Albania has a population of 2.71M (ranked 141/197), compared with 3.87M in Croatia (ranked 129/197). Albania's land area is 10,579 sq mi versus 21,606 sq mi for Croatia (ranked 143rd vs. 123rd).
By GDP, Albania ranks 112/197 ($27.2B) and Croatia ranks 74/197 ($92.5B). By GDP per capita, Albania ranks 86/197 ($10,012), while Croatia ranks 50/197 ($23,931).
Main facts and rankings
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Population |
2694925
|
3839202
|
Population rank | 141/197 | 129/197 |
GDP |
$27.2B
2024 |
$92.5B
2024 |
GDP rank | 112/197 | 74/197 |
GDP per capita |
$10,012
2024 |
$23,931
2024 |
GDP per capita rank | 86/197 | 50/197 |
GDP per capita, PPP |
$23,488
2024 |
$48,575
2024 |
Government debt |
$15.1B
2024 |
$53.3B
2024 |
Debt-to-GDP ratio |
54.3%
2025 |
55.9%
2025 |
Government debt per person |
$5,572
2024 |
$13,796
2024 |
Government debt per person rank | 76/185 | 42/185 |
Average annual personal income after taxes |
$8,376
2025 |
$20,265
2025 |
Land area |
10,579 sq mi
2025 |
21,606 sq mi
2025 |
Population density |
256.6 ppl/mi²
2024 |
178.9 ppl/mi²
2024 |
Fertility rate |
1.35
2023 |
1.46
2023 |
Median age |
37.8 years
2024 |
46 years
2024 |
Life expectancy |
80 years
2025 |
78.9 years
2025 |
Albania and Croatia: Comparison Charts
Albania and Croatia economies compared
Year | GDP | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1980 | $1,578,102,105 | - |
1981 | $1,808,177,156 | - |
1982 | $1,861,163,170 | - |
1983 | $1,881,412,587 | - |
1984 | $1,857,337,995 | - |
1985 | $1,897,050,117 | - |
1986 | $2,097,326,250 | - |
1987 | $2,080,796,250 | - |
1988 | $2,051,236,250 | - |
1989 | $2,253,090,000 | - |
1990 | $2,028,553,750 | $25,650,213,280 |
1991 | $1,099,559,028 | $18,760,386,775 |
1992 | $652,174,991 | $10,621,169,291 |
1993 | $1,185,315,468 | $11,259,647,874 |
1994 | $1,880,950,864 | $15,062,911,617 |
1995 | $2,905,092,799 | $22,772,394,547 |
1996 | $3,234,486,232 | $24,150,978,347 |
1997 | $2,293,666,030 | $24,175,764,812 |
1998 | $2,600,356,999 | $25,890,228,430 |
1999 | $3,283,941,510 | $23,777,026,779 |
2000 | $3,584,570,165 | $22,134,411,297 |
2001 | $4,059,064,033 | $23,066,883,850 |
2002 | $4,515,003,117 | $26,757,722,429 |
2003 | $5,801,712,040 | $35,245,317,002 |
2004 | $7,406,645,793 | $41,836,292,157 |
2005 | $8,256,658,250 | $45,013,119,282 |
2006 | $9,150,528,132 | $49,590,197,657 |
2007 | $11,116,937,870 | $59,298,265,770 |
2008 | $13,258,506,375 | $68,478,776,206 |
2009 | $12,335,540,656 | $62,321,642,125 |
2010 | $12,086,545,641 | $58,981,738,869 |
2011 | $12,973,755,875 | $62,903,737,380 |
2012 | $12,246,499,748 | $57,551,963,753 |
2013 | $12,796,985,886 | $59,852,401,272 |
2014 | $13,296,322,588 | $59,612,144,078 |
2015 | $11,470,171,827 | $51,005,200,670 |
2016 | $11,988,668,785 | $52,654,855,638 |
2017 | $13,258,268,436 | $56,186,190,438 |
2018 | $15,379,508,330 | $61,668,130,123 |
2019 | $15,585,111,614 | $61,467,582,194 |
2020 | $15,241,455,556 | $57,963,370,885 |
2021 | $18,032,009,220 | $69,006,802,299 |
2022 | $19,017,244,117 | $71,198,635,102 |
2023 | $23,547,180,412 | $84,393,795,502 |
2024 | $27,177,735,528 | $92,526,176,109 |
Albania and Croatia economies compared
Year | GDP per capita | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1980 | $591 | - |
1981 | $663 | - |
1982 | $668 | - |
1983 | $662 | - |
1984 | $639 | - |
1985 | $640 | - |
1986 | $694 | - |
1987 | $675 | - |
1988 | $653 | - |
1989 | $698 | - |
1990 | $617 | $5,369 |
1991 | $337 | $4,001 |
1992 | $200.9 | $2,321 |
1993 | $367 | $2,448 |
1994 | $586 | $3,238 |
1995 | $911 | $4,929 |
1996 | $1,021 | $5,300 |
1997 | $729 | $5,331 |
1998 | $831 | $5,713 |
1999 | $1,056 | $5,269 |
2000 | $1,160 | $4,954 |
2001 | $1,326 | $5,365 |
2002 | $1,480 | $6,220 |
2003 | $1,909 | $8,190 |
2004 | $2,447 | $9,719 |
2005 | $2,742 | $10,444 |
2006 | $3,058 | $11,503 |
2007 | $3,743 | $13,758 |
2008 | $4,499 | $15,889 |
2009 | $4,214 | $14,476 |
2010 | $4,149 | $13,731 |
2011 | $4,466 | $14,695 |
2012 | $4,222 | $13,509 |
2013 | $4,420 | $14,136 |
2014 | $4,602 | $14,188 |
2015 | $3,982 | $12,285 |
2016 | $4,168 | $12,821 |
2017 | $4,614 | $13,903 |
2018 | $5,365 | $15,460 |
2019 | $5,460 | $15,564 |
2020 | $5,371 | $14,808 |
2021 | $6,413 | $17,790 |
2022 | $6,846 | $18,466 |
2023 | $8,575 | $21,865 |
2024 | $10,012 | $23,931 |
Albania vs. Croatia life expectancy calculator
Year | Life expectancy, years | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1950 | 44.5 | 58.5 |
1951 | 45.3 | 59 |
1952 | 46.3 | 59.8 |
1953 | 47.4 | 61.5 |
1954 | 48.4 | 62.2 |
1955 | 49.6 | 63.1 |
1956 | 50.8 | 63.6 |
1957 | 52.3 | 64.4 |
1958 | 53.7 | 65 |
1959 | 55.1 | 65.5 |
1960 | 56.4 | 65.9 |
1961 | 57.5 | 66.5 |
1962 | 58.5 | 67.3 |
1963 | 59.5 | 67.6 |
1964 | 60.4 | 68 |
1965 | 61.3 | 68.5 |
1966 | 62.1 | 68.9 |
1967 | 63 | 69 |
1968 | 63.8 | 68.9 |
1969 | 64.5 | 69 |
1970 | 65.2 | 69.2 |
1971 | 65.9 | 69.4 |
1972 | 66.5 | 69.8 |
1973 | 67.1 | 70.1 |
1974 | 67.6 | 70.6 |
1975 | 68.1 | 71 |
1976 | 68.6 | 71.4 |
1977 | 69 | 71.4 |
1978 | 69.4 | 71.3 |
1979 | 69.6 | 71.1 |
1980 | 69.9 | 71 |
1981 | 70.1 | 70.9 |
1982 | 70.4 | 70.7 |
1983 | 70.7 | 70.7 |
1984 | 71 | 71 |
1985 | 71.3 | 71.5 |
1986 | 71.7 | 71.8 |
1987 | 72 | 71.9 |
1988 | 72.2 | 72.2 |
1989 | 72.5 | 72.5 |
1990 | 72.7 | 72.2 |
1991 | 73 | 70.6 |
1992 | 73.3 | 71.7 |
1993 | 73.6 | 72.3 |
1994 | 73.8 | 72.6 |
1995 | 74 | 72.6 |
1996 | 74.1 | 73 |
1997 | 73.4 | 73 |
1998 | 74.4 | 73.2 |
1999 | 74.6 | 73.6 |
2000 | 74.8 | 74 |
2001 | 75.1 | 74.4 |
2002 | 75.3 | 74.6 |
2003 | 75.6 | 74.7 |
2004 | 76 | 75.3 |
2005 | 76.4 | 75.6 |
2006 | 77 | 75.7 |
2007 | 77.7 | 75.9 |
2008 | 78.2 | 76 |
2009 | 78.5 | 76.3 |
2010 | 78.4 | 76.7 |
2011 | 78.3 | 77 |
2012 | 78.1 | 77.3 |
2013 | 78 | 77.5 |
2014 | 78 | 77.5 |
2015 | 78.4 | 77.6 |
2016 | 78.6 | 77.6 |
2017 | 78.9 | 77.7 |
2018 | 79.2 | 77.9 |
2019 | 79.5 | 78.2 |
2020 | 77.8 | 77.5 |
2021 | 76.8 | 77.1 |
2022 | 78.8 | 78.3 |
2023 | 79.6 | 78.6 |
2024 | 79.8 | 78.8 |
2025 | 80 | 78.9 |
Albania and Croatia population clocks and comparison
Year | Population | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 1,608,800 | 4,140,181 |
1961 | 1,659,800 | 4,167,292 |
1962 | 1,711,319 | 4,196,712 |
1963 | 1,762,621 | 4,225,675 |
1964 | 1,814,135 | 4,252,876 |
1965 | 1,864,791 | 4,280,923 |
1966 | 1,914,573 | 4,310,701 |
1967 | 1,965,598 | 4,338,683 |
1968 | 2,022,272 | 4,365,628 |
1969 | 2,081,695 | 4,391,490 |
1970 | 2,135,479 | 4,412,252 |
1971 | 2,187,853 | 4,431,275 |
1972 | 2,243,126 | 4,450,564 |
1973 | 2,296,752 | 4,470,161 |
1974 | 2,350,124 | 4,490,660 |
1975 | 2,404,831 | 4,512,082 |
1976 | 2,458,526 | 4,535,934 |
1977 | 2,513,546 | 4,559,571 |
1978 | 2,566,266 | 4,581,085 |
1979 | 2,617,832 | 4,594,778 |
1980 | 2,671,997 | 4,599,782 |
1981 | 2,726,056 | 4,611,509 |
1982 | 2,784,278 | 4,634,234 |
1983 | 2,843,960 | 4,658,254 |
1984 | 2,904,429 | 4,680,285 |
1985 | 2,964,762 | 4,701,417 |
1986 | 3,022,635 | 4,721,446 |
1987 | 3,083,605 | 4,739,745 |
1988 | 3,142,336 | 4,755,207 |
1989 | 3,227,943 | 4,767,260 |
1990 | 3,286,542 | 4,777,368 |
1991 | 3,266,790 | 4,689,022 |
1992 | 3,247,039 | 4,575,818 |
1993 | 3,227,287 | 4,600,463 |
1994 | 3,207,536 | 4,652,024 |
1995 | 3,187,784 | 4,620,030 |
1996 | 3,168,033 | 4,557,097 |
1997 | 3,148,281 | 4,534,920 |
1998 | 3,128,530 | 4,532,135 |
1999 | 3,108,778 | 4,512,597 |
2000 | 3,089,027 | 4,468,302 |
2001 | 3,060,173 | 4,299,642 |
2002 | 3,051,010 | 4,302,174 |
2003 | 3,039,616 | 4,303,399 |
2004 | 3,026,939 | 4,304,600 |
2005 | 3,011,487 | 4,310,145 |
2006 | 2,992,547 | 4,311,159 |
2007 | 2,970,017 | 4,310,217 |
2008 | 2,947,314 | 4,309,705 |
2009 | 2,927,519 | 4,305,181 |
2010 | 2,913,021 | 4,295,427 |
2011 | 2,905,195 | 4,280,622 |
2012 | 2,900,401 | 4,260,368 |
2013 | 2,895,092 | 4,233,922 |
2014 | 2,889,104 | 4,201,598 |
2015 | 2,880,703 | 4,151,725 |
2016 | 2,876,101 | 4,106,867 |
2017 | 2,873,457 | 4,041,407 |
2018 | 2,866,376 | 3,988,775 |
2019 | 2,854,191 | 3,949,390 |
2020 | 2,837,849 | 3,914,206 |
2021 | 2,811,666 | 3,878,981 |
2022 | 2,777,689 | 3,855,641 |
2023 | 2,745,972 | 3,859,686 |
2024 | 2,714,617 | 3,866,300 |
Fertility rates in Albania and Croatia
Year | Fertility rate | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 6.38 | 2.24 |
1961 | 6.27 | 2.22 |
1962 | 6.11 | 2.19 |
1963 | 5.93 | 2.15 |
1964 | 5.71 | 2.14 |
1965 | 5.47 | 2.22 |
1966 | 5.33 | 2.23 |
1967 | 5.31 | 2.1 |
1968 | 5.32 | 2.03 |
1969 | 5.29 | 1.95 |
1970 | 5.16 | 1.88 |
1971 | 5.08 | 1.97 |
1972 | 4.98 | 2.01 |
1973 | 4.83 | 2.01 |
1974 | 4.7 | 1.98 |
1975 | 4.57 | 1.95 |
1976 | 4.37 | 1.94 |
1977 | 4.2 | 1.95 |
1978 | 4 | 1.96 |
1979 | 3.78 | 1.95 |
1980 | 3.59 | 1.93 |
1981 | 3.47 | 1.93 |
1982 | 3.42 | 1.9 |
1983 | 3.32 | 1.88 |
1984 | 3.28 | 1.87 |
1985 | 3.21 | 1.82 |
1986 | 3.14 | 1.76 |
1987 | 3.11 | 1.64 |
1988 | 3.07 | 1.79 |
1989 | 3.03 | 1.63 |
1990 | 3.01 | 1.63 |
1991 | 2.96 | 1.53 |
1992 | 2.89 | 1.48 |
1993 | 2.81 | 1.52 |
1994 | 2.8 | 1.47 |
1995 | 2.76 | 1.58 |
1996 | 2.67 | 1.67 |
1997 | 2.54 | 1.69 |
1998 | 2.42 | 1.45 |
1999 | 2.31 | 1.38 |
2000 | 2.22 | 1.39 |
2001 | 2.14 | 1.46 |
2002 | 2 | 1.42 |
2003 | 2.01 | 1.41 |
2004 | 1.89 | 1.43 |
2005 | 1.79 | 1.5 |
2006 | 1.69 | 1.47 |
2007 | 1.63 | 1.48 |
2008 | 1.62 | 1.47 |
2009 | 1.64 | 1.5 |
2010 | 1.65 | 1.46 |
2011 | 1.68 | 1.41 |
2012 | 1.72 | 1.52 |
2013 | 1.74 | 1.46 |
2014 | 1.72 | 1.46 |
2015 | 1.63 | 1.41 |
2016 | 1.56 | 1.43 |
2017 | 1.49 | 1.42 |
2018 | 1.42 | 1.47 |
2019 | 1.4 | 1.47 |
2020 | 1.37 | 1.48 |
2021 | 1.37 | 1.62 |
2022 | 1.36 | 1.53 |
2023 | 1.35 | 1.46 |
Albania and Croatia demographics compared
Year | Median age, years | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 19.8 | 29 |
1961 | 19.7 | 29.4 |
1962 | 19.5 | 29.7 |
1963 | 19.4 | 30 |
1964 | 19.3 | 30.3 |
1965 | 19.2 | 30.6 |
1966 | 19.1 | 30.9 |
1967 | 19 | 31.2 |
1968 | 19 | 31.5 |
1969 | 19 | 31.8 |
1970 | 19 | 32.1 |
1971 | 19.1 | 32.3 |
1972 | 19.3 | 32.5 |
1973 | 19.4 | 32.7 |
1974 | 19.6 | 32.8 |
1975 | 19.8 | 33 |
1976 | 20 | 33.1 |
1977 | 20.3 | 33.2 |
1978 | 20.6 | 33.3 |
1979 | 20.9 | 33.4 |
1980 | 21.2 | 33.4 |
1981 | 21.5 | 33.5 |
1982 | 21.8 | 33.6 |
1983 | 22 | 33.8 |
1984 | 22.3 | 34 |
1985 | 22.6 | 34.2 |
1986 | 22.8 | 34.4 |
1987 | 23.1 | 34.7 |
1988 | 23.4 | 35 |
1989 | 23.7 | 35.3 |
1990 | 24 | 35.6 |
1991 | 24.3 | 36 |
1992 | 24.7 | 36.4 |
1993 | 25.1 | 36.9 |
1994 | 25.5 | 37.3 |
1995 | 25.8 | 37.8 |
1996 | 26.2 | 38.2 |
1997 | 26.5 | 38.6 |
1998 | 26.8 | 38.9 |
1999 | 27 | 39.2 |
2000 | 27.2 | 39.6 |
2001 | 27.5 | 39.9 |
2002 | 28 | 40.2 |
2003 | 28.5 | 40.5 |
2004 | 29.1 | 40.7 |
2005 | 29.6 | 40.9 |
2006 | 30.2 | 41.2 |
2007 | 30.8 | 41.4 |
2008 | 31.4 | 41.6 |
2009 | 32 | 41.8 |
2010 | 32.6 | 41.9 |
2011 | 33.1 | 42.2 |
2012 | 33.4 | 42.5 |
2013 | 33.7 | 42.7 |
2014 | 34 | 43 |
2015 | 34.3 | 43.3 |
2016 | 34.6 | 43.7 |
2017 | 34.9 | 44.2 |
2018 | 35.3 | 44.6 |
2019 | 35.8 | 45 |
2020 | 36.2 | 45.2 |
2021 | 36.7 | 45.4 |
2022 | 37.1 | 45.6 |
2023 | 37.4 | 45.8 |
2024 | 37.8 | 46 |
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National statistics comparison
Finance
|
|
|
---|---|---|
GNI, Atlas method |
$23.6B
2024 |
$85.4B
2024 |
Government expenditure, % of GDP |
30.5%
2025 |
48.9%
2025 |
Education expenditure, % of GDP |
3.09%
2023 |
4.09%
2021 |
Military expenditure, % of GDP |
1.74%
2023 |
1.78%
2023 |
Armed forces personnel |
8,000
2020 |
20,000
2020 |
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-2.54%
2025 |
-2.36%
2025 |
Unemployment rate |
10.7%
2023 |
5.03%
2024 |
Services, % of GDP |
48.9%
2024 |
59.7%
2024 |
Industry, % of GDP |
22.4%
2024 |
19.8%
2024 |
Economic freedom index |
66.6
2025 |
68.7
2025 |
Income share by richest 10% |
22.8%
2020 |
23.3%
2023 |
Income share by poorest 10% |
3.4%
2020 |
2.9%
2023 |
Number of billionaires |
1
2025 |
1
2025 |
Percentage of billionaires |
0.00005%
2025 |
0.00003%
2025 |
Listed domestic companies | n/a |
81
2024 |
Market capitalization of domestic companies | n/a |
$27.8B
2024 |
Total reserves including gold |
$6.52B
2024 |
$3.34B
2024 |
Personal remittances received |
$2.27B
2024 |
$6.74B
2024 |
International tourist arrivals |
2,658,000
2020 |
21,608,000
2020 |
International tourism as share of exports |
35.9%
2020 |
23.4%
2020 |
Banked people share |
46.1%
2024 |
92.6%
2024 |
Energy
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
781 kg
2023 |
2,237 kg
2023 |
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$27.2
2023 |
$20.4
2023 |
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
4.59 megatons
2023 |
17.5 megatons
2023 |
CO2 emissions per capita |
1.67 tons
2023 |
4.52 tons
2023 |
Fossil fuel energy use share |
55.1%
2022 |
68%
2022 |
Renewable energy use share |
41.9%
2021 |
34.1%
2021 |
Alternative and nuclear energy use share |
36.8%
2023 |
11.5%
2023 |
Net energy imports use share |
22.7%
2023 |
57.3%
2023 |
Electric power consumption per capita |
2,540 kWh
2023 |
4,484 kWh
2023 |
Renewable electricity output share |
98.6%
2011 |
69.9%
2021 |
Hydroelectric share |
96.7%
2023 |
47%
2023 |
Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
0%
2021 |
Electricity access |
100%
2023 |
100%
2023 |
Society
|
|
|
---|---|---|
% of world population |
0.03%
2024 |
0.05%
2024 |
Annual migration change |
-24,472
2024 |
-5,186
2024 |
Urban population |
65.4%
2024 |
58.9%
2024 |
Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
50:50
2024 |
Average male height |
5.71 ft
2025 |
5.93 ft
2025 |
Average female height |
5.32 ft
2025 |
5.47 ft
2025 |
Quality of life index |
63.3
2025 |
73
2025 |
Corruption Perceptions Index |
42
2024 |
47
2024 |
Higher education index |
39
2025 |
83
2025 |
Homicides per 100K people |
1.39
2023 |
0.77
2022 |
Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
11.7
2019 |
7.9
2019 |
Visa free countries |
122
2025 |
173
2025 |
Adult literacy rate |
97.7%
2023 |
99.4%
2021 |
English speaking |
16%
2025 |
57.1%
2023 |
People using the Internet |
83.1%
2023 |
83.6%
2024 |
Health
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Government health expenditure per capita |
$414
2022 |
$1,344
2022 |
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$212.4
2022 |
$123.5
2022 |
Life expectancy |
80 years
2025 |
78.9 years
2025 |
Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
3.45%
2022 |
0.009%
2022 |
Physicians per 1,000 people |
1.88
2020 |
3.61
2021 |
Age at first childbirth |
26.6 years
2021 |
29.3 years
2023 |
Maternal mortality per 100K births |
7
2023 |
3
2023 |
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
9.4
2023 |
4.6
2023 |
Obesity rate |
24.3%
2022 |
31.4%
2022 |
Diabetes prevalence |
10.6%
2024 |
10.5%
2024 |
Air quality index |
54
2025 |
64
2025 |
Tobacco use prevalence |
21.9%
2022 |
37%
2022 |
Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
4.47 liters
2020 |
7.65 liters
2020 |
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