World: 71.78 2015 Kosovo: 76.02 North Macedonia: 75.4 World: 71.97 2016 Kosovo: 76.75 North Macedonia: 75.4 World: 72.19 2017 Kosovo: 77.11 North Macedonia: 75.95 World: 72.37 2018 Kosovo: 77.12 North Macedonia: 76.65 World: 72.64 2019 Kosovo: 77.25 North Macedonia: 76.6 World: 72.87 2020 Kosovo: 74.21 North Macedonia: 74.4 World: 72.18 2021 Kosovo: 74.98 North Macedonia: 73.25 World: 71.22 2022 Kosovo: 77.62 North Macedonia: 74.42 World: 72.97 2023 Kosovo: 78.03 North Macedonia: 75.32 World: 73.33 2024 Kosovo: 78.22 North Macedonia: 76.62 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Kosovo North Macedonia World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 Kosovo: 6.36 North Macedonia: 3.83 World: 4.69 1961 Kosovo: 6.31 North Macedonia: 3.62 World: 4.56 1962 Kosovo: 6.24 North Macedonia: 3.5 World: 5.02 1963 Kosovo: 6.18 North Macedonia: 3.62 World: 5.31 1964 Kosovo: 6.11 North Macedonia: 3.56 World: 5.13 1965 Kosovo: 6.04 North Macedonia: 3.52 World: 5.08 1966 Kosovo: 5.95 North Macedonia: 3.43 World: 4.97 1967 Kosovo: 5.88 North Macedonia: 3.33 World: 4.87 1968 Kosovo: 5.81 North Macedonia: 3.22 World: 4.98 1969 Kosovo: 5.73 North Macedonia: 3.1 World: 4.88 1970 Kosovo: 5.62 North Macedonia: 3.01 World: 4.84 1971 Kosovo: 5.56 North Macedonia: 2.93 World: 4.69 1972 Kosovo: 5.49 North Macedonia: 2.87 World: 4.55 1973 Kosovo: 5.42 North Macedonia: 2.72 World: 4.42 1974 Kosovo: 5.37 North Macedonia: 2.7 World: 4.26 1975 Kosovo: 5.28 North Macedonia: 2.69 World: 4.07 1976 Kosovo: 5.19 North Macedonia: 2.62 World: 3.97 1977 Kosovo: 5.01 North Macedonia: 2.49 World: 3.84 1978 Kosovo: 4.83 North Macedonia: 2.42 World: 3.77 1979 Kosovo: 4.7 North Macedonia: 2.4 World: 3.76 1980 Kosovo: 4.66 North Macedonia: 2.36 World: 3.73 1981 Kosovo: 4.5 North Macedonia: 2.29 World: 3.71 1982 Kosovo: 4.49 North Macedonia: 2.29 World: 3.72 1983 Kosovo: 4.46 North Macedonia: 2.25 World: 3.59 1984 Kosovo: 4.41 North Macedonia: 2.24 World: 3.57 1985 Kosovo: 4.2 North Macedonia: 2.25 World: 3.53 1986 Kosovo: 4.12 North Macedonia: 2.25 World: 3.51 1987 Kosovo: 4.1 North Macedonia: 2.32 World: 3.48 1988 Kosovo: 3.97 North Macedonia: 2.32 World: 3.39 1989 Kosovo: 3.67 North Macedonia: 2.25 World: 3.35 1990 Kosovo: 3.67 North Macedonia: 2.27 World: 3.31 1991 Kosovo: 3.37 North Macedonia: 2.31 World: 3.13 1992 Kosovo: 2.77 North Macedonia: 2.28 World: 3.04 1993 Kosovo: 2.65 North Macedonia: 2.26 World: 2.97 1994 Kosovo: 2.52 North Macedonia: 2.23 World: 2.92 1995 Kosovo: 2.52 North Macedonia: 2.13 World: 2.87 1996 Kosovo: 2.54 North Macedonia: 2.06 World: 2.82 1997 Kosovo: 2.31 North Macedonia: 1.92 World: 2.78 1998 Kosovo: 2.35 North Macedonia: 1.89 World: 2.75 1999 Kosovo: 2.63 North Macedonia: 1.77 World: 2.72 2000 Kosovo: 2.7 North Macedonia: 1.86 World: 2.73 2001 Kosovo: 2.77 North Macedonia: 1.73 World: 2.69 2002 Kosovo: 2.79 North Macedonia: 1.79 World: 2.66 2003 Kosovo: 2.67 North Macedonia: 1.75 World: 2.64 2004 Kosovo: 2.65 North Macedonia: 1.52 World: 2.63 2005 Kosovo: 2.62 North Macedonia: 1.5 World: 2.61 2006 Kosovo: 2.49 North Macedonia: 1.46 World: 2.61 2007 Kosovo: 2.39 North Macedonia: 1.46 World: 2.6 2008 Kosovo: 2.36 North Macedonia: 1.47 World: 2.6 2009 Kosovo: 2.32 North Macedonia: 1.5 World: 2.59 2010 Kosovo: 2.22 North Macedonia: 1.6 World: 2.57 2011 Kosovo: 2.04 North Macedonia: 1.46 World: 2.55 2012 Kosovo: 1.97 North Macedonia: 1.5 World: 2.56 2013 Kosovo: 1.95 North Macedonia: 1.5 World: 2.53 2014 Kosovo: 1.87 North Macedonia: 1.5 World: 2.52 2015 Kosovo: 1.76 North Macedonia: 1.49 World: 2.49 2016 Kosovo: 1.64 North Macedonia: 1.5 World: 2.49 2017 Kosovo: 1.62 North Macedonia: 1.43 World: 2.46 2018 Kosovo: 1.58 North Macedonia: 1.42 World: 2.39 2019 Kosovo: 1.58 North Macedonia: 1.34 World: 2.35 2020 Kosovo: 1.57 North Macedonia: 1.31 World: 2.28 2021 Kosovo: 1.56 North Macedonia: 1.6 World: 2.25 2022 Kosovo: 1.56 North Macedonia: 1.6 World: 2.22 2023 Kosovo: 1.55 North Macedonia: 1.5 World: 2.2 2024 Kosovo: 1.54 North Macedonia: 1.4 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Population

Indicator Kosovo North Macedonia
Population 1.6 mn 2025
153rd of 215		 1.8 mn 2025
151st of 215
Population growth -1.10 % 2025
208th of 215		 -0.19 % 2025
188th of 215
Life expectancy 78.2 years 2024
65th of 215		 76.6 years 2024
87th of 215
Fertility rate 1.54 2024
144th of 215		 1.40 2024
176th of 215
Birth rate 11.9 ‰ 2024
122nd of 215		 8.8 ‰ 2024
173rd of 215
Infant mortality 8.0 ‰ 2024
72nd of 196		 2.5 ‰ 2024
19th of 196
Urban population 50.9 % 2025
152nd of 215		 62.9 % 2025
115th of 215
Aged 65+ 10.5 % 2025
93rd of 215		 18.5 % 2025
43rd of 215
Living in cities 35.1 % 2025
117th of 215		 28.9 % 2025
144th of 215
Living in towns 36.9 % 2025
77th of 215		 42.3 % 2025
59th of 215
Living in rural areas 28.0 % 2025
87th of 215		 28.8 % 2025
82nd of 215
Population density - 72.5 /km² 2023
131st of 214

Economy

Indicator Kosovo North Macedonia
GDP 12.5 bn US$ 2025
145th of 186		 19.1 bn US$ 2025
133rd of 186
GDP per capita 7,899 US$ 2025
93rd of 186		 10,490 US$ 2025
81st of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 19,263 int. $ 2025
98th of 185		 28,029 int. $ 2025
75th of 185
GNI per capita 7,760 US$ 2025
89th of 182		 9,490 US$ 2025
80th of 182
GDP growth 3.6 % 2025
85th of 186		 3.5 % 2025
89th of 186
Inflation 3.9 % 2025
58th of 165		 4.1 % 2025
47th of 165
Trade 118.2 % 2025
33rd of 138		 133.0 % 2025
26th of 138
Exports 44.0 % 2025
49th of 138		 59.6 % 2025
30th of 138
FDI inflows 10.0 % 2025
29th of 192		 3.5 % 2025
38th of 192
Manufacturing 12.5 % 2025
58th of 132		 14.3 % 2025
42nd of 132
Agriculture 7.4 % 2025
75th of 158		 6.0 % 2025
84th of 158
Military spending 1.5 % 2024
82nd of 147		 2.1 % 2024
49th of 147
Tax revenue - 18.8 % 2024
41st of 89

Health

Indicator Kosovo North Macedonia
Under-5 mortality 8.7 ‰ 2024
64th of 196		 2.8 ‰ 2024
19th of 196
Health spending - 7.4 % 2023
74th of 192
Health spending per person - 639 US$ 2023
76th of 191
Physicians - 2.94 /1,000 2022
51st of 125
Maternal mortality - 3 /100k 2023
12th of 194
Tobacco use - 39.6 % 2024
162nd of 166
Safe drinking water - 80.8 % 2024
73rd of 147

Society

Indicator Kosovo North Macedonia
Income inequality 38.3 2022
84th of 93		 33.5 2019
34th of 93
Extreme poverty 10.0 % 2022
81st of 93		 3.9 % 2019
66th of 93
Internet use 89.4 % 2018 93.1 % 2025
38th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 34.5 /100 2022 108.4 /100 2024
102nd of 151
Electricity access - 100.0 % 2024
73rd of 213
Women in parliament - 39.2 % 2025
33rd of 184

Governance

Indicator Kosovo North Macedonia
Control of corruption 42.7 /100 2024
109th of 207		 41.2 /100 2024
118th of 207
Government effectiveness 50.1 /100 2024
106th of 205		 50.7 /100 2024
104th of 205
Rule of law 57.9 /100 2024
96th of 207		 53.1 /100 2024
113th of 207
Regulatory quality 51.3 /100 2024
114th of 205		 59.1 /100 2024
75th of 205
Voice and accountability 59.6 /100 2024
90th of 205		 58.1 /100 2024
94th of 205
Political stability 60.4 /100 2024
133rd of 207		 68.6 /100 2024
96th of 207

Energy

Indicator Kosovo North Macedonia
Renewable electricity 10.9 % 2025
154th of 190		 53.1 % 2025
80th of 190
Wind and solar 6.8 % 2025
99th of 190		 35.4 % 2025
45th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2025
177th of 180		 0.0 % 2025
116th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 10.9 % 2025
155th of 190		 53.1 % 2025
90th of 190
Fossil electricity 89.1 % 2025
155th of 190		 46.9 % 2025
90th of 190
Coal power 88.9 % 2025
187th of 188		 29.2 % 2025
168th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 902 g/kWh 2025
188th of 190		 407 g/kWh 2025
108th of 190
Electricity per capita 4.43 MWh 2025
67th of 191		 4.68 MWh 2025
77th of 191

Human development

Indicator Kosovo North Macedonia
Human Development Index - 0.815 2023
68th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI - 0.723 2023
57th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI - 0.754 2023
29th of 156
Gender Inequality Index - 0.112 2023
37th of 172

Labour

Indicator Kosovo North Macedonia
Unemployment - 12.3 % 2025
160th of 181
Youth unemployment - 28.8 % 2025
161st of 181
Women in the labour force - 42.7 % 2025
138th of 181
Jobs in agriculture - 8.5 % 2025
113th of 181
Weekly hours worked - 37.2 h 2025
115th of 181
Youth NEET rate - 18.5 % 2025
94th of 181
Labour income share - 45.1 % 2025
58th of 114
Output per hour - 34.0 $ 2025
61st of 181

Food

Indicator Kosovo North Macedonia
Calories per person - 3,476 kcal 2023
23rd of 155
Protein supply - 103.8 g 2022
57th of 174
Animal protein supply - 44.2 g 2022
89th of 174
Fat supply - 119.5 g 2022
53rd of 174
Food insecurity - 9.2 % 2024
37th of 134
Severe food insecurity - 1.6 % 2024
22nd of 124
Cereal import dependency - 25.5 % 2022
104th of 160

Education

Indicator Kosovo North Macedonia
Secondary enrolment - 90.1 % 2023
Tertiary enrolment - 55.0 % 2023
61st of 128
Expected schooling - 14.8 yrs 2023
71st of 195
Mean schooling - 10.2 yrs 2023
87th of 193

Refugees

Indicator Kosovo North Macedonia
Refugees hosted - 20,822 2025
83rd of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 - 11.5 ‰ 2025
40th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted - 38 2025
142nd of 177
Refugees from the country - 1,886 2025
94th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 - 1.0 ‰ 2025
58th of 199

Environment

Indicator Kosovo North Macedonia
CO₂ per capita - 4.00 t 2024
133rd of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions - 6.6 Mt 2024
126th of 204
Share of global CO₂ - 0.02 % 2024
126th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ - 0.5 Gt 2024
98th of 204
GHG per capita - 5.38 t 2024
126th of 202
Renewable energy - 19.5 % 2021
109th of 211
Forest area - 39.7 % 2023
77th of 212
PM2.5 exposure - 21.8 µg/m³ 2023
127th of 200
Water stress - 52.6 % 2022
143rd of 176
Land area - 25,220 km² 2023
145th of 214

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.