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Global Healthcare Index, Albania among the bottom 10 countries

2026-06-02 13:58:46Biznes SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Albania has been ranked among the countries with the worst health care system performance in the world according to Numbeo's "Health Care Index 2026", analyzed by visual capitalist, placing it eighth from the bottom in the global ranking. With an index of 48.1 points and healthcare spending of around $591 per capita per year in 2023, Albania ranks worse than countries such as North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia or Romania, while leaving behind, by a small margin, Nigeria, Egypt, Montenegro, Morocco, Iraq or Bangladesh.

The data show a stark contrast between the level of spending and the perception of the quality of the healthcare system. Albania spends almost twice as much per capita as Bangladesh, which results in $53 per person, and significantly more than Nigeria at $67 or Egypt at $141, yet it remains in the group of countries with the lowest ratings for healthcare quality, infrastructure, medical staff, waiting times and costs to patients.

In the region, the differences are obvious. North Macedonia ranks with an index of 55, Bosnia and Herzegovina also with 55, Serbia with 52 and Romania with 57 points, leaving Albania behind in the overall assessment of the health system. Even Montenegro, although ranked among the countries with poor performance, results slightly below Albania with an index of 47, but with expenses almost twice as high, about 1.1 thousand dollars per capita.

The report, based on the Numbeo index for 2026, analyzes public perception of the quality of healthcare systems, taking into account the quality of treatment, hospital infrastructure, staff professionalism, access, waiting times, and costs.

Taiwan tops the global rankings with a score of 87.1, making it the best healthcare system in the world. What is striking is that Taiwan achieves this result by spending about $2,400 per capita per year, much less than the United States, which spends about $13,500 per person but ranks only 40th.

Taiwan is followed by South Korea with 82.9 points, the Netherlands with 81.5 and Japan with 80.1 points. The list is dominated by Asian and European countries, where health systems rely on broad universal coverage, preventive care and administrative efficiency.

One of the most interesting findings of the rankings is that the best-performing countries are not necessarily the ones that spend the most. Ecuador ranks sixth in the world with just $509 in spending per capita, while Thailand ranks eighth with $327 per person, surpassing many richer economies.

Global Healthcare Index, Albania among the bottom 10 countries

On the other hand, countries with the weakest health systems are concentrated mainly in areas affected by conflict, economic crisis or chronic lack of investment. Syria ranks last with 35 points, followed by Venezuela, Bangladesh and Iraq.

The American case remains one of the greatest paradoxes of the ranking. Although the US has the highest level of health spending in the world, at around $13.5 thousand per capita per year, it ranks only in 40th place. According to the analysis, high administrative costs, drug prices, fragmented insurance coverage and inequalities in access are among the factors influencing this result.

Overall, the ranking highlights a global trend: high spending does not necessarily guarantee a better health system. In many cases, efficiency, organization, and broad access are more important than the amount of money invested in the system. / ekofin.al


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