Albania has a population of 2.71M (ranked 141/197), compared with 35.6M in Malaysia (ranked 44/197). Albania's land area is 10,579 sq mi versus 126,854 sq mi for Malaysia (ranked 143rd vs. 65th).
By GDP, Albania ranks 112/197 ($27.2B) and Malaysia ranks 39/197 ($422B). By GDP per capita, Albania ranks 86/197 ($10,012), while Malaysia ranks 81/197 ($11,867).
Main facts and rankings
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Population |
2694925
|
36304998
|
Population rank | 141/197 | 45/197 |
GDP |
$27.2B
2024 |
$422B
2024 |
GDP rank | 112/197 | 39/197 |
GDP per capita |
$10,012
2024 |
$11,867
2024 |
GDP per capita rank | 86/197 | 81/197 |
GDP per capita, PPP |
$23,488
2024 |
$38,729
2024 |
Government debt |
$15.1B
2024 |
$297B
2024 |
Debt-to-GDP ratio |
54.3%
2025 |
70.1%
2025 |
Government debt per person |
$5,572
2024 |
$8,353
2024 |
Government debt per person rank | 76/185 | 63/185 |
Average annual personal income after taxes |
$8,376
2025 |
$9,650
2025 |
Land area |
10,579 sq mi
2025 |
126,854 sq mi
2025 |
Population density |
256.6 ppl/mi²
2024 |
280.3 ppl/mi²
2024 |
Fertility rate |
1.35
2023 |
1.55
2023 |
Median age |
37.8 years
2024 |
31.5 years
2024 |
Life expectancy |
80 years
2025 |
77 years
2025 |
Albania and Malaysia: Comparison Charts
Albania and Malaysia economies compared
Year | GDP | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | - | $1,916,229,477 |
1961 | - | $1,901,856,123 |
1962 | - | $2,001,489,602 |
1963 | - | $2,510,110,348 |
1964 | - | $2,674,423,922 |
1965 | - | $2,956,337,669 |
1966 | - | $3,143,517,944 |
1967 | - | $3,188,924,677 |
1968 | - | $3,330,371,551 |
1969 | - | $3,664,552,041 |
1970 | - | $3,864,145,667 |
1971 | - | $4,244,395,956 |
1972 | - | $5,043,347,250 |
1973 | - | $7,662,902,678 |
1974 | - | $9,496,204,302 |
1975 | - | $9,298,800,799 |
1976 | - | $11,050,234,599 |
1977 | - | $13,139,488,633 |
1978 | - | $16,358,079,862 |
1979 | - | $21,213,264,962 |
1980 | $1,578,102,105 | $24,488,224,677 |
1981 | $1,808,177,156 | $25,004,285,792 |
1982 | $1,861,163,170 | $26,804,493,635 |
1983 | $1,881,412,587 | $30,347,442,111 |
1984 | $1,857,337,995 | $33,942,897,422 |
1985 | $1,897,050,117 | $31,199,633,353 |
1986 | $2,097,326,250 | $27,734,111,400 |
1987 | $2,080,796,250 | $32,181,210,158 |
1988 | $2,051,236,250 | $35,272,109,220 |
1989 | $2,253,090,000 | $38,847,965,293 |
1990 | $2,028,553,750 | $44,024,585,240 |
1991 | $1,099,559,028 | $49,143,148,094 |
1992 | $652,174,991 | $59,167,550,163 |
1993 | $1,185,315,468 | $66,894,966,969 |
1994 | $1,880,950,864 | $74,478,356,958 |
1995 | $2,905,092,799 | $88,705,342,903 |
1996 | $3,234,486,232 | $100,855,393,910 |
1997 | $2,293,666,030 | $100,005,323,302 |
1998 | $2,600,356,999 | $72,167,498,981 |
1999 | $3,283,941,510 | $79,148,421,053 |
2000 | $3,584,570,165 | $93,789,736,842 |
2001 | $4,059,064,033 | $92,783,947,368 |
2002 | $4,515,003,117 | $100,845,526,316 |
2003 | $5,801,712,040 | $110,202,368,421 |
2004 | $7,406,645,793 | $124,749,473,684 |
2005 | $8,256,658,250 | $143,534,405,819 |
2006 | $9,150,528,132 | $162,692,258,307 |
2007 | $11,116,937,870 | $193,549,569,478 |
2008 | $13,258,506,375 | $230,811,614,370 |
2009 | $12,335,540,656 | $202,257,453,037 |
2010 | $12,086,545,641 | $255,017,638,456 |
2011 | $12,973,755,875 | $297,951,668,675 |
2012 | $12,246,499,748 | $314,443,047,642 |
2013 | $12,796,985,886 | $323,276,235,524 |
2014 | $13,296,322,588 | $338,066,095,097 |
2015 | $11,470,171,827 | $301,355,266,965 |
2016 | $11,988,668,785 | $301,256,033,870 |
2017 | $13,258,268,436 | $319,109,094,160 |
2018 | $15,379,508,330 | $358,788,845,713 |
2019 | $15,585,111,614 | $365,177,721,022 |
2020 | $15,241,455,556 | $337,456,163,961 |
2021 | $18,032,009,220 | $373,784,823,673 |
2022 | $19,017,244,117 | $407,605,841,348 |
2023 | $23,547,180,412 | $399,705,137,434 |
2024 | $27,177,735,528 | $421,972,102,254 |
Albania and Malaysia economies compared
Year | GDP per capita | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | - | $240.8 |
1961 | - | $232.9 |
1962 | - | $238.8 |
1963 | - | $291.8 |
1964 | - | $303 |
1965 | - | $326 |
1966 | - | $339 |
1967 | - | $335 |
1968 | - | $342 |
1969 | - | $368 |
1970 | - | $380 |
1971 | - | $407 |
1972 | - | $472 |
1973 | - | $701 |
1974 | - | $848 |
1975 | - | $811 |
1976 | - | $940 |
1977 | - | $1,092 |
1978 | - | $1,327 |
1979 | - | $1,680 |
1980 | $591 | $1,886 |
1981 | $663 | $1,866 |
1982 | $668 | $1,938 |
1983 | $662 | $2,124 |
1984 | $639 | $2,300 |
1985 | $640 | $2,046 |
1986 | $694 | $1,760 |
1987 | $675 | $1,977 |
1988 | $653 | $2,100 |
1989 | $698 | $2,244 |
1990 | $617 | $2,469 |
1991 | $337 | $2,679 |
1992 | $200.9 | $3,141 |
1993 | $367 | $3,462 |
1994 | $586 | $3,758 |
1995 | $911 | $4,363 |
1996 | $1,021 | $4,837 |
1997 | $729 | $4,679 |
1998 | $831 | $3,294 |
1999 | $1,056 | $3,528 |
2000 | $1,160 | $4,084 |
2001 | $1,326 | $3,944 |
2002 | $1,480 | $4,184 |
2003 | $1,909 | $4,465 |
2004 | $2,447 | $4,939 |
2005 | $2,742 | $5,556 |
2006 | $3,058 | $6,158 |
2007 | $3,743 | $7,169 |
2008 | $4,499 | $8,372 |
2009 | $4,214 | $7,191 |
2010 | $4,149 | $8,899 |
2011 | $4,466 | $10,217 |
2012 | $4,222 | $10,601 |
2013 | $4,420 | $10,714 |
2014 | $4,602 | $11,013 |
2015 | $3,982 | $9,649 |
2016 | $4,168 | $9,477 |
2017 | $4,614 | $9,863 |
2018 | $5,365 | $10,902 |
2019 | $5,460 | $10,920 |
2020 | $5,371 | $9,958 |
2021 | $6,413 | $10,903 |
2022 | $6,846 | $11,748 |
2023 | $8,575 | $11,379 |
2024 | $10,012 | $11,867 |
Albania vs. Malaysia life expectancy calculator
Year | Life expectancy, years | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1950 | 44.5 | 48.5 |
1951 | 45.3 | 49.2 |
1952 | 46.3 | 50.1 |
1953 | 47.4 | 51.1 |
1954 | 48.4 | 52 |
1955 | 49.6 | 52.8 |
1956 | 50.8 | 53.7 |
1957 | 52.3 | 54.5 |
1958 | 53.7 | 55.4 |
1959 | 55.1 | 56.3 |
1960 | 56.4 | 57.2 |
1961 | 57.5 | 58 |
1962 | 58.5 | 58.9 |
1963 | 59.5 | 59.7 |
1964 | 60.4 | 60.4 |
1965 | 61.3 | 61.1 |
1966 | 62.1 | 61.7 |
1967 | 63 | 62 |
1968 | 63.8 | 62.4 |
1969 | 64.5 | 62.9 |
1970 | 65.2 | 63.3 |
1971 | 65.9 | 63.8 |
1972 | 66.5 | 64.2 |
1973 | 67.1 | 64.7 |
1974 | 67.6 | 65.2 |
1975 | 68.1 | 65.7 |
1976 | 68.6 | 66.2 |
1977 | 69 | 66.7 |
1978 | 69.4 | 67.2 |
1979 | 69.6 | 67.6 |
1980 | 69.9 | 68.1 |
1981 | 70.1 | 68.5 |
1982 | 70.4 | 68.9 |
1983 | 70.7 | 69.2 |
1984 | 71 | 69.6 |
1985 | 71.3 | 69.9 |
1986 | 71.7 | 70.1 |
1987 | 72 | 70.4 |
1988 | 72.2 | 70.6 |
1989 | 72.5 | 70.8 |
1990 | 72.7 | 71 |
1991 | 73 | 71.2 |
1992 | 73.3 | 71.5 |
1993 | 73.6 | 71.7 |
1994 | 73.8 | 71.9 |
1995 | 74 | 72 |
1996 | 74.1 | 72.1 |
1997 | 73.4 | 72.3 |
1998 | 74.4 | 72.4 |
1999 | 74.6 | 72.4 |
2000 | 74.8 | 72.7 |
2001 | 75.1 | 73.1 |
2002 | 75.3 | 73.5 |
2003 | 75.6 | 73.7 |
2004 | 76 | 74 |
2005 | 76.4 | 74.4 |
2006 | 77 | 74.7 |
2007 | 77.7 | 75 |
2008 | 78.2 | 75.2 |
2009 | 78.5 | 75.3 |
2010 | 78.4 | 75.4 |
2011 | 78.3 | 75.5 |
2012 | 78.1 | 75.6 |
2013 | 78 | 75.5 |
2014 | 78 | 75.3 |
2015 | 78.4 | 75.3 |
2016 | 78.6 | 75.4 |
2017 | 78.9 | 75.5 |
2018 | 79.2 | 75.7 |
2019 | 79.5 | 75.9 |
2020 | 77.8 | 76.1 |
2021 | 76.8 | 73.9 |
2022 | 78.8 | 75.4 |
2023 | 79.6 | 76.7 |
2024 | 79.8 | 76.8 |
2025 | 80 | 77 |
Albania and Malaysia population clocks and comparison
Year | Population | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 1,608,800 | 7,956,197 |
1961 | 1,659,800 | 8,164,443 |
1962 | 1,711,319 | 8,380,172 |
1963 | 1,762,621 | 8,602,160 |
1964 | 1,814,135 | 8,828,406 |
1965 | 1,864,791 | 9,056,408 |
1966 | 1,914,573 | 9,284,688 |
1967 | 1,965,598 | 9,507,099 |
1968 | 2,022,272 | 9,725,281 |
1969 | 2,081,695 | 9,947,597 |
1970 | 2,135,479 | 10,178,802 |
1971 | 2,187,853 | 10,423,453 |
1972 | 2,243,126 | 10,676,835 |
1973 | 2,296,752 | 10,935,621 |
1974 | 2,350,124 | 11,200,906 |
1975 | 2,404,831 | 11,471,914 |
1976 | 2,458,526 | 11,750,097 |
1977 | 2,513,546 | 12,035,713 |
1978 | 2,566,266 | 12,328,157 |
1979 | 2,617,832 | 12,627,862 |
1980 | 2,671,997 | 12,983,363 |
1981 | 2,726,056 | 13,399,203 |
1982 | 2,784,278 | 13,832,798 |
1983 | 2,843,960 | 14,285,907 |
1984 | 2,904,429 | 14,759,009 |
1985 | 2,964,762 | 15,252,258 |
1986 | 3,022,635 | 15,760,419 |
1987 | 3,083,605 | 16,276,737 |
1988 | 3,142,336 | 16,796,605 |
1989 | 3,227,943 | 17,314,997 |
1990 | 3,286,542 | 17,833,171 |
1991 | 3,266,790 | 18,342,464 |
1992 | 3,247,039 | 18,834,572 |
1993 | 3,227,287 | 19,322,664 |
1994 | 3,207,536 | 19,820,446 |
1995 | 3,187,784 | 20,330,599 |
1996 | 3,168,033 | 20,850,087 |
1997 | 3,148,281 | 21,375,218 |
1998 | 3,128,530 | 21,906,713 |
1999 | 3,108,778 | 22,435,531 |
2000 | 3,089,027 | 22,967,816 |
2001 | 3,060,173 | 23,526,538 |
2002 | 3,051,010 | 24,102,477 |
2003 | 3,039,616 | 24,679,602 |
2004 | 3,026,939 | 25,256,772 |
2005 | 3,011,487 | 25,836,071 |
2006 | 2,992,547 | 26,417,909 |
2007 | 2,970,017 | 26,998,389 |
2008 | 2,947,314 | 27,570,059 |
2009 | 2,927,519 | 28,124,778 |
2010 | 2,913,021 | 28,655,776 |
2011 | 2,905,195 | 29,162,039 |
2012 | 2,900,401 | 29,662,831 |
2013 | 2,895,092 | 30,174,265 |
2014 | 2,889,104 | 30,696,137 |
2015 | 2,880,703 | 31,232,798 |
2016 | 2,876,101 | 31,789,685 |
2017 | 2,873,457 | 32,355,644 |
2018 | 2,866,376 | 32,910,967 |
2019 | 2,854,191 | 33,440,596 |
2020 | 2,837,849 | 33,889,558 |
2021 | 2,811,666 | 34,282,399 |
2022 | 2,777,689 | 34,695,493 |
2023 | 2,745,972 | 35,126,298 |
2024 | 2,714,617 | 35,557,673 |
Fertility rates in Albania and Malaysia
Year | Fertility rate | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 6.38 | 6.41 |
1961 | 6.27 | 6.37 |
1962 | 6.11 | 6.3 |
1963 | 5.93 | 6.19 |
1964 | 5.71 | 6.03 |
1965 | 5.47 | 5.84 |
1966 | 5.33 | 5.64 |
1967 | 5.31 | 5.43 |
1968 | 5.32 | 5.29 |
1969 | 5.29 | 5.16 |
1970 | 5.16 | 5.04 |
1971 | 5.08 | 4.92 |
1972 | 4.98 | 4.82 |
1973 | 4.83 | 4.73 |
1974 | 4.7 | 4.62 |
1975 | 4.57 | 4.5 |
1976 | 4.37 | 4.4 |
1977 | 4.2 | 4.28 |
1978 | 4 | 4.18 |
1979 | 3.78 | 4.09 |
1980 | 3.59 | 4.04 |
1981 | 3.47 | 4 |
1982 | 3.42 | 3.97 |
1983 | 3.32 | 3.93 |
1984 | 3.28 | 3.89 |
1985 | 3.21 | 3.8 |
1986 | 3.14 | 3.7 |
1987 | 3.11 | 3.57 |
1988 | 3.07 | 3.5 |
1989 | 3.03 | 3.31 |
1990 | 3.01 | 3.3 |
1991 | 2.96 | 3.34 |
1992 | 2.89 | 3.37 |
1993 | 2.81 | 3.36 |
1994 | 2.8 | 3.35 |
1995 | 2.76 | 3.32 |
1996 | 2.67 | 3.3 |
1997 | 2.54 | 3.23 |
1998 | 2.42 | 3.12 |
1999 | 2.31 | 3.07 |
2000 | 2.22 | 2.94 |
2001 | 2.14 | 2.81 |
2002 | 2 | 2.66 |
2003 | 2.01 | 2.6 |
2004 | 1.89 | 2.49 |
2005 | 1.79 | 2.39 |
2006 | 1.69 | 2.31 |
2007 | 1.63 | 2.25 |
2008 | 1.62 | 2.26 |
2009 | 1.64 | 2.22 |
2010 | 1.65 | 2.14 |
2011 | 1.68 | 2.15 |
2012 | 1.72 | 2.12 |
2013 | 1.74 | 2.07 |
2014 | 1.72 | 2.06 |
2015 | 1.63 | 2.01 |
2016 | 1.56 | 1.94 |
2017 | 1.49 | 1.89 |
2018 | 1.42 | 1.84 |
2019 | 1.4 | 1.78 |
2020 | 1.37 | 1.68 |
2021 | 1.37 | 1.56 |
2022 | 1.36 | 1.55 |
2023 | 1.35 | 1.55 |
Albania and Malaysia demographics compared
Year | Median age, years | |
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|
|
|
1960 | 19.8 | 17.5 |
1961 | 19.7 | 17.3 |
1962 | 19.5 | 17.1 |
1963 | 19.4 | 17 |
1964 | 19.3 | 16.9 |
1965 | 19.2 | 16.8 |
1966 | 19.1 | 16.9 |
1967 | 19 | 17 |
1968 | 19 | 17.1 |
1969 | 19 | 17.3 |
1970 | 19 | 17.4 |
1971 | 19.1 | 17.6 |
1972 | 19.3 | 17.9 |
1973 | 19.4 | 18.1 |
1974 | 19.6 | 18.3 |
1975 | 19.8 | 18.6 |
1976 | 20 | 18.8 |
1977 | 20.3 | 19 |
1978 | 20.6 | 19.3 |
1979 | 20.9 | 19.5 |
1980 | 21.2 | 19.7 |
1981 | 21.5 | 19.9 |
1982 | 21.8 | 20.1 |
1983 | 22 | 20.4 |
1984 | 22.3 | 20.5 |
1985 | 22.6 | 20.7 |
1986 | 22.8 | 20.9 |
1987 | 23.1 | 21 |
1988 | 23.4 | 21.1 |
1989 | 23.7 | 21.3 |
1990 | 24 | 21.5 |
1991 | 24.3 | 21.7 |
1992 | 24.7 | 21.9 |
1993 | 25.1 | 22.1 |
1994 | 25.5 | 22.3 |
1995 | 25.8 | 22.5 |
1996 | 26.2 | 22.7 |
1997 | 26.5 | 22.9 |
1998 | 26.8 | 23.1 |
1999 | 27 | 23.4 |
2000 | 27.2 | 23.5 |
2001 | 27.5 | 23.6 |
2002 | 28 | 23.7 |
2003 | 28.5 | 23.9 |
2004 | 29.1 | 24 |
2005 | 29.6 | 24.2 |
2006 | 30.2 | 24.5 |
2007 | 30.8 | 24.8 |
2008 | 31.4 | 25.1 |
2009 | 32 | 25.6 |
2010 | 32.6 | 26 |
2011 | 33.1 | 26.4 |
2012 | 33.4 | 26.8 |
2013 | 33.7 | 27.1 |
2014 | 34 | 27.5 |
2015 | 34.3 | 27.8 |
2016 | 34.6 | 28.1 |
2017 | 34.9 | 28.5 |
2018 | 35.3 | 28.8 |
2019 | 35.8 | 29.2 |
2020 | 36.2 | 29.6 |
2021 | 36.7 | 30.1 |
2022 | 37.1 | 30.6 |
2023 | 37.4 | 31.1 |
2024 | 37.8 | 31.5 |
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Land area
National statistics comparison
Finance
|
|
|
---|---|---|
GNI, Atlas method |
$23.6B
2024 |
$415B
2024 |
Government expenditure, % of GDP |
30.5%
2025 |
23.1%
2025 |
Education expenditure, % of GDP |
3.09%
2023 |
3.51%
2023 |
Military expenditure, % of GDP |
1.74%
2023 |
0.93%
2023 |
Armed forces personnel |
8,000
2020 |
136,000
2020 |
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-2.54%
2025 |
-3.36%
2025 |
Unemployment rate |
10.7%
2023 |
3.93%
2022 |
Services, % of GDP |
48.9%
2024 |
53.6%
2024 |
Industry, % of GDP |
22.4%
2024 |
37.1%
2024 |
Economic freedom index |
66.6
2025 |
67.1
2025 |
Income share by richest 10% |
22.8%
2020 |
30.9%
2021 |
Income share by poorest 10% |
3.4%
2020 |
2.3%
2021 |
Number of billionaires |
1
2025 |
19
2025 |
Percentage of billionaires |
0.00005%
2025 |
0.00008%
2025 |
Listed domestic companies | n/a |
1,031
2024 |
Market capitalization of domestic companies | n/a |
$449B
2024 |
Total reserves including gold |
$6.52B
2024 |
$116B
2024 |
Personal remittances received |
$2.27B
2024 |
$1.61B
2024 |
International tourist arrivals |
2,658,000
2020 |
4,333,000
2020 |
International tourism as share of exports |
35.9%
2020 |
1.63%
2020 |
Banked people share |
46.1%
2024 |
88.7%
2024 |
Energy
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
781 kg
2023 |
2,867 kg
2022 |
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$27.2
2023 |
$12
2022 |
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
4.59 megatons
2023 |
283.3 megatons
2023 |
CO2 emissions per capita |
1.67 tons
2023 |
8.07 tons
2023 |
Fossil fuel energy use share |
55.1%
2022 |
96%
2022 |
Renewable energy use share |
41.9%
2021 |
7.5%
2021 |
Alternative and nuclear energy use share |
36.8%
2023 |
2.88%
2022 |
Net energy imports use share |
22.7%
2023 |
-0.58%
2022 |
Electric power consumption per capita |
2,540 kWh
2023 |
4,986 kWh
2022 |
Renewable electricity output share |
98.6%
2011 |
17%
2021 |
Hydroelectric share |
96.7%
2023 |
16.6%
2022 |
Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
0%
2021 |
Electricity access |
100%
2023 |
100%
2023 |
Society
|
|
|
---|---|---|
% of world population |
0.03%
2024 |
0.44%
2024 |
Annual migration change |
-24,472
2024 |
+174,770
2024 |
Urban population |
65.4%
2024 |
79.2%
2024 |
Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
50:50
2024 |
Average male height |
5.71 ft
2025 |
5.55 ft
2025 |
Average female height |
5.32 ft
2025 |
5.15 ft
2025 |
Quality of life index |
63.3
2025 |
62.9
2025 |
Corruption Perceptions Index |
42
2024 |
50
2024 |
Higher education index |
39
2025 |
76
2025 |
Homicides per 100K people |
1.39
2023 |
0.72
2021 |
Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
11.7
2019 |
22.5
2019 |
Visa free countries |
122
2025 |
170
2025 |
Adult literacy rate |
97.7%
2023 |
95.8%
2022 |
English speaking |
16%
2025 |
57.3%
2023 |
People using the Internet |
83.1%
2023 |
98%
2024 |
Health
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Government health expenditure per capita |
$414
2022 |
$458
2022 |
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$212.4
2022 |
$173.5
2022 |
Life expectancy |
80 years
2025 |
77 years
2025 |
Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
3.45%
2022 |
0.004%
2022 |
Physicians per 1,000 people |
1.88
2020 |
2.32
2021 |
Age at first childbirth |
26.6 years
2021 |
n/a |
Maternal mortality per 100K births |
7
2023 |
26
2023 |
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
9.4
2023 |
8.1
2023 |
Obesity rate |
24.3%
2022 |
22.4%
2022 |
Diabetes prevalence |
10.6%
2024 |
21.1%
2024 |
Air quality index |
54
2025 |
41
2025 |
Tobacco use prevalence |
21.9%
2022 |
22%
2022 |
Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
4.47 liters
2020 |
0.74 liters
2020 |
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