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Albania vs Iceland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Albania has a population of 2.71M (ranked 141/197), compared with 405K in Iceland (ranked 172/197). Albania's land area is 10,579 sq mi versus 38,931 sq mi for Iceland (ranked 143rd vs. 104th).

By GDP, Albania ranks 112/197 ($27.2B) and Iceland ranks 108/197 ($33.5B). By GDP per capita, Albania ranks 86/197 ($10,012), while Iceland ranks 10/197 ($82,704).

Main facts and rankings

Albania Iceland
Population
2694925
412970
Population rank 141/197 172/197
GDP
$27.2B
2024
$33.5B
2024
GDP rank 112/197 108/197
GDP per capita
$10,012
2024
$82,704
2024
GDP per capita rank 86/197 10/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$23,488
2024
$78,259
2024
Government debt
$15.1B
2024
$19.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
54.3%
2025
52.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,572
2024
$48,859
2024
Government debt per person rank 76/185 9/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,376
2025
$54,155
2025
Land area
10,579 sq mi
2025
38,931 sq mi
2025
Population density
256.6 ppl/mi²
2024
10.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.35
2023
1.59
2023
Median age
37.8 years
2024
37.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
83.2 years
2025

Albania and Iceland: Comparison Charts

Albania and Iceland economies compared

GDP
Albania

Iceland
Year GDP
Albania Iceland
1960 - $252,169,712
1961 - $257,703,245
1962 - $289,200,704
1963 - $345,175,036
1964 - $440,797,869
1965 - $531,569,564
1966 - $638,349,755
1967 - $630,567,116
1968 - $481,532,848
1969 - $420,945,148
1970 - $526,704,545
1971 - $670,251,136
1972 - $839,652,164
1973 - $1,154,440,253
1974 - $1,515,190,595
1975 - $1,406,875,081
1976 - $1,669,488,390
1977 - $2,208,509,076
1978 - $2,511,826,196
1979 - $2,853,435,054
1980 $1,578,102,105 $3,381,419,251
1981 $1,808,177,156 $3,492,997,010
1982 $1,861,163,170 $3,206,626,645
1983 $1,881,412,587 $2,765,950,336
1984 $1,857,337,995 $2,864,441,387
1985 $1,897,050,117 $2,984,052,357
1986 $2,097,326,250 $3,989,622,739
1987 $2,080,796,250 $5,520,318,405
1988 $2,051,236,250 $6,106,635,816
1989 $2,253,090,000 $5,672,569,449
1990 $2,028,553,750 $6,468,736,356
1991 $1,099,559,028 $6,909,730,288
1992 $652,174,991 $7,080,981,738
1993 $1,185,315,468 $6,218,581,532
1994 $1,880,950,864 $6,389,460,343
1995 $2,905,092,799 $7,123,633,418
1996 $3,234,486,232 $7,426,082,271
1997 $2,293,666,030 $7,569,672,925
1998 $2,600,356,999 $8,503,746,468
1999 $3,283,941,510 $8,982,047,589
2000 $3,584,570,165 $9,025,660,362
2001 $4,059,064,033 $8,234,846,805
2002 $4,515,003,117 $9,318,395,055
2003 $5,801,712,040 $11,429,333,038
2004 $7,406,645,793 $13,825,302,536
2005 $8,256,658,250 $16,852,963,067
2006 $9,150,528,132 $17,465,318,552
2007 $11,116,937,870 $21,652,505,597
2008 $13,258,506,375 $18,074,622,987
2009 $12,335,540,656 $13,154,414,219
2010 $12,086,545,641 $13,751,161,918
2011 $12,973,755,875 $15,221,622,926
2012 $12,246,499,748 $14,751,508,134
2013 $12,796,985,886 $16,125,060,515
2014 $13,296,322,588 $17,867,662,178
2015 $11,470,171,827 $17,517,210,519
2016 $11,988,668,785 $20,793,168,031
2017 $13,258,268,436 $24,728,285,177
2018 $15,379,508,330 $26,260,850,582
2019 $15,585,111,614 $24,681,343,649
2020 $15,241,455,556 $21,629,953,194
2021 $18,032,009,220 $25,770,339,317
2022 $19,017,244,117 $28,696,453,180
2023 $23,547,180,412 $31,452,223,862
2024 $27,177,735,528 $33,462,807,983

Albania and Iceland economies compared

GDP per capita
Albania

Iceland
Year GDP per capita
Albania Iceland
1960 - $1,436
1961 - $1,439
1962 - $1,586
1963 - $1,859
1964 - $2,332
1965 - $2,764
1966 - $3,264
1967 - $3,173
1968 - $2,390
1969 - $2,070
1970 - $2,576
1971 - $3,252
1972 - $4,015
1973 - $5,437
1974 - $7,041
1975 - $6,454
1976 - $7,583
1977 - $9,957
1978 - $11,237
1979 - $12,641
1980 $591 $14,822
1981 $663 $15,137
1982 $668 $13,712
1983 $662 $11,672
1984 $639 $11,960
1985 $640 $12,361
1986 $694 $16,406
1987 $675 $22,453
1988 $653 $24,452
1989 $698 $22,434
1990 $617 $25,385
1991 $337 $26,803
1992 $200.9 $27,124
1993 $367 $23,580
1994 $586 $24,019
1995 $911 $26,634
1996 $1,021 $27,615
1997 $729 $27,919
1998 $831 $31,030
1999 $1,056 $32,382
2000 $1,160 $32,096
2001 $1,326 $28,897
2002 $1,480 $32,409
2003 $1,909 $39,477
2004 $2,447 $47,335
2005 $2,742 $56,795
2006 $3,058 $57,493
2007 $3,743 $69,496
2008 $4,499 $56,943
2009 $4,214 $41,301
2010 $4,149 $43,237
2011 $4,466 $47,715
2012 $4,222 $45,996
2013 $4,420 $49,805
2014 $4,602 $54,577
2015 $3,982 $52,952
2016 $4,168 $61,988
2017 $4,614 $72,010
2018 $5,365 $74,452
2019 $5,460 $68,452
2020 $5,371 $59,024
2021 $6,413 $69,178
2022 $6,846 $75,121
2023 $8,575 $79,960
2024 $10,012 $82,704

Albania vs. Iceland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Albania

Iceland
Year Life expectancy, years
Albania Iceland
1950 44.5 71
1951 45.3 71
1952 46.3 72.4
1953 47.4 72.3
1954 48.4 73.3
1955 49.6 73.3
1956 50.8 72.9
1957 52.3 73.4
1958 53.7 73.3
1959 55.1 72.6
1960 56.4 74
1961 57.5 73.4
1962 58.5 73.6
1963 59.5 72.9
1964 60.4 73.5
1965 61.3 73.8
1966 62.1 73.1
1967 63 73.7
1968 63.8 73.9
1969 64.5 73.7
1970 65.2 73.8
1971 65.9 73.5
1972 66.5 74.4
1973 67.1 74.3
1974 67.6 74.1
1975 68.1 75.3
1976 68.6 76.6
1977 69 76.1
1978 69.4 76.4
1979 69.6 76.5
1980 69.9 76.6
1981 70.1 76.2
1982 70.4 76.8
1983 70.7 76.4
1984 71 77.3
1985 71.3 77.4
1986 71.7 77.9
1987 72 77.1
1988 72.2 76.9
1989 72.5 77.9
1990 72.7 77.7
1991 73 77.8
1992 73.3 78.6
1993 73.6 78.8
1994 73.8 79
1995 74 77.5
1996 74.1 78.6
1997 73.4 78.7
1998 74.4 79.4
1999 74.6 79.2
2000 74.8 79.5
2001 75.1 80.4
2002 75.3 80.3
2003 75.6 80.8
2004 76 80.7
2005 76.4 81.2
2006 77 80.9
2007 77.7 81.1
2008 78.2 81.2
2009 78.5 81.4
2010 78.4 81.6
2011 78.3 82
2012 78.1 82.3
2013 78 81.7
2014 78 82.4
2015 78.4 82.2
2016 78.6 81.8
2017 78.9 82.2
2018 79.2 82.5
2019 79.5 82.8
2020 77.8 82.7
2021 76.8 82.8
2022 78.8 81.6
2023 79.6 82.7
2024 79.8 83
2025 80 83.2

Albania and Iceland population clocks and comparison

Population
Albania

Iceland
Year Population
Albania Iceland
1960 1,608,800 175,574
1961 1,659,800 179,029
1962 1,711,319 182,378
1963 1,762,621 185,653
1964 1,814,135 188,983
1965 1,864,791 192,286
1966 1,914,573 195,570
1967 1,965,598 198,751
1968 2,022,272 201,488
1969 2,081,695 203,369
1970 2,135,479 204,438
1971 2,187,853 206,098
1972 2,243,126 209,137
1973 2,296,752 212,317
1974 2,350,124 215,209
1975 2,404,831 217,979
1976 2,458,526 220,154
1977 2,513,546 221,799
1978 2,566,266 223,537
1979 2,617,832 225,735
1980 2,671,997 228,138
1981 2,726,056 230,755
1982 2,784,278 233,860
1983 2,843,960 236,977
1984 2,904,429 239,511
1985 2,964,762 241,405
1986 3,022,635 243,180
1987 3,083,605 245,859
1988 3,142,336 249,740
1989 3,227,943 252,852
1990 3,286,542 254,826
1991 3,266,790 257,797
1992 3,247,039 261,057
1993 3,227,287 263,725
1994 3,207,536 266,021
1995 3,187,784 267,468
1996 3,168,033 268,916
1997 3,148,281 271,128
1998 3,128,530 274,047
1999 3,108,778 277,381
2000 3,089,027 281,205
2001 3,060,173 284,968
2002 3,051,010 287,523
2003 3,039,616 289,521
2004 3,026,939 292,074
2005 3,011,487 296,734
2006 2,992,547 303,782
2007 2,970,017 311,566
2008 2,947,314 317,414
2009 2,927,519 318,499
2010 2,913,021 318,041
2011 2,905,195 319,014
2012 2,900,401 320,716
2013 2,895,092 323,764
2014 2,889,104 327,386
2015 2,880,703 330,815
2016 2,876,101 335,439
2017 2,873,457 343,400
2018 2,866,376 352,721
2019 2,854,191 360,563
2020 2,837,849 366,463
2021 2,811,666 372,520
2022 2,777,689 382,003
2023 2,745,972 393,349
2024 2,714,617 404,610

Fertility rates in Albania and Iceland

Fertility rate
Albania

Iceland
Year Fertility rate
Albania Iceland
1960 6.38 4.29
1961 6.27 3.88
1962 6.11 3.98
1963 5.93 3.99
1964 5.71 3.88
1965 5.47 3.73
1966 5.33 3.59
1967 5.31 3.28
1968 5.32 3.06
1969 5.29 2.99
1970 5.16 2.81
1971 5.08 2.92
1972 4.98 3.09
1973 4.83 2.94
1974 4.7 2.66
1975 4.57 2.65
1976 4.37 2.52
1977 4.2 2.31
1978 4 2.35
1979 3.78 2.49
1980 3.59 2.48
1981 3.47 2.33
1982 3.42 2.27
1983 3.32 2.24
1984 3.28 2.08
1985 3.21 1.93
1986 3.14 1.92
1987 3.11 2.06
1988 3.07 2.26
1989 3.03 2.19
1990 3.01 2.3
1991 2.96 2.18
1992 2.89 2.21
1993 2.81 2.22
1994 2.8 2.14
1995 2.76 2.08
1996 2.67 2.12
1997 2.54 2.04
1998 2.42 2.05
1999 2.31 1.99
2000 2.22 2.08
2001 2.14 1.95
2002 2 1.93
2003 2.01 1.99
2004 1.89 2.04
2005 1.79 2.05
2006 1.69 2.08
2007 1.63 2.09
2008 1.62 2.15
2009 1.64 2.23
2010 1.65 2.2
2011 1.68 2.02
2012 1.72 2.04
2013 1.74 1.93
2014 1.72 1.93
2015 1.63 1.8
2016 1.56 1.74
2017 1.49 1.71
2018 1.42 1.71
2019 1.4 1.74
2020 1.37 1.72
2021 1.37 1.82
2022 1.36 1.59
2023 1.35 1.59

Albania and Iceland demographics compared

Median age
Albania

Iceland
Year Median age, years
Albania Iceland
1960 19.8 25.4
1961 19.7 25.2
1962 19.5 24.9
1963 19.4 24.7
1964 19.3 24.4
1965 19.2 24.2
1966 19.1 24.1
1967 19 24.1
1968 19 24.2
1969 19 24.3
1970 19 24.5
1971 19.1 24.7
1972 19.3 24.8
1973 19.4 24.9
1974 19.6 25.1
1975 19.8 25.4
1976 20 25.7
1977 20.3 26
1978 20.6 26.4
1979 20.9 26.7
1980 21.2 26.9
1981 21.5 27.2
1982 21.8 27.5
1983 22 27.7
1984 22.3 28
1985 22.6 28.4
1986 22.8 28.8
1987 23.1 29.1
1988 23.4 29.3
1989 23.7 29.6
1990 24 30
1991 24.3 30.2
1992 24.7 30.5
1993 25.1 30.8
1994 25.5 31.1
1995 25.8 31.5
1996 26.2 31.8
1997 26.5 32.1
1998 26.8 32.4
1999 27 32.6
2000 27.2 32.8
2001 27.5 33
2002 28 33.4
2003 28.5 33.7
2004 29.1 34
2005 29.6 34.2
2006 30.2 34.5
2007 30.8 34.6
2008 31.4 34.5
2009 32 34.6
2010 32.6 34.9
2011 33.1 35.1
2012 33.4 35.4
2013 33.7 35.5
2014 34 35.7
2015 34.3 36
2016 34.6 36.2
2017 34.9 36.3
2018 35.3 36.4
2019 35.8 36.5
2020 36.2 36.6
2021 36.7 36.7
2022 37.1 36.7
2023 37.4 36.9
2024 37.8 37.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Albania Iceland
GNI, Atlas method
$23.6B
2024
$31.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
44.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.09%
2023
7.29%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.74%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.54%
2025
-1.64%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2023
3.56%
2024
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
65.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.4%
2024
19.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.6
2025
72.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2020
22.4%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2020
3.7%
2019
Number of billionaires
1
2025
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00005%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
34
2004
Total reserves including gold
$6.52B
2024
$6.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2.27B
2024
$246M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,658,000
2020
488,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
35.9%
2020
11.9%
2008
Banked people share
46.1%
2024
99.9%
2024

Energy

Albania Iceland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
781 kg
2023
15,379 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$27.2
2023
$4.99
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.59 megatons
2023
3.09 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.67 tons
2023
7.85 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.1%
2022
10.3%
2023
Renewable energy use share
41.9%
2021
82.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
36.8%
2023
88.8%
2023
Net energy imports use share
22.7%
2023
20.5%
2009
Electric power consumption per capita
2,540 kWh
2023
49,956 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
98.6%
2011
100%
2016
Hydroelectric share
96.7%
2023
70.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Albania Iceland
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.005%
2024
Annual migration change
-24,472
2024
+3,543
2024
Urban population
65.4%
2024
94.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
5.97 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
63.3
2025
92.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
42
2024
77
2024
Higher education index
39
2025
79
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.39
2023
1.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
11.7
2019
2
2019
Visa free countries
122
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.7%
2023
99%
2003
English speaking
16%
2025
98%
2023
People using the Internet
83.1%
2023
99.8%
2023

Health

Albania Iceland
Government health expenditure per capita
$414
2022
$7,197
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$212.4
2022
$1,035
2023
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
83.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.45%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.88
2020
4.52
2022
Age at first childbirth
26.6 years
2021
28.8 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
2.6
2023
Obesity rate
24.3%
2022
21.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.6%
2024
6.9%
2024
Air quality index
54
2025
98
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
21.9%
2022
9.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.47 liters
2020
7.94 liters
2020

Territory

Albania Iceland
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.07%
2025
Land area per capita
3,897 sq mi
2024
96,218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,033 sq mi
2025
6,324 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,046 sq mi
2025
205.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,451 mi
2018
8,014 mi
2012

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