How many years to the EU standard of living?

Scenarios for Albania across eight key areas of life.

Scenario / Albania

GDP per capita

Status quo:31
Full EU accession:21
Access to EU budget:25
EU single market:25
Institutional reforms:31

Poverty

Status quo:100
Full EU accession:69
Access to EU budget:70
EU single market:100
Institutional reforms:100

Life expectancy

Status quo:Divergence
Full EU accession:26
Access to EU budget:100
EU single market:100
Institutional reforms:Divergence

Enrolment in tertiary education

Status quo:Converged
Full EU accession:Converged
Access to EU budget:Converged
EU single market:Converged
Institutional reforms:Converged

Control of corruption

Status quo:58
Full EU accession:48
Access to EU budget:58
EU single market:58
Institutional reforms:48

Energy intensity

Status quo:61
Full EU accession:24
Access to EU budget:36
EU single market:36
Institutional reforms:56

ICT services exports

Status quo:77
Full EU accession:29
Access to EU budget:54
EU single market:35
Institutional reforms:77

Length of roads

Status quo:Divergence
Full EU accession:100
Access to EU budget:Divergence
EU single market:100
Institutional reforms:Divergence

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