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Albania vs Latvia statistics compared

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Albania has a population of 2.71M (ranked 141/197), compared with 1.86M in Latvia (ranked 149/197). Albania's land area is 10,579 sq mi versus 24,027 sq mi for Latvia (ranked 143rd vs. 121st).

By GDP, Albania ranks 112/197 ($27.2B) and Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B). By GDP per capita, Albania ranks 86/197 ($10,012), while Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368).

Main facts and rankings

Albania Latvia
Population
2694925
1844219
Population rank 141/197 149/197
GDP
$27.2B
2024
$43.5B
2024
GDP rank 112/197 100/197
GDP per capita
$10,012
2024
$23,368
2024
GDP per capita rank 86/197 53/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$23,488
2024
$43,867
2024
Government debt
$15.1B
2024
$20.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
54.3%
2025
48.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,572
2024
$11,068
2024
Government debt per person rank 76/185 52/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,376
2025
$15,995
2025
Land area
10,579 sq mi
2025
24,027 sq mi
2025
Population density
256.6 ppl/mi²
2024
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.35
2023
1.36
2023
Median age
37.8 years
2024
44.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
76.5 years
2025

Albania and Latvia: Comparison Charts

Albania and Latvia economies compared

GDP
Albania

Latvia
Year GDP
Albania Latvia
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 -
1991 $1,099,559,028 -
1992 $652,174,991 -
1993 $1,185,315,468 -
1994 $1,880,950,864 -
1995 $2,905,092,799 $5,608,208,785
1996 $3,234,486,232 $5,799,465,288
1997 $2,293,666,030 $6,349,481,007
1998 $2,600,356,999 $6,974,112,951
1999 $3,283,941,510 $7,324,192,890
2000 $3,584,570,165 $7,761,252,607
2001 $4,059,064,033 $8,190,888,740
2002 $4,515,003,117 $9,249,030,241
2003 $5,801,712,040 $11,244,337,720
2004 $7,406,645,793 $13,827,070,379
2005 $8,256,658,250 $16,306,935,905
2006 $9,150,528,132 $20,434,922,247
2007 $11,116,937,870 $29,420,499,248
2008 $13,258,506,375 $34,135,200,994
2009 $12,335,540,656 $25,691,530,442
2010 $12,086,545,641 $23,468,324,572
2011 $12,973,755,875 $26,575,547,901
2012 $12,246,499,748 $27,116,149,949
2013 $12,796,985,886 $29,152,128,168
2014 $13,296,322,588 $30,277,203,767
2015 $11,470,171,827 $26,344,565,877
2016 $11,988,668,785 $27,117,105,060
2017 $13,258,268,436 $29,391,059,767
2018 $15,379,508,330 $33,247,935,477
2019 $15,585,111,614 $33,099,503,951
2020 $15,241,455,556 $33,379,927,435
2021 $18,032,009,220 $38,183,326,785
2022 $19,017,244,117 $38,014,713,596
2023 $23,547,180,412 $42,572,151,720
2024 $27,177,735,528 $43,520,773,851

Albania and Latvia economies compared

GDP per capita
Albania

Latvia
Year GDP per capita
Albania Latvia
1980 $591 -
1981 $663 -
1982 $668 -
1983 $662 -
1984 $639 -
1985 $640 -
1986 $694 -
1987 $675 -
1988 $653 -
1989 $698 -
1990 $617 -
1991 $337 -
1992 $200.9 -
1993 $367 -
1994 $586 -
1995 $911 $2,257
1996 $1,021 $2,360
1997 $729 $2,610
1998 $831 $2,894
1999 $1,056 $3,064
2000 $1,160 $3,278
2001 $1,326 $3,505
2002 $1,480 $4,004
2003 $1,909 $4,915
2004 $2,447 $6,110
2005 $2,742 $7,284
2006 $3,058 $9,212
2007 $3,743 $13,371
2008 $4,499 $15,678
2009 $4,214 $11,996
2010 $4,149 $11,188
2011 $4,466 $12,903
2012 $4,222 $13,329
2013 $4,420 $14,484
2014 $4,602 $15,186
2015 $3,982 $13,322
2016 $4,168 $13,839
2017 $4,614 $15,132
2018 $5,365 $17,252
2019 $5,460 $17,295
2020 $5,371 $17,564
2021 $6,413 $20,262
2022 $6,846 $20,227
2023 $8,575 $22,676
2024 $10,012 $23,368

Albania vs. Latvia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Albania

Latvia
Year Life expectancy, years
Albania Latvia
1950 44.5 64.6
1951 45.3 65.2
1952 46.3 65.7
1953 47.4 66.2
1954 48.4 66.7
1955 49.6 67.1
1956 50.8 67.6
1957 52.3 68.3
1958 53.7 68.9
1959 55.1 69.5
1960 56.4 70.3
1961 57.5 70.5
1962 58.5 69.9
1963 59.5 70.3
1964 60.4 71.5
1965 61.3 71.2
1966 62.1 71.2
1967 63 70.9
1968 63.8 70.5
1969 64.5 70.2
1970 65.2 70.2
1971 65.9 70.6
1972 66.5 70.3
1973 67.1 70.2
1974 67.6 70.1
1975 68.1 69.3
1976 68.6 69.4
1977 69 69.4
1978 69.4 69.3
1979 69.6 68.8
1980 69.9 69.1
1981 70.1 69.1
1982 70.4 69.6
1983 70.7 69.4
1984 71 69.4
1985 71.3 69.6
1986 71.7 71
1987 72 71
1988 72.2 70.9
1989 72.5 70.4
1990 72.7 69.5
1991 73 69.2
1992 73.3 68.5
1993 73.6 66.6
1994 73.8 65.2
1995 74 66
1996 74.1 68.6
1997 73.4 69.2
1998 74.4 68.9
1999 74.6 69.6
2000 74.8 70.2
2001 75.1 69.9
2002 75.3 70.2
2003 75.6 70.6
2004 76 70.9
2005 76.4 70.6
2006 77 70.6
2007 77.7 70.8
2008 78.2 72
2009 78.5 72.7
2010 78.4 73
2011 78.3 73.7
2012 78.1 73.9
2013 78 74.2
2014 78 74.3
2015 78.4 74.7
2016 78.6 74.8
2017 78.9 74.8
2018 79.2 75
2019 79.5 75.6
2020 77.8 75.5
2021 76.8 73.2
2022 78.8 74.9
2023 79.6 76.2
2024 79.8 76.3
2025 80 76.5

Albania and Latvia population clocks and comparison

Population
Albania

Latvia
Year Population
Albania Latvia
1960 1,608,800 2,120,979
1961 1,659,800 2,152,681
1962 1,711,319 2,181,586
1963 1,762,621 2,210,919
1964 1,814,135 2,240,623
1965 1,864,791 2,265,919
1966 1,914,573 2,283,217
1967 1,965,598 2,301,220
1968 2,022,272 2,323,619
1969 2,081,695 2,343,173
1970 2,135,479 2,359,164
1971 2,187,853 2,376,389
1972 2,243,126 2,395,674
1973 2,296,752 2,415,819
1974 2,350,124 2,437,186
1975 2,404,831 2,456,130
1976 2,458,526 2,470,989
1977 2,513,546 2,485,073
1978 2,566,266 2,497,921
1979 2,617,832 2,505,953
1980 2,671,997 2,511,701
1981 2,726,056 2,519,421
1982 2,784,278 2,531,080
1983 2,843,960 2,546,011
1984 2,904,429 2,562,047
1985 2,964,762 2,578,873
1986 3,022,635 2,599,892
1987 3,083,605 2,626,583
1988 3,142,336 2,653,434
1989 3,227,943 2,666,955
1990 3,286,542 2,663,151
1991 3,266,790 2,650,581
1992 3,247,039 2,614,338
1993 3,227,287 2,563,290
1994 3,207,536 2,520,742
1995 3,187,784 2,485,056
1996 3,168,033 2,457,222
1997 3,148,281 2,432,851
1998 3,128,530 2,410,019
1999 3,108,778 2,390,482
2000 3,089,027 2,367,550
2001 3,060,173 2,337,170
2002 3,051,010 2,310,173
2003 3,039,616 2,287,955
2004 3,026,939 2,263,122
2005 3,011,487 2,238,799
2006 2,992,547 2,218,357
2007 2,970,017 2,200,325
2008 2,947,314 2,177,322
2009 2,927,519 2,141,669
2010 2,913,021 2,097,555
2011 2,905,195 2,059,709
2012 2,900,401 2,034,319
2013 2,895,092 2,012,647
2014 2,889,104 1,993,782
2015 2,880,703 1,977,527
2016 2,876,101 1,959,537
2017 2,873,457 1,942,248
2018 2,866,376 1,927,174
2019 2,854,191 1,913,822
2020 2,837,849 1,900,449
2021 2,811,666 1,884,490
2022 2,777,689 1,879,383
2023 2,745,972 1,877,445
2024 2,714,617 1,862,441

Fertility rates in Albania and Latvia

Fertility rate
Albania

Latvia
Year Fertility rate
Albania Latvia
1960 6.38 1.94
1961 6.27 1.94
1962 6.11 1.91
1963 5.93 1.85
1964 5.71 1.79
1965 5.47 1.74
1966 5.33 1.76
1967 5.31 1.8
1968 5.32 1.83
1969 5.29 1.88
1970 5.16 1.96
1971 5.08 2
1972 4.98 2
1973 4.83 1.98
1974 4.7 1.97
1975 4.57 1.96
1976 4.37 1.93
1977 4.2 1.89
1978 4 1.87
1979 3.78 1.87
1980 3.59 1.86
1981 3.47 1.88
1982 3.42 1.97
1983 3.32 2.07
1984 3.28 2.09
1985 3.21 2.08
1986 3.14 2.12
1987 3.11 2.15
1988 3.07 2.11
1989 3.03 2.05
1990 3.01 2.02
1991 2.96 1.86
1992 2.89 1.73
1993 2.81 1.51
1994 2.8 1.39
1995 2.76 1.25
1996 2.67 1.16
1997 2.54 1.11
1998 2.42 1.09
1999 2.31 1.16
2000 2.22 1.25
2001 2.14 1.22
2002 2 1.26
2003 2.01 1.32
2004 1.89 1.29
2005 1.79 1.39
2006 1.69 1.46
2007 1.63 1.54
2008 1.62 1.58
2009 1.64 1.46
2010 1.65 1.36
2011 1.68 1.33
2012 1.72 1.44
2013 1.74 1.52
2014 1.72 1.65
2015 1.63 1.7
2016 1.56 1.74
2017 1.49 1.69
2018 1.42 1.6
2019 1.4 1.61
2020 1.37 1.55
2021 1.37 1.57
2022 1.36 1.47
2023 1.35 1.36

Albania and Latvia demographics compared

Median age
Albania

Latvia
Year Median age, years
Albania Latvia
1960 19.8 32.3
1961 19.7 32.4
1962 19.5 32.6
1963 19.4 32.8
1964 19.3 33
1965 19.2 33.2
1966 19.1 33.5
1967 19 33.8
1968 19 34
1969 19 34.1
1970 19 34.2
1971 19.1 34.3
1972 19.3 34.5
1973 19.4 34.6
1974 19.6 34.7
1975 19.8 34.9
1976 20 35
1977 20.3 35.1
1978 20.6 35.1
1979 20.9 35.1
1980 21.2 34.9
1981 21.5 34.8
1982 21.8 34.7
1983 22 34.6
1984 22.3 34.7
1985 22.6 34.7
1986 22.8 34.7
1987 23.1 34.6
1988 23.4 34.6
1989 23.7 34.5
1990 24 34.6
1991 24.3 34.8
1992 24.7 35.2
1993 25.1 35.6
1994 25.5 36
1995 25.8 36.2
1996 26.2 36.6
1997 26.5 36.9
1998 26.8 37.3
1999 27 37.6
2000 27.2 37.9
2001 27.5 38.3
2002 28 38.6
2003 28.5 38.9
2004 29.1 39.2
2005 29.6 39.4
2006 30.2 39.7
2007 30.8 39.9
2008 31.4 40.1
2009 32 40.5
2010 32.6 41.1
2011 33.1 41.6
2012 33.4 42
2013 33.7 42.3
2014 34 42.5
2015 34.3 42.8
2016 34.6 43
2017 34.9 43.2
2018 35.3 43.4
2019 35.8 43.6
2020 36.2 43.8
2021 36.7 43.9
2022 37.1 44
2023 37.4 44.1
2024 37.8 44.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Albania Latvia
GNI, Atlas method
$23.6B
2024
$40.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
44.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.09%
2023
4.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.74%
2023
2.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.54%
2025
-3.63%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2023
6.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
63.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.4%
2024
19.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.6
2025
71.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2020
26.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2020
2.6%
2023
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00005%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies n/a
56
2003
Total reserves including gold
$6.52B
2024
$5.14B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2.27B
2024
$1.34B
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,658,000
2020
3,204,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
35.9%
2020
7.25%
2007
Banked people share
46.1%
2024
95%
2024

Energy

Albania Latvia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
781 kg
2023
2,248 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$27.2
2023
$18.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.59 megatons
2023
6.55 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.67 tons
2023
3.49 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.1%
2022
47.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
41.9%
2021
44%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
36.8%
2023
8.79%
2023
Net energy imports use share
22.7%
2023
34.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
2,540 kWh
2023
3,629 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
98.6%
2011
63.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.7%
2023
59.4%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Albania Latvia
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-24,472
2024
-2,225
2024
Urban population
65.4%
2024
68.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
63.3
2025
74.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
42
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
39
2025
70
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.39
2023
2.5
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
11.7
2019
8.1
2019
Visa free countries
122
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.7%
2023
99.9%
2021
English speaking
16%
2025
45.9%
2023
People using the Internet
83.1%
2023
92.7%
2024

Health

Albania Latvia
Government health expenditure per capita
$414
2022
$1,642
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$212.4
2022
$505
2022
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
76.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.45%
2022
0.18%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.88
2020
3.38
2021
Age at first childbirth
26.6 years
2021
28 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
7
2023
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
3
2023
Obesity rate
24.3%
2022
24.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.6%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
54
2025
75
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
21.9%
2022
33.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.47 liters
2020
12.9 liters
2020

Territory

Albania Latvia
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
3,897 sq mi
2024
12,901 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,033 sq mi
2025
7,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,046 sq mi
2025
13,214 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,451 mi
2018
n/a

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