General information
| Kosovo | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Region: | Southern Europe | North America |
| Area: | 10,887 km² | 9,831,510 km² |
| Official language: | Albanian | English |
| Government form: | Parliamentary republic | Federal presidential republic |
| Independent since: | 2008 n.Chr. | 1776 n.Chr. |
| Capital: | Pristina | Washington, D.C. |
Population
| Kosovo | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 1,794,000 | 328,240,000 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 164.8 | 33.4 |
| Life expectancy males: | Ø 70 years | Ø 76 years |
| Life expectancy females: | Ø 75 years | Ø 81 years |
| Birthrate: | 16.00 ‰ | 11.60 ‰ |
| Deathrate: | 7.00 ‰ | 8.60 ‰ |
| Migrationrate: | -1.44 ‰ | 3.03 ‰ |
Quality of life
Values from 0 (bad) to 100 (very good)Visit also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life (in german only)
| Kosovo | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Political stability: | 44 | 72 |
| Civil rights: | 38 | 83 |
| Health: | 56 | 74 |
| Cost of Living: | 71 | 38 |
| Popularity: | 55 | 86 |
Economy
| Kosovo | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | Euro (1 EUR = 100 Cent) | US Dollar (1 USD =100 Cents) |
| Unemployment rate: | 30.5 % | 8.3 % |
| Inflation rate: | 2.68 % | 1.81 % |
| Cost of Living: | 42.40 % | 110.20 % |
| Commercial taxes and contributions: | 15.20 % | 36.60 % |
| Average income: | 4,640 US$ | 65,850 US$ |
| Corruption index: | 36 (bad) | 69 (moderate) |
| KOS: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product: | 7,926 M US$ | 4.42 M US$ | 21,433,226 M US$ | 65.30 M US$ |
| Gross national product: | 8,333 M US$ | 4.64 M US$ | 21,615,818 M US$ | 65.85 M US$ |
| Exported goods: | 2,313 M US$ | 1.29 M US$ | 2,528,267 M US$ | 7.70 M US$ |
| Imported goods: | 4,454 M US$ | 2.48 M US$ | 3,105,132 M US$ | 9.46 M US$ |
Infrastructure
| KOS: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 2,012 km | 1.12 km | 6,586,610 km | 20.07 km |
| Railways: | 333 km | 0.19 km | 293,564 km | 0.89 km |
| Airports: | 6 | 0.003 | 13,513 | 0.041 |
Energy balance
| KOS: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy consumption: | 3.96 bn kWh | 2.21 m kWh | 3,902.00 bn kWh | 11.89 m kWh |
| Energy production: | 5.64 bn kWh | 3.14 m kWh | 4,095.00 bn kWh | 12.48 m kWh |
| Energy export: | 885.70 m kWh | 493,632.99 kWh | 9.70 bn kWh | 29,536.36 kWh |
| Energy imports: | 557.00 m kWh | 310,436.46 kWh | 72.72 bn kWh | 221,545.53 kWh |
| CO2 emissions: | 8.94 m t | 4,984.71 t | 5.01 bn t | 15,251.98 t |
Telecommunication
| Kosovo | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| International dialing: | +383 | +1 |
| Internet domain: | .ko | .us |
| KOS total | KOS per 1000 inh. | USA total | USA per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landlines: | 106,300 | 59 | 107,281,000 | 327 |
| Mobile phones: | 562,000 | 313 | 404,577,000 | 1233 |
| Internet users: | 1,604,829 | 894 | 286,441,830 | 873 |
Native languages
| Kosovo | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian: | 94.5 % | n/a |
| English: | n/a | 82.1 % |
| Spanish: | n/a | 10.7 % |
| Bosnian: | 1.7 % | n/a |
| Serbian: | 1.6 % | n/a |
| Turkish: | 1.1 % | n/a |
| Chinese: | n/a | 0.9 % |
| French: | n/a | 0.7 % |
| Romany: | 0.6 % | n/a |
| German: | n/a | 0.6 % |
| Italian: | n/a | 0.6 % |
| Tagalog: | n/a | 0.4 % |
| Korean: | n/a | 0.3 % |
| Polish: | n/a | 0.3 % |
| Vietnamese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Japanese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Portuguese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Russian: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| other: | 0.5 % | 2.6 % |
Religions
| Kosovo | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Islam: | 95.6 % | 1.1 % |
| Christianity: | 3.7 % | 78.5 % |
| Jewry: | n/a | 1.8 % |
| Sikhism: | n/a | 1.6 % |
| Hinduism: | n/a | 1.0 % |
| Buddhism: | n/a | 0.7 % |
| nondenominational: | 0.1 % | n/a |
| other: | 0.6 % | 15.3 % |