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Albania vs Ghana statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Albania has a population of 2.71M (ranked 141/197), compared with 34.4M in Ghana (ranked 47/197). Albania's land area is 10,579 sq mi versus 87,851 sq mi for Ghana (ranked 143rd vs. 81st).

By GDP, Albania ranks 112/197 ($27.2B) and Ghana ranks 79/197 ($82.8B). By GDP per capita, Albania ranks 86/197 ($10,012), while Ghana ranks 150/197 ($2,406).

Main facts and rankings

Albania Ghana
Population
2694925
35572974
Population rank 141/197 47/197
GDP
$27.2B
2024
$82.8B
2024
GDP rank 112/197 79/197
GDP per capita
$10,012
2024
$2,406
2024
GDP per capita rank 86/197 150/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$23,488
2024
$8,027
2024
Government debt
$15.1B
2024
$58.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
54.3%
2025
66.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,572
2024
$1,696
2024
Government debt per person rank 76/185 122/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,376
2025
$1,836
2025
Land area
10,579 sq mi
2025
87,851 sq mi
2025
Population density
256.6 ppl/mi²
2024
392 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.35
2023
3.4
2023
Median age
37.8 years
2024
22.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
65.9 years
2025

Albania and Ghana: Comparison Charts

Albania and Ghana economies compared

GDP
Albania

Ghana
Year GDP
Albania Ghana
1960 - $1,217,230,095
1961 - $1,302,674,325
1962 - $1,382,515,654
1963 - $1,540,797,589
1964 - $1,731,296,200
1965 - $2,053,462,968
1966 - $2,126,300,672
1967 - $1,747,187,645
1968 - $1,666,909,518
1969 - $1,962,050,556
1970 - $2,215,028,588
1971 - $2,417,108,578
1972 - $2,112,293,280
1973 - $3,006,766,758
1974 - $2,894,409,938
1975 - $2,810,106,383
1976 - $2,765,254,237
1977 - $3,189,428,571
1978 - $3,662,478,185
1979 - $4,020,227,920
1980 $1,578,102,105 $4,445,228,216
1981 $1,808,177,156 $4,222,441,860
1982 $1,861,163,170 $4,035,994,398
1983 $1,881,412,587 $4,057,275,132
1984 $1,857,337,995 $4,412,279,843
1985 $1,897,050,117 $4,504,306,723
1986 $2,097,326,250 $5,735,677,434
1987 $2,080,796,250 $5,074,829,932
1988 $2,051,236,250 $5,197,765,032
1989 $2,253,090,000 $5,251,858,440
1990 $2,028,553,750 $5,889,106,573
1991 $1,099,559,028 $6,603,185,268
1992 $652,174,991 $6,416,103,926
1993 $1,185,315,468 $5,968,922,939
1994 $1,880,950,864 $5,446,383,727
1995 $2,905,092,799 $6,464,382,808
1996 $3,234,486,232 $6,932,991,739
1997 $2,293,666,030 $6,891,443,192
1998 $2,600,356,999 $7,482,069,162
1999 $3,283,941,510 $7,718,109,982
2000 $3,584,570,165 $4,982,850,662
2001 $4,059,064,033 $5,314,872,854
2002 $4,515,003,117 $6,166,197,848
2003 $5,801,712,040 $7,632,723,556
2004 $7,406,645,793 $8,881,417,907
2005 $8,256,658,250 $10,744,568,381
2006 $9,150,528,132 $20,885,037,597
2007 $11,116,937,870 $24,827,339,138
2008 $13,258,506,375 $28,679,383,241
2009 $12,335,540,656 $26,048,720,006
2010 $12,086,545,641 $32,197,655,567
2011 $12,973,755,875 $39,336,668,081
2012 $12,246,499,748 $41,271,701,061
2013 $12,796,985,886 $62,845,721,960
2014 $13,296,322,588 $54,678,533,806
2015 $11,470,171,827 $49,436,806,230
2016 $11,988,668,785 $56,144,179,398
2017 $13,258,268,436 $60,385,409,435
2018 $15,379,508,330 $67,259,353,966
2019 $15,585,111,614 $68,352,629,246
2020 $15,241,455,556 $70,008,243,860
2021 $18,032,009,220 $79,514,204,730
2022 $19,017,244,117 $73,919,003,210
2023 $23,547,180,412 $80,547,146,878
2024 $27,177,735,528 $82,825,288,889

Albania and Ghana economies compared

GDP per capita
Albania

Ghana
Year GDP per capita
Albania Ghana
1960 - $174.9
1961 - $181.9
1962 - $188.4
1963 - $205
1964 - $225
1965 - $260.5
1966 - $263.3
1967 - $211.2
1968 - $196.7
1969 - $225.8
1970 - $248.2
1971 - $263.4
1972 - $223.8
1973 - $310
1974 - $289.4
1975 - $273
1976 - $261
1977 - $292.3
1978 - $326
1979 - $347
1980 $591 $372
1981 $663 $344
1982 $668 $319
1983 $662 $311
1984 $639 $330
1985 $640 $330
1986 $694 $411
1987 $675 $355
1988 $653 $355
1989 $698 $350
1990 $617 $383
1991 $337 $418
1992 $200.9 $396
1993 $367 $360
1994 $586 $321
1995 $911 $372
1996 $1,021 $389
1997 $729 $378
1998 $831 $400
1999 $1,056 $403
2000 $1,160 $253.7
2001 $1,326 $263.5
2002 $1,480 $297.5
2003 $1,909 $358
2004 $2,447 $406
2005 $2,742 $479
2006 $3,058 $906
2007 $3,743 $1,050
2008 $4,499 $1,183
2009 $4,214 $1,048
2010 $4,149 $1,264
2011 $4,466 $1,507
2012 $4,222 $1,544
2013 $4,420 $2,295
2014 $4,602 $1,950
2015 $3,982 $1,723
2016 $4,168 $1,912
2017 $4,614 $2,012
2018 $5,365 $2,195
2019 $5,460 $2,187
2020 $5,371 $2,195
2021 $6,413 $2,445
2022 $6,846 $2,230
2023 $8,575 $2,384
2024 $10,012 $2,406

Albania vs. Ghana life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Albania

Ghana
Year Life expectancy, years
Albania Ghana
1950 44.5 43.1
1951 45.3 43.6
1952 46.3 44
1953 47.4 44.5
1954 48.4 45
1955 49.6 45.4
1956 50.8 45.7
1957 52.3 46.1
1958 53.7 46.4
1959 55.1 46.7
1960 56.4 46.9
1961 57.5 47.1
1962 58.5 47.3
1963 59.5 47.5
1964 60.4 47.6
1965 61.3 47.7
1966 62.1 47.7
1967 63 47.7
1968 63.8 47.8
1969 64.5 47.9
1970 65.2 47.9
1971 65.9 47.9
1972 66.5 48.3
1973 67.1 48.6
1974 67.6 48.9
1975 68.1 49.3
1976 68.6 49.7
1977 69 50.1
1978 69.4 50.5
1979 69.6 50.8
1980 69.9 51.1
1981 70.1 51.3
1982 70.4 51.4
1983 70.7 51.8
1984 71 52.2
1985 71.3 52.7
1986 71.7 53.3
1987 72 53.8
1988 72.2 54.4
1989 72.5 54.9
1990 72.7 55.4
1991 73 55.7
1992 73.3 56.1
1993 73.6 56.3
1994 73.8 56.2
1995 74 56.7
1996 74.1 57
1997 73.4 57.2
1998 74.4 57.5
1999 74.6 57.8
2000 74.8 58.1
2001 75.1 58.4
2002 75.3 58.7
2003 75.6 59
2004 76 59.3
2005 76.4 59.6
2006 77 60
2007 77.7 60.3
2008 78.2 60.6
2009 78.5 60.9
2010 78.4 61.3
2011 78.3 61.6
2012 78.1 62
2013 78 62.4
2014 78 62.8
2015 78.4 63.2
2016 78.6 63.5
2017 78.9 63.8
2018 79.2 64.1
2019 79.5 64.5
2020 77.8 64.3
2021 76.8 64.3
2022 78.8 65.2
2023 79.6 65.5
2024 79.8 65.7
2025 80 65.9

Albania and Ghana population clocks and comparison

Population
Albania

Ghana
Year Population
Albania Ghana
1960 1,608,800 6,961,215
1961 1,659,800 7,162,667
1962 1,711,319 7,337,375
1963 1,762,621 7,514,714
1964 1,814,135 7,695,739
1965 1,864,791 7,882,606
1966 1,914,573 8,074,521
1967 1,965,598 8,271,913
1968 2,022,272 8,475,729
1969 2,081,695 8,690,383
1970 2,135,479 8,925,813
1971 2,187,853 9,176,264
1972 2,243,126 9,438,187
1973 2,296,752 9,714,617
1974 2,350,124 10,000,523
1975 2,404,831 10,294,308
1976 2,458,526 10,594,913
1977 2,513,546 10,911,871
1978 2,566,266 11,248,450
1979 2,617,832 11,597,255
1980 2,671,997 11,941,448
1981 2,726,056 12,281,712
1982 2,784,278 12,643,819
1983 2,843,960 13,029,836
1984 2,904,429 13,370,590
1985 2,964,762 13,661,229
1986 3,022,635 13,965,217
1987 3,083,605 14,289,108
1988 3,142,336 14,636,568
1989 3,227,943 15,006,813
1990 3,286,542 15,394,648
1991 3,266,790 15,787,496
1992 3,247,039 16,184,855
1993 3,227,287 16,589,519
1994 3,207,536 16,993,190
1995 3,187,784 17,399,017
1996 3,168,033 17,810,181
1997 3,148,281 18,238,958
1998 3,128,530 18,688,036
1999 3,108,778 19,149,864
2000 3,089,027 19,637,087
2001 3,060,173 20,167,069
2002 3,051,010 20,729,388
2003 3,039,616 21,296,705
2004 3,026,939 21,868,298
2005 3,011,487 22,449,438
2006 2,992,547 23,040,702
2007 2,970,017 23,642,279
2008 2,947,314 24,249,946
2009 2,927,519 24,862,664
2010 2,913,021 25,474,995
2011 2,905,195 26,095,088
2012 2,900,401 26,734,268
2013 2,895,092 27,386,193
2014 2,889,104 28,041,592
2015 2,880,703 28,696,068
2016 2,876,101 29,356,742
2017 2,873,457 30,008,354
2018 2,866,376 30,637,585
2019 2,854,191 31,258,945
2020 2,837,849 31,887,809
2021 2,811,666 32,518,665
2022 2,777,689 33,149,152
2023 2,745,972 33,787,914
2024 2,714,617 34,427,414

Fertility rates in Albania and Ghana

Fertility rate
Albania

Ghana
Year Fertility rate
Albania Ghana
1960 6.38 6.89
1961 6.27 6.91
1962 6.11 6.94
1963 5.93 6.94
1964 5.71 6.9
1965 5.47 6.88
1966 5.33 6.86
1967 5.31 6.89
1968 5.32 6.89
1969 5.29 6.95
1970 5.16 6.95
1971 5.08 6.95
1972 4.98 6.92
1973 4.83 6.87
1974 4.7 6.82
1975 4.57 6.76
1976 4.37 6.7
1977 4.2 6.64
1978 4 6.56
1979 3.78 6.51
1980 3.59 6.47
1981 3.47 6.42
1982 3.42 6.31
1983 3.32 6.23
1984 3.28 6.15
1985 3.21 6.12
1986 3.14 6.08
1987 3.11 6.02
1988 3.07 5.92
1989 3.03 5.82
1990 3.01 5.74
1991 2.96 5.63
1992 2.89 5.52
1993 2.81 5.41
1994 2.8 5.25
1995 2.76 5.11
1996 2.67 4.96
1997 2.54 4.88
1998 2.42 4.83
1999 2.31 4.82
2000 2.22 4.83
2001 2.14 4.77
2002 2 4.69
2003 2.01 4.6
2004 1.89 4.5
2005 1.79 4.5
2006 1.69 4.4
2007 1.63 4.29
2008 1.62 4.22
2009 1.64 4.18
2010 1.65 4.18
2011 1.68 4.18
2012 1.72 4.15
2013 1.74 4.11
2014 1.72 4.03
2015 1.63 3.98
2016 1.56 3.87
2017 1.49 3.72
2018 1.42 3.65
2019 1.4 3.59
2020 1.37 3.54
2021 1.37 3.49
2022 1.36 3.43
2023 1.35 3.4

Albania and Ghana demographics compared

Median age
Albania

Ghana
Year Median age, years
Albania Ghana
1960 19.8 17.7
1961 19.7 17.4
1962 19.5 17.2
1963 19.4 16.9
1964 19.3 16.7
1965 19.2 16.5
1966 19.1 16.4
1967 19 16.2
1968 19 16.1
1969 19 16
1970 19 15.9
1971 19.1 15.9
1972 19.3 15.8
1973 19.4 15.8
1974 19.6 15.8
1975 19.8 15.9
1976 20 16
1977 20.3 16.2
1978 20.6 16.4
1979 20.9 16.5
1980 21.2 16.7
1981 21.5 16.7
1982 21.8 16.9
1983 22 17
1984 22.3 17.1
1985 22.6 17.1
1986 22.8 17.1
1987 23.1 17.1
1988 23.4 17.1
1989 23.7 17.1
1990 24 17.2
1991 24.3 17.2
1992 24.7 17.3
1993 25.1 17.4
1994 25.5 17.5
1995 25.8 17.6
1996 26.2 17.7
1997 26.5 17.9
1998 26.8 18.1
1999 27 18.3
2000 27.2 18.4
2001 27.5 18.6
2002 28 18.8
2003 28.5 19
2004 29.1 19.1
2005 29.6 19.3
2006 30.2 19.5
2007 30.8 19.7
2008 31.4 19.9
2009 32 20
2010 32.6 20.2
2011 33.1 20.3
2012 33.4 20.5
2013 33.7 20.6
2014 34 20.7
2015 34.3 20.8
2016 34.6 20.9
2017 34.9 21
2018 35.3 21.2
2019 35.8 21.3
2020 36.2 21.5
2021 36.7 21.7
2022 37.1 21.8
2023 37.4 22
2024 37.8 22.2

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Finance

Albania Ghana
GNI, Atlas method
$23.6B
2024
$79.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
18.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.09%
2023
2.91%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.74%
2023
0.39%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.54%
2025
-2.76%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2023
2.87%
2022
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
43.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.4%
2024
28.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.6
2025
56
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2020
32.2%
2016
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2020
1.6%
2016
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00005%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies n/a
30
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$7.58B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$6.52B
2024
$3.62B
2023
Personal remittances received
$2.27B
2024
$3.03B
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,658,000
2020
897,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
35.9%
2020
0.87%
2020
Banked people share
46.1%
2024
81.2%
2024

Energy

Albania Ghana
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
781 kg
2023
359 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$27.2
2023
$20.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.59 megatons
2023
24.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.67 tons
2023
0.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.1%
2022
62%
2022
Renewable energy use share
41.9%
2021
39%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
36.8%
2023
6.03%
2022
Net energy imports use share
22.7%
2023
-22.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
2,540 kWh
2023
553 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
98.6%
2011
34.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.7%
2023
35.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
89.5%
2023

Society

Albania Ghana
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.42%
2024
Annual migration change
-24,472
2024
-13,114
2024
Urban population
65.4%
2024
59.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
63.3
2025
39.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
42
2024
42
2024
Higher education index
39
2025
64
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.39
2023
1.81
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
11.7
2019
25.7
2019
Visa free countries
122
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.7%
2023
76.5%
2021
English speaking
16%
2025
66.7%
2023
People using the Internet
83.1%
2023
69.9%
2023

Health

Albania Ghana
Government health expenditure per capita
$414
2022
$82.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$212.4
2022
$20.6
2022
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
65.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.45%
2022
15.8%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.88
2020
0.14
2022
Age at first childbirth
26.6 years
2021
22.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
7
2023
234
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
37.1
2023
Obesity rate
24.3%
2022
13.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.6%
2024
2.7%
2024
Air quality index
54
2025
21
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
21.9%
2022
3.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.47 liters
2020
4.26 liters
2020

Territory

Albania Ghana
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
3,897 sq mi
2024
2,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,033 sq mi
2025
48,663 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,046 sq mi
2025
30,917 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,451 mi
2018
68,049 mi
2009

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