Albania has a population of 2.71M (ranked 141/197), compared with 2.52M in Botswana (ranked 143/197). Albania's land area is 10,579 sq mi versus 218,816 sq mi for Botswana (ranked 143rd vs. 47th).
By GDP, Albania ranks 112/197 ($27.2B) and Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B). By GDP per capita, Albania ranks 86/197 ($10,012), while Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695).
Main facts and rankings
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Population |
2694925
|
2595266
|
Population rank | 141/197 | 143/197 |
GDP |
$27.2B
2024 |
$19.4B
2024 |
GDP rank | 112/197 | 133/197 |
GDP per capita |
$10,012
2024 |
$7,695
2024 |
GDP per capita rank | 86/197 | 98/197 |
GDP per capita, PPP |
$23,488
2024 |
$20,538
2024 |
Government debt |
$15.1B
2024 |
$6.36B
2024 |
Debt-to-GDP ratio |
54.3%
2025 |
43.8%
2025 |
Government debt per person |
$5,572
2024 |
$2,523
2024 |
Government debt per person rank | 76/185 | 110/185 |
Average annual personal income after taxes |
$8,376
2025 |
$4,596
2025 |
Land area |
10,579 sq mi
2025 |
218,816 sq mi
2025 |
Population density |
256.6 ppl/mi²
2024 |
11.5 ppl/mi²
2024 |
Fertility rate |
1.35
2023 |
2.73
2023 |
Median age |
37.8 years
2024 |
24.2 years
2024 |
Life expectancy |
80 years
2025 |
69.4 years
2025 |
Albania and Botswana: Comparison Charts
Albania and Botswana economies compared
Year | GDP | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | - | $30,411,414 |
1961 | - | $32,902,613 |
1962 | - | $35,644,957 |
1963 | - | $38,091,843 |
1964 | - | $41,616,348 |
1965 | - | $45,788,696 |
1966 | - | $51,465,655 |
1967 | - | $58,642,354 |
1968 | - | $66,248,441 |
1969 | - | $77,361,547 |
1970 | - | $96,243,234 |
1971 | - | $127,448,614 |
1972 | - | $164,460,915 |
1973 | - | $244,124,164 |
1974 | - | $306,044,208 |
1975 | - | $355,168,572 |
1976 | - | $372,025,093 |
1977 | - | $451,624,780 |
1978 | - | $590,407,374 |
1979 | - | $819,870,259 |
1980 | $1,578,102,105 | $1,060,889,704 |
1981 | $1,808,177,156 | $1,073,812,830 |
1982 | $1,861,163,170 | $1,014,945,696 |
1983 | $1,881,412,587 | $1,172,230,397 |
1984 | $1,857,337,995 | $1,240,822,167 |
1985 | $1,897,050,117 | $1,114,783,343 |
1986 | $2,097,326,250 | $1,392,602,164 |
1987 | $2,080,796,250 | $1,965,226,890 |
1988 | $2,051,236,250 | $2,644,554,159 |
1989 | $2,253,090,000 | $3,083,822,112 |
1990 | $2,028,553,750 | $3,790,636,324 |
1991 | $1,099,559,028 | $3,942,876,703 |
1992 | $652,174,991 | $4,146,464,587 |
1993 | $1,185,315,468 | $4,160,129,175 |
1994 | $1,880,950,864 | $4,259,259,604 |
1995 | $2,905,092,799 | $4,730,599,122 |
1996 | $3,234,486,232 | $4,847,757,218 |
1997 | $2,293,666,030 | $5,020,265,627 |
1998 | $2,600,356,999 | $4,790,481,509 |
1999 | $3,283,941,510 | $5,484,263,347 |
2000 | $3,584,570,165 | $5,788,329,609 |
2001 | $4,059,064,033 | $5,489,608,300 |
2002 | $4,515,003,117 | $5,438,863,983 |
2003 | $5,801,712,040 | $7,511,582,173 |
2004 | $7,406,645,793 | $8,957,467,707 |
2005 | $8,256,658,250 | $9,918,907,108 |
2006 | $9,150,528,132 | $9,919,158,482 |
2007 | $11,116,937,870 | $10,567,270,656 |
2008 | $13,258,506,375 | $10,730,829,116 |
2009 | $12,335,540,656 | $10,118,459,242 |
2010 | $12,086,545,641 | $12,637,273,429 |
2011 | $12,973,755,875 | $15,110,643,612 |
2012 | $12,246,499,748 | $13,907,464,500 |
2013 | $12,796,985,886 | $14,271,738,933 |
2014 | $13,296,322,588 | $15,470,088,501 |
2015 | $11,470,171,827 | $13,530,748,845 |
2016 | $11,988,668,785 | $15,082,637,184 |
2017 | $13,258,268,436 | $16,105,155,857 |
2018 | $15,379,508,330 | $17,031,943,186 |
2019 | $15,585,111,614 | $16,725,908,149 |
2020 | $15,241,455,556 | $14,960,251,611 |
2021 | $18,032,009,220 | $18,750,182,235 |
2022 | $19,017,244,117 | $20,321,150,598 |
2023 | $23,547,180,412 | $19,411,266,967 |
2024 | $27,177,735,528 | $19,400,774,882 |
Albania and Botswana economies compared
Year | GDP per capita | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | - | $58.9 |
1961 | - | $62.3 |
1962 | - | $66 |
1963 | - | $68.9 |
1964 | - | $73.5 |
1965 | - | $79.7 |
1966 | - | $89.1 |
1967 | - | $100.9 |
1968 | - | $113.4 |
1969 | - | $131.8 |
1970 | - | $163 |
1971 | - | $212.2 |
1972 | - | $264.2 |
1973 | - | $374 |
1974 | - | $446 |
1975 | - | $493 |
1976 | - | $490 |
1977 | - | $565 |
1978 | - | $695 |
1979 | - | $909 |
1980 | $591 | $1,132 |
1981 | $663 | $1,107 |
1982 | $668 | $1,006 |
1983 | $662 | $1,121 |
1984 | $639 | $1,145 |
1985 | $640 | $994 |
1986 | $694 | $1,200 |
1987 | $675 | $1,639 |
1988 | $653 | $2,141 |
1989 | $698 | $2,428 |
1990 | $617 | $2,903 |
1991 | $337 | $2,939 |
1992 | $200.9 | $3,005 |
1993 | $367 | $2,929 |
1994 | $586 | $2,917 |
1995 | $911 | $3,156 |
1996 | $1,021 | $3,156 |
1997 | $729 | $3,194 |
1998 | $831 | $2,981 |
1999 | $1,056 | $3,340 |
2000 | $1,160 | $3,451 |
2001 | $1,326 | $3,206 |
2002 | $1,480 | $3,117 |
2003 | $1,909 | $4,230 |
2004 | $2,447 | $4,957 |
2005 | $2,742 | $5,391 |
2006 | $3,058 | $5,292 |
2007 | $3,743 | $5,529 |
2008 | $4,499 | $5,503 |
2009 | $4,214 | $5,083 |
2010 | $4,149 | $6,216 |
2011 | $4,466 | $7,287 |
2012 | $4,222 | $6,596 |
2013 | $4,420 | $6,667 |
2014 | $4,602 | $7,122 |
2015 | $3,982 | $6,141 |
2016 | $4,168 | $6,749 |
2017 | $4,614 | $7,105 |
2018 | $5,365 | $7,408 |
2019 | $5,460 | $7,172 |
2020 | $5,371 | $6,323 |
2021 | $6,413 | $7,808 |
2022 | $6,846 | $8,329 |
2023 | $8,575 | $7,826 |
2024 | $10,012 | $7,695 |
Albania vs. Botswana life expectancy calculator
Year | Life expectancy, years | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1950 | 44.5 | 46.2 |
1951 | 45.3 | 46.6 |
1952 | 46.3 | 47 |
1953 | 47.4 | 47.5 |
1954 | 48.4 | 48 |
1955 | 49.6 | 48.5 |
1956 | 50.8 | 49 |
1957 | 52.3 | 49.5 |
1958 | 53.7 | 50.1 |
1959 | 55.1 | 50.7 |
1960 | 56.4 | 51.2 |
1961 | 57.5 | 51.8 |
1962 | 58.5 | 52.3 |
1963 | 59.5 | 52.8 |
1964 | 60.4 | 53.4 |
1965 | 61.3 | 53.9 |
1966 | 62.1 | 54.4 |
1967 | 63 | 54.9 |
1968 | 63.8 | 55.4 |
1969 | 64.5 | 55.9 |
1970 | 65.2 | 56.4 |
1971 | 65.9 | 57.1 |
1972 | 66.5 | 57.7 |
1973 | 67.1 | 58.3 |
1974 | 67.6 | 58.9 |
1975 | 68.1 | 59.5 |
1976 | 68.6 | 60.2 |
1977 | 69 | 60.9 |
1978 | 69.4 | 61.5 |
1979 | 69.6 | 62 |
1980 | 69.9 | 62.5 |
1981 | 70.1 | 63 |
1982 | 70.4 | 63.4 |
1983 | 70.7 | 63.6 |
1984 | 71 | 63.7 |
1985 | 71.3 | 63.6 |
1986 | 71.7 | 63.4 |
1987 | 72 | 62.8 |
1988 | 72.2 | 61.7 |
1989 | 72.5 | 61.2 |
1990 | 72.7 | 60.1 |
1991 | 73 | 58.9 |
1992 | 73.3 | 58.2 |
1993 | 73.6 | 57.3 |
1994 | 73.8 | 56 |
1995 | 74 | 54.7 |
1996 | 74.1 | 54.3 |
1997 | 73.4 | 53.6 |
1998 | 74.4 | 53 |
1999 | 74.6 | 52.5 |
2000 | 74.8 | 52.3 |
2001 | 75.1 | 52.2 |
2002 | 75.3 | 52.4 |
2003 | 75.6 | 52.9 |
2004 | 76 | 53.6 |
2005 | 76.4 | 54.4 |
2006 | 77 | 55.1 |
2007 | 77.7 | 56.7 |
2008 | 78.2 | 57.7 |
2009 | 78.5 | 58.3 |
2010 | 78.4 | 59.1 |
2011 | 78.3 | 59.7 |
2012 | 78.1 | 60.4 |
2013 | 78 | 61.2 |
2014 | 78 | 62.2 |
2015 | 78.4 | 63.2 |
2016 | 78.6 | 64.3 |
2017 | 78.9 | 65.4 |
2018 | 79.2 | 66.4 |
2019 | 79.5 | 67.2 |
2020 | 77.8 | 67.6 |
2021 | 76.8 | 63.3 |
2022 | 78.8 | 68.7 |
2023 | 79.6 | 69.2 |
2024 | 79.8 | 69.3 |
2025 | 80 | 69.4 |
Albania and Botswana population clocks and comparison
Year | Population | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 1,608,800 | 516,165 |
1961 | 1,659,800 | 527,942 |
1962 | 1,711,319 | 540,186 |
1963 | 1,762,621 | 552,966 |
1964 | 1,814,135 | 566,266 |
1965 | 1,864,791 | 574,664 |
1966 | 1,914,573 | 577,866 |
1967 | 1,965,598 | 580,933 |
1968 | 2,022,272 | 583,966 |
1969 | 2,081,695 | 587,066 |
1970 | 2,135,479 | 590,334 |
1971 | 2,187,853 | 600,481 |
1972 | 2,243,126 | 622,407 |
1973 | 2,296,752 | 652,408 |
1974 | 2,350,124 | 685,448 |
1975 | 2,404,831 | 720,380 |
1976 | 2,458,526 | 758,508 |
1977 | 2,513,546 | 799,574 |
1978 | 2,566,266 | 849,239 |
1979 | 2,617,832 | 901,742 |
1980 | 2,671,997 | 937,485 |
1981 | 2,726,056 | 969,996 |
1982 | 2,784,278 | 1,009,269 |
1983 | 2,843,960 | 1,046,137 |
1984 | 2,904,429 | 1,083,660 |
1985 | 2,964,762 | 1,121,945 |
1986 | 3,022,635 | 1,160,650 |
1987 | 3,083,605 | 1,199,167 |
1988 | 3,142,336 | 1,235,476 |
1989 | 3,227,943 | 1,270,274 |
1990 | 3,286,542 | 1,305,696 |
1991 | 3,266,790 | 1,341,756 |
1992 | 3,247,039 | 1,380,033 |
1993 | 3,227,287 | 1,420,115 |
1994 | 3,207,536 | 1,460,023 |
1995 | 3,187,784 | 1,498,836 |
1996 | 3,168,033 | 1,535,914 |
1997 | 3,148,281 | 1,571,691 |
1998 | 3,128,530 | 1,606,899 |
1999 | 3,108,778 | 1,641,997 |
2000 | 3,089,027 | 1,677,382 |
2001 | 3,060,173 | 1,712,254 |
2002 | 3,051,010 | 1,744,763 |
2003 | 3,039,616 | 1,775,736 |
2004 | 3,026,939 | 1,807,146 |
2005 | 3,011,487 | 1,839,877 |
2006 | 2,992,547 | 1,874,516 |
2007 | 2,970,017 | 1,911,201 |
2008 | 2,947,314 | 1,949,970 |
2009 | 2,927,519 | 1,990,673 |
2010 | 2,913,021 | 2,033,111 |
2011 | 2,905,195 | 2,073,535 |
2012 | 2,900,401 | 2,108,617 |
2013 | 2,895,092 | 2,140,682 |
2014 | 2,889,104 | 2,172,044 |
2015 | 2,880,703 | 2,203,273 |
2016 | 2,876,101 | 2,234,776 |
2017 | 2,873,457 | 2,266,747 |
2018 | 2,866,376 | 2,299,141 |
2019 | 2,854,191 | 2,332,083 |
2020 | 2,837,849 | 2,365,894 |
2021 | 2,811,666 | 2,401,441 |
2022 | 2,777,689 | 2,439,892 |
2023 | 2,745,972 | 2,480,244 |
2024 | 2,714,617 | 2,521,139 |
Fertility rates in Albania and Botswana
Year | Fertility rate | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 6.38 | 6.6 |
1961 | 6.27 | 6.56 |
1962 | 6.11 | 6.54 |
1963 | 5.93 | 6.58 |
1964 | 5.71 | 6.61 |
1965 | 5.47 | 6.6 |
1966 | 5.33 | 6.61 |
1967 | 5.31 | 6.6 |
1968 | 5.32 | 6.58 |
1969 | 5.29 | 6.56 |
1970 | 5.16 | 6.55 |
1971 | 5.08 | 6.54 |
1972 | 4.98 | 6.56 |
1973 | 4.83 | 6.59 |
1974 | 4.7 | 6.61 |
1975 | 4.57 | 6.61 |
1976 | 4.37 | 6.6 |
1977 | 4.2 | 6.54 |
1978 | 4 | 6.48 |
1979 | 3.78 | 6.4 |
1980 | 3.59 | 6.29 |
1981 | 3.47 | 6.16 |
1982 | 3.42 | 5.97 |
1983 | 3.32 | 5.79 |
1984 | 3.28 | 5.63 |
1985 | 3.21 | 5.48 |
1986 | 3.14 | 5.33 |
1987 | 3.11 | 5.1 |
1988 | 3.07 | 4.88 |
1989 | 3.03 | 4.67 |
1990 | 3.01 | 4.51 |
1991 | 2.96 | 4.37 |
1992 | 2.89 | 4.26 |
1993 | 2.81 | 4.15 |
1994 | 2.8 | 4.02 |
1995 | 2.76 | 3.79 |
1996 | 2.67 | 3.57 |
1997 | 2.54 | 3.43 |
1998 | 2.42 | 3.36 |
1999 | 2.31 | 3.31 |
2000 | 2.22 | 3.29 |
2001 | 2.14 | 3.25 |
2002 | 2 | 3.18 |
2003 | 2.01 | 3.11 |
2004 | 1.89 | 3.06 |
2005 | 1.79 | 3.08 |
2006 | 1.69 | 3.11 |
2007 | 1.63 | 3.13 |
2008 | 1.62 | 3.13 |
2009 | 1.64 | 3.13 |
2010 | 1.65 | 3.14 |
2011 | 1.68 | 3.1 |
2012 | 1.72 | 3.07 |
2013 | 1.74 | 3.05 |
2014 | 1.72 | 3.03 |
2015 | 1.63 | 3.01 |
2016 | 1.56 | 2.99 |
2017 | 1.49 | 2.97 |
2018 | 1.42 | 2.94 |
2019 | 1.4 | 2.91 |
2020 | 1.37 | 2.86 |
2021 | 1.37 | 2.83 |
2022 | 1.36 | 2.79 |
2023 | 1.35 | 2.73 |
Albania and Botswana demographics compared
Year | Median age, years | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 19.8 | 17.7 |
1961 | 19.7 | 17.4 |
1962 | 19.5 | 17.1 |
1963 | 19.4 | 16.8 |
1964 | 19.3 | 16.6 |
1965 | 19.2 | 16.4 |
1966 | 19.1 | 16.2 |
1967 | 19 | 15.9 |
1968 | 19 | 15.7 |
1969 | 19 | 15.6 |
1970 | 19 | 15.4 |
1971 | 19.1 | 15.3 |
1972 | 19.3 | 15.4 |
1973 | 19.4 | 15.6 |
1974 | 19.6 | 15.8 |
1975 | 19.8 | 16 |
1976 | 20 | 16.2 |
1977 | 20.3 | 16.4 |
1978 | 20.6 | 16.6 |
1979 | 20.9 | 16.9 |
1980 | 21.2 | 16.8 |
1981 | 21.5 | 16.8 |
1982 | 21.8 | 16.8 |
1983 | 22 | 16.8 |
1984 | 22.3 | 16.8 |
1985 | 22.6 | 16.8 |
1986 | 22.8 | 16.9 |
1987 | 23.1 | 16.9 |
1988 | 23.4 | 17 |
1989 | 23.7 | 17.1 |
1990 | 24 | 17.3 |
1991 | 24.3 | 17.4 |
1992 | 24.7 | 17.6 |
1993 | 25.1 | 17.8 |
1994 | 25.5 | 18 |
1995 | 25.8 | 18.3 |
1996 | 26.2 | 18.6 |
1997 | 26.5 | 18.8 |
1998 | 26.8 | 19.1 |
1999 | 27 | 19.4 |
2000 | 27.2 | 19.7 |
2001 | 27.5 | 20 |
2002 | 28 | 20.3 |
2003 | 28.5 | 20.6 |
2004 | 29.1 | 20.9 |
2005 | 29.6 | 21.2 |
2006 | 30.2 | 21.5 |
2007 | 30.8 | 21.7 |
2008 | 31.4 | 22 |
2009 | 32 | 22.2 |
2010 | 32.6 | 22.5 |
2011 | 33.1 | 22.7 |
2012 | 33.4 | 22.8 |
2013 | 33.7 | 22.7 |
2014 | 34 | 22.7 |
2015 | 34.3 | 22.7 |
2016 | 34.6 | 22.7 |
2017 | 34.9 | 22.8 |
2018 | 35.3 | 22.9 |
2019 | 35.8 | 23.1 |
2020 | 36.2 | 23.3 |
2021 | 36.7 | 23.4 |
2022 | 37.1 | 23.6 |
2023 | 37.4 | 23.9 |
2024 | 37.8 | 24.2 |
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Land area
National statistics comparison
Finance
|
|
|
---|---|---|
GNI, Atlas method |
$23.6B
2024 |
$19.5B
2024 |
Government expenditure, % of GDP |
30.5%
2025 |
34.9%
2025 |
Education expenditure, % of GDP |
3.09%
2023 |
8.06%
2020 |
Military expenditure, % of GDP |
1.74%
2023 |
2.53%
2023 |
Armed forces personnel |
8,000
2020 |
9,000
2020 |
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-2.54%
2025 |
-11.2%
2025 |
Unemployment rate |
10.7%
2023 |
24.4%
2024 |
Services, % of GDP |
48.9%
2024 |
63.5%
2024 |
Industry, % of GDP |
22.4%
2024 |
29.4%
2024 |
Economic freedom index |
66.6
2025 |
69.9
2025 |
Income share by richest 10% |
22.8%
2020 |
42.9%
2015 |
Income share by poorest 10% |
3.4%
2020 |
1.4%
2015 |
Number of billionaires |
1
2025 |
n/a |
Percentage of billionaires |
0.00005%
2025 |
n/a |
Listed domestic companies | n/a |
23
2023 |
Market capitalization of domestic companies | n/a |
$3.59B
2023 |
Total reserves including gold |
$6.52B
2024 |
$3.46B
2024 |
Personal remittances received |
$2.27B
2024 |
$128M
2024 |
International tourist arrivals |
2,658,000
2020 |
1,830,000
2018 |
International tourism as share of exports |
35.9%
2020 |
4.56%
2020 |
Banked people share |
46.1%
2024 |
61.4%
2024 |
Energy
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
781 kg
2023 |
1,165 kg
2022 |
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$27.2
2023 |
$17.1
2022 |
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
4.59 megatons
2023 |
7.42 megatons
2023 |
CO2 emissions per capita |
1.67 tons
2023 |
2.99 tons
2023 |
Fossil fuel energy use share |
55.1%
2022 |
66.7%
2022 |
Renewable energy use share |
41.9%
2021 |
27.4%
2021 |
Alternative and nuclear energy use share |
36.8%
2023 |
0.08%
2022 |
Net energy imports use share |
22.7%
2023 |
23.7%
2022 |
Electric power consumption per capita |
2,540 kWh
2023 |
1,522 kWh
2022 |
Renewable electricity output share |
98.6%
2011 |
0.25%
2021 |
Hydroelectric share |
96.7%
2023 |
0%
2021 |
Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
0%
2021 |
Electricity access |
100%
2023 |
76%
2023 |
Society
|
|
|
---|---|---|
% of world population |
0.03%
2024 |
0.03%
2024 |
Annual migration change |
-24,472
2024 |
-5,778
2024 |
Urban population |
65.4%
2024 |
73.5%
2024 |
Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
50:50
2024 |
Average male height |
5.71 ft
2025 |
5.68 ft
2025 |
Average female height |
5.32 ft
2025 |
5.32 ft
2025 |
Quality of life index |
63.3
2025 |
48.5
2025 |
Corruption Perceptions Index |
42
2024 |
57
2024 |
Higher education index |
39
2025 |
55
2025 |
Homicides per 100K people |
1.39
2023 |
10.5
2021 |
Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
11.7
2019 |
26.4
2019 |
Visa free countries |
122
2025 |
86
2025 |
Adult literacy rate |
97.7%
2023 |
86.8%
2013 |
English speaking |
16%
2025 |
38.4%
2023 |
People using the Internet |
83.1%
2023 |
81.4%
2023 |
Health
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Government health expenditure per capita |
$414
2022 |
$478
2022 |
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$212.4
2022 |
$21
2022 |
Life expectancy |
80 years
2025 |
69.4 years
2025 |
Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
3.45%
2022 |
6.34%
2022 |
Physicians per 1,000 people |
1.88
2020 |
0.38
2022 |
Age at first childbirth |
26.6 years
2021 |
19 years
2017 |
Maternal mortality per 100K births |
7
2023 |
155
2023 |
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
9.4
2023 |
39.6
2023 |
Obesity rate |
24.3%
2022 |
18.6%
2022 |
Diabetes prevalence |
10.6%
2024 |
4.6%
2024 |
Air quality index |
54
2025 |
39
2025 |
Tobacco use prevalence |
21.9%
2022 |
18.7%
2022 |
Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
4.47 liters
2020 |
7.27 liters
2020 |
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