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Albania vs Iraq statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Albania has a population of 2.71M (ranked 141/197), compared with 46M in Iraq (ranked 34/197). Albania's land area is 10,579 sq mi versus 167,619 sq mi for Iraq (ranked 143rd vs. 57th).

By GDP, Albania ranks 112/197 ($27.2B) and Iraq ranks 51/197 ($280B). By GDP per capita, Albania ranks 86/197 ($10,012), while Iraq ranks 114/197 ($6,074).

Main facts and rankings

Albania Iraq
Population
2694925
47813338
Population rank 141/197 34/197
GDP
$27.2B
2024
$280B
2024
GDP rank 112/197 51/197
GDP per capita
$10,012
2024
$6,074
2024
GDP per capita rank 86/197 114/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$23,488
2024
$14,464
2024
Government debt
$15.1B
2024
$120B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
54.3%
2025
50.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,572
2024
$2,606
2024
Government debt per person rank 76/185 108/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,376
2025
$6,159
2025
Land area
10,579 sq mi
2025
167,619 sq mi
2025
Population density
256.6 ppl/mi²
2024
274.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.35
2023
3.25
2023
Median age
37.8 years
2024
21.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
72.5 years
2025

Albania and Iraq: Comparison Charts

Albania and Iraq economies compared

GDP
Albania

Iraq
Year GDP
Albania Iraq
1960 - $1,537,252,193
1961 - $1,671,960,965
1962 - $1,784,174,541
1963 - $1,805,901,510
1964 - $2,136,408,198
1965 - $2,335,785,506
1966 - $2,530,306,096
1967 - $2,551,522,656
1968 - $2,896,598,841
1969 - $3,007,758,797
1970 - $3,281,318,687
1971 - $3,865,346,535
1972 - $4,113,848,002
1973 - $5,134,367,778
1974 - $11,516,762,614
1975 - $13,458,516,763
1976 - $17,754,825,601
1977 - $19,838,130,715
1978 - $23,762,275,652
1979 - $37,816,457,839
1980 $1,578,102,105 $52,569,000,000
1981 $1,808,177,156 $37,823,000,000
1982 $1,861,163,170 $42,382,333,333
1983 $1,881,412,587 $40,712,903,226
1984 $1,857,337,995 $46,938,387,097
1985 $1,897,050,117 $48,425,161,290
1986 $2,097,326,250 $47,264,516,129
1987 $2,080,796,250 $56,774,193,548
1988 $2,051,236,250 $62,684,516,129
1989 $2,253,090,000 $65,831,935,484
1990 $2,028,553,750 $180,408,064,516
1991 $1,099,559,028 $407,796,350
1992 $652,174,991 $553,671,958
1993 $1,185,315,468 $1,031,944,881
1994 $1,880,950,864 $3,991,349,283
1995 $2,905,092,799 $12,894,029,888
1996 $3,234,486,232 $10,433,698,621
1997 $2,293,666,030 $20,764,857,056
1998 $2,600,356,999 $20,617,405,044
1999 $3,283,941,510 $36,881,601,584
2000 $3,584,570,165 $48,364,250,944
2001 $4,059,064,033 $36,176,430,129
2002 $4,515,003,117 $32,928,454,672
2003 $5,801,712,040 $21,921,569,479
2004 $7,406,645,793 $36,633,669,269
2005 $8,256,658,250 $50,065,104,668
2006 $9,150,528,132 $65,147,051,918
2007 $11,116,937,870 $88,837,057,320
2008 $13,258,506,375 $131,614,434,154
2009 $12,335,540,656 $111,657,580,326
2010 $12,086,545,641 $138,516,722,650
2011 $12,973,755,875 $185,749,664,444
2012 $12,246,499,748 $218,002,476,129
2013 $12,796,985,886 $234,637,675,129
2014 $13,296,322,588 $228,415,656,175
2015 $11,470,171,827 $166,774,104,959
2016 $11,988,668,785 $166,743,557,748
2017 $13,258,268,436 $187,217,660,051
2018 $15,379,508,330 $227,367,469,034
2019 $15,585,111,614 $233,636,097,800
2020 $15,241,455,556 $180,898,797,517
2021 $18,032,009,220 $209,691,945,713
2022 $19,017,244,117 $287,372,232,138
2023 $23,547,180,412 $268,881,051,644
2024 $27,177,735,528 $279,641,257,615

Albania and Iraq economies compared

GDP per capita
Albania

Iraq
Year GDP per capita
Albania Iraq
1960 - $218.9
1961 - $232.4
1962 - $240.7
1963 - $235.5
1964 - $269.4
1965 - $284.8
1966 - $298.2
1967 - $290.6
1968 - $319
1969 - $320
1970 - $337
1971 - $384
1972 - $394
1973 - $476
1974 - $1,031
1975 - $1,166
1976 - $1,489
1977 - $1,609
1978 - $1,863
1979 - $2,871
1980 $591 $3,868
1981 $663 $2,700
1982 $668 $2,942
1983 $662 $2,743
1984 $639 $3,066
1985 $640 $3,088
1986 $694 $2,940
1987 $675 $3,436
1988 $653 $3,707
1989 $698 $3,791
1990 $617 $10,261
1991 $337 $23
1992 $200.9 $30.3
1993 $367 $53.7
1994 $586 $198.2
1995 $911 $619
1996 $1,021 $485
1997 $729 $936
1998 $831 $901
1999 $1,056 $1,560
2000 $1,160 $1,980
2001 $1,326 $1,436
2002 $1,480 $1,266
2003 $1,909 $818
2004 $2,447 $1,328
2005 $2,742 $1,762
2006 $3,058 $2,277
2007 $3,743 $3,129
2008 $4,499 $4,543
2009 $4,214 $3,715
2010 $4,149 $4,462
2011 $4,466 $5,776
2012 $4,222 $6,478
2013 $4,420 $6,650
2014 $4,602 $6,249
2015 $3,982 $4,440
2016 $4,168 $4,334
2017 $4,614 $4,759
2018 $5,365 $5,647
2019 $5,460 $5,672
2020 $5,371 $4,295
2021 $6,413 $4,868
2022 $6,846 $6,521
2023 $8,575 $5,965
2024 $10,012 $6,074

Albania vs. Iraq life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Albania

Iraq
Year Life expectancy, years
Albania Iraq
1950 44.5 37.4
1951 45.3 39
1952 46.3 40.5
1953 47.4 42.1
1954 48.4 43.5
1955 49.6 45
1956 50.8 46.4
1957 52.3 47.7
1958 53.7 49
1959 55.1 49.7
1960 56.4 51.5
1961 57.5 52.3
1962 58.5 53.5
1963 59.5 54.4
1964 60.4 55.2
1965 61.3 56.4
1966 62.1 57.3
1967 63 58.4
1968 63.8 59
1969 64.5 59.6
1970 65.2 60.5
1971 65.9 61.3
1972 66.5 61.8
1973 67.1 62.3
1974 67.6 61
1975 68.1 61.4
1976 68.6 63.6
1977 69 63.9
1978 69.4 64.2
1979 69.6 64.4
1980 69.9 60.9
1981 70.1 58.7
1982 70.4 59
1983 70.7 59.3
1984 71 59.5
1985 71.3 59.8
1986 71.7 60
1987 72 60.3
1988 72.2 56.7
1989 72.5 57.5
1990 72.7 57.6
1991 73 61.3
1992 73.3 65.3
1993 73.6 65.3
1994 73.8 65
1995 74 64.8
1996 74.1 64.6
1997 73.4 64.2
1998 74.4 64.4
1999 74.6 64.5
2000 74.8 64.9
2001 75.1 65.3
2002 75.3 65.7
2003 75.6 64.8
2004 76 64.6
2005 76.4 64.9
2006 77 64
2007 77.7 64.4
2008 78.2 66.5
2009 78.5 67.8
2010 78.4 68.1
2011 78.3 68.4
2012 78.1 68.8
2013 78 69
2014 78 69.7
2015 78.4 70
2016 78.6 68.7
2017 78.9 69.8
2018 79.2 71.1
2019 79.5 71.2
2020 77.8 69.7
2021 76.8 70.7
2022 78.8 72
2023 79.6 72.3
2024 79.8 72.4
2025 80 72.5

Albania and Iraq population clocks and comparison

Population
Albania

Iraq
Year Population
Albania Iraq
1960 1,608,800 7,022,052
1961 1,659,800 7,194,553
1962 1,711,319 7,413,875
1963 1,762,621 7,667,928
1964 1,814,135 7,929,566
1965 1,864,791 8,202,140
1966 1,914,573 8,485,104
1967 1,965,598 8,778,869
1968 2,022,272 9,085,016
1969 2,081,695 9,403,356
1970 2,135,479 9,735,611
1971 2,187,853 10,077,809
1972 2,243,126 10,430,164
1973 2,296,752 10,795,869
1974 2,350,124 11,167,761
1975 2,404,831 11,543,639
1976 2,458,526 11,927,651
1977 2,513,546 12,331,046
1978 2,566,266 12,753,355
1979 2,617,832 13,170,365
1980 2,671,997 13,591,992
1981 2,726,056 14,006,381
1982 2,784,278 14,406,083
1983 2,843,960 14,840,555
1984 2,904,429 15,310,733
1985 2,964,762 15,683,430
1986 3,022,635 16,074,145
1987 3,083,605 16,521,049
1988 3,142,336 16,908,819
1989 3,227,943 17,364,542
1990 3,286,542 17,581,206
1991 3,266,790 17,767,253
1992 3,247,039 18,300,845
1993 3,227,287 19,201,195
1994 3,207,536 20,139,807
1995 3,187,784 20,825,860
1996 3,168,033 21,501,321
1997 3,148,281 22,176,593
1998 3,128,530 22,884,399
1999 3,108,778 23,636,527
2000 3,089,027 24,424,056
2001 3,060,173 25,197,840
2002 3,051,010 26,006,559
2003 3,039,616 26,802,659
2004 3,026,939 27,577,878
2005 3,011,487 28,407,448
2006 2,992,547 28,616,515
2007 2,970,017 28,391,607
2008 2,947,314 28,971,036
2009 2,927,519 30,058,206
2010 2,913,021 31,045,366
2011 2,905,195 32,161,424
2012 2,900,401 33,654,842
2013 2,895,092 35,281,989
2014 2,889,104 36,550,059
2015 2,880,703 37,560,535
2016 2,876,101 38,469,627
2017 2,873,457 39,337,353
2018 2,866,376 40,265,624
2019 2,854,191 41,192,171
2020 2,837,849 42,116,605
2021 2,811,666 43,071,211
2022 2,777,689 44,070,551
2023 2,745,972 45,074,049
2024 2,714,617 46,042,015

Fertility rates in Albania and Iraq

Fertility rate
Albania

Iraq
Year Fertility rate
Albania Iraq
1960 6.38 5.3
1961 6.27 5.8
1962 6.11 6.99
1963 5.93 7.01
1964 5.71 7.01
1965 5.47 7.02
1966 5.33 7.02
1967 5.31 7.03
1968 5.32 7.06
1969 5.29 7.08
1970 5.16 7.07
1971 5.08 7.06
1972 4.98 7.02
1973 4.83 6.99
1974 4.7 6.95
1975 4.57 6.91
1976 4.37 6.86
1977 4.2 6.8
1978 4 6.73
1979 3.78 6.66
1980 3.59 6.59
1981 3.47 6.53
1982 3.42 6.46
1983 3.32 6.39
1984 3.28 6.32
1985 3.21 6.25
1986 3.14 6.18
1987 3.11 6.11
1988 3.07 6.05
1989 3.03 5.99
1990 3.01 5.93
1991 2.96 5.83
1992 2.89 5.72
1993 2.81 5.61
1994 2.8 5.49
1995 2.76 5.36
1996 2.67 5.25
1997 2.54 5.19
1998 2.42 5.11
1999 2.31 5.04
2000 2.22 4.92
2001 2.14 4.8
2002 2 4.67
2003 2.01 4.58
2004 1.89 4.53
2005 1.79 4.45
2006 1.69 4.46
2007 1.63 4.4
2008 1.62 4.37
2009 1.64 4.38
2010 1.65 4.46
2011 1.68 4.59
2012 1.72 4.54
2013 1.74 4.44
2014 1.72 4.31
2015 1.63 4.08
2016 1.56 3.84
2017 1.49 3.64
2018 1.42 3.55
2019 1.4 3.48
2020 1.37 3.42
2021 1.37 3.36
2022 1.36 3.29
2023 1.35 3.25

Albania and Iraq demographics compared

Median age
Albania

Iraq
Year Median age, years
Albania Iraq
1960 19.8 20.4
1961 19.7 20.4
1962 19.5 20.1
1963 19.4 19.8
1964 19.3 19.5
1965 19.2 19.3
1966 19.1 19
1967 19 18.7
1968 19 18.5
1969 19 18.3
1970 19 18.1
1971 19.1 17.9
1972 19.3 17.7
1973 19.4 17.5
1974 19.6 17.2
1975 19.8 17
1976 20 16.7
1977 20.3 16.6
1978 20.6 16.6
1979 20.9 16.5
1980 21.2 16.5
1981 21.5 16.5
1982 21.8 16.5
1983 22 16.6
1984 22.3 16.6
1985 22.6 16.7
1986 22.8 16.8
1987 23.1 16.9
1988 23.4 16.9
1989 23.7 17
1990 24 17.1
1991 24.3 17.2
1992 24.7 17.3
1993 25.1 17.3
1994 25.5 17.4
1995 25.8 17.5
1996 26.2 17.6
1997 26.5 17.7
1998 26.8 17.8
1999 27 17.9
2000 27.2 17.9
2001 27.5 18
2002 28 18.1
2003 28.5 18.2
2004 29.1 18.3
2005 29.6 18.5
2006 30.2 18.6
2007 30.8 18.7
2008 31.4 18.8
2009 32 18.9
2010 32.6 19
2011 33.1 19.1
2012 33.4 19.2
2013 33.7 19.3
2014 34 19.4
2015 34.3 19.5
2016 34.6 19.7
2017 34.9 19.9
2018 35.3 20.1
2019 35.8 20.4
2020 36.2 20.6
2021 36.7 20.9
2022 37.1 21.1
2023 37.4 21.4
2024 37.8 21.6

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Finance

Albania Iraq
GNI, Atlas method
$23.6B
2024
$278B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
42.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.09%
2023
3.55%
1989
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.74%
2023
2.07%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
459,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.54%
2025
-4.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2023
16.2%
2021
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
45.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.4%
2024
51.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.6
2025
15.6
2002
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2020
24.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2020
3.7%
2023
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00005%
2025
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$6.52B
2024
$101B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2.27B
2024
$879M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,658,000
2020
892,000
2013
International tourism as share of exports
35.9%
2020
1.88%
2020
Banked people share
46.1%
2024
30.2%
2024

Energy

Albania Iraq
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
781 kg
2023
1,412 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$27.2
2023
$10.2
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.59 megatons
2023
192.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.67 tons
2023
4.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.1%
2022
98.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
41.9%
2021
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
36.8%
2023
0.37%
2022
Net energy imports use share
22.7%
2023
-274.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
2,540 kWh
2023
1,373 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
98.6%
2011
3.78%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.7%
2023
1.98%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Albania Iraq
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.57%
2024
Annual migration change
-24,472
2024
-17,735
2024
Urban population
65.4%
2024
71.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
5.7 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
63.3
2025
37.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
42
2024
26
2024
Higher education index
39
2025
50
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.39
2023
9.41
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
11.7
2019
27.3
2019
Visa free countries
122
2025
44
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.7%
2023
84.1%
2021
English speaking
16%
2025
35%
2023
People using the Internet
83.1%
2023
81.7%
2023

Health

Albania Iraq
Government health expenditure per capita
$414
2022
$254.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$212.4
2022
$121.8
2022
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
72.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.45%
2022
1.27%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.88
2020
1.01
2022
Age at first childbirth
26.6 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
7
2023
66
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
22.6
2023
Obesity rate
24.3%
2022
41.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.6%
2024
13.4%
2024
Air quality index
54
2025
14
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
21.9%
2022
19.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.47 liters
2020
0.24 liters
2020

Territory

Albania Iraq
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.29%
2025
Land area per capita
3,897 sq mi
2024
3,641 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,033 sq mi
2025
36,592 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,046 sq mi
2025
3,185 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,451 mi
2018
n/a

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