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Albania vs Croatia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

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

Albania Croatia
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

GDP
Albania

Croatia
Year GDP
Albania Croatia
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

GDP per capita
Albania

Croatia
Year GDP per capita
Albania Croatia
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

Life expectancy
Albania

Croatia
Year Life expectancy, years
Albania Croatia
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

Population
Albania

Croatia
Year Population
Albania Croatia
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

Fertility rate
Albania

Croatia
Year Fertility rate
Albania Croatia
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

Median age
Albania

Croatia
Year Median age, years
Albania Croatia
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

Albania Croatia
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

Albania Croatia
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

Albania Croatia
% 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

Albania Croatia
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

Territory

Albania Croatia
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
3,897 sq mi
2024
5,588 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,033 sq mi
2025
5,737 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,046 sq mi
2025
7,516 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,451 mi
2018
16,751 mi
2015

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