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Albania vs Malta statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Albania has a population of 2.71M (ranked 141/197), compared with 574K in Malta (ranked 167/197). Albania's land area is 10,579 sq mi versus 123.6 sq mi for Malta (ranked 143rd vs. 187th).

By GDP, Albania ranks 112/197 ($27.2B) and Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B). By GDP per capita, Albania ranks 86/197 ($10,012), while Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347).

Main facts and rankings

Albania Malta
Population
2694925
583596
Population rank 141/197 167/197
GDP
$27.2B
2024
$24.3B
2024
GDP rank 112/197 120/197
GDP per capita
$10,012
2024
$42,347
2024
GDP per capita rank 86/197 28/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$23,488
2024
$67,364
2024
Government debt
$15.1B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
54.3%
2025
49.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,572
2024
$20,574
2024
Government debt per person rank 76/185 30/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,376
2025
$21,451
2025
Land area
10,579 sq mi
2025
123.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
256.6 ppl/mi²
2024
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.35
2023
1.06
2023
Median age
37.8 years
2024
41.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Albania and Malta: Comparison Charts

Albania and Malta economies compared

GDP
Albania

Malta
Year GDP
Albania Malta
1970 - $250,728,796
1971 - $264,578,485
1972 - $295,106,628
1973 - $345,616,106
1974 - $376,081,124
1975 - $474,618,321
1976 - $527,936,989
1977 - $625,563,171
1978 - $793,673,402
1979 - $1,001,288,847
1980 $1,578,102,105 $1,250,198,601
1981 $1,808,177,156 $1,243,509,394
1982 $1,861,163,170 $1,234,474,404
1983 $1,881,412,587 $1,165,729,707
1984 $1,857,337,995 $1,101,807,023
1985 $1,897,050,117 $1,117,797,439
1986 $2,097,326,250 $1,435,038,441
1987 $2,080,796,250 $1,751,293,461
1988 $2,051,236,250 $2,019,503,068
1989 $2,253,090,000 $2,118,655,677
1990 $2,028,553,750 $2,547,328,748
1991 $1,099,559,028 $2,750,216,747
1992 $652,174,991 $3,021,942,759
1993 $1,185,315,468 $2,709,193,538
1994 $1,880,950,864 $2,998,505,428
1995 $2,905,092,799 $3,709,360,097
1996 $3,234,486,232 $3,822,489,746
1997 $2,293,666,030 $3,787,070,704
1998 $2,600,356,999 $4,010,092,091
1999 $3,283,941,510 $4,111,891,845
2000 $3,584,570,165 $4,036,809,865
2001 $4,059,064,033 $4,070,867,153
2002 $4,515,003,117 $4,455,127,398
2003 $5,801,712,040 $5,418,315,225
2004 $7,406,645,793 $6,104,141,501
2005 $8,256,658,250 $6,393,234,965
2006 $9,150,528,132 $6,749,838,862
2007 $11,116,937,870 $7,908,412,374
2008 $13,258,506,375 $9,135,419,490
2009 $12,335,540,656 $8,734,745,632
2010 $12,086,545,641 $9,097,044,182
2011 $12,973,755,875 $9,789,361,705
2012 $12,246,499,748 $9,609,532,106
2013 $12,796,985,886 $10,796,782,634
2014 $13,296,322,588 $11,888,032,862
2015 $11,470,171,827 $11,340,795,033
2016 $11,988,668,785 $12,025,782,885
2017 $13,258,268,436 $14,161,366,733
2018 $15,379,508,330 $16,153,779,511
2019 $15,585,111,614 $16,337,793,531
2020 $15,241,455,556 $16,409,900,599
2021 $18,032,009,220 $19,723,563,355
2022 $19,017,244,117 $19,239,187,084
2023 $23,547,180,412 $22,210,718,401
2024 $27,177,735,528 $24,322,006,608

Albania and Malta economies compared

GDP per capita
Albania

Malta
Year GDP per capita
Albania Malta
1970 - $828
1971 - $874
1972 - $976
1973 - $1,144
1974 - $1,245
1975 - $1,560
1976 - $1,727
1977 - $2,038
1978 - $2,559
1979 - $3,196
1980 $591 $3,948
1981 $663 $3,898
1982 $668 $3,788
1983 $662 $3,527
1984 $639 $3,333
1985 $640 $3,322
1986 $694 $4,195
1987 $675 $5,084
1988 $653 $5,814
1989 $698 $6,041
1990 $617 $7,192
1991 $337 $7,559
1992 $200.9 $8,220
1993 $367 $7,296
1994 $586 $8,000
1995 $911 $9,828
1996 $1,021 $10,062
1997 $729 $9,893
1998 $831 $10,408
1999 $1,056 $10,609
2000 $1,160 $10,348
2001 $1,326 $10,358
2002 $1,480 $11,251
2003 $1,909 $13,594
2004 $2,447 $15,212
2005 $2,742 $15,831
2006 $3,058 $16,654
2007 $3,743 $19,444
2008 $4,499 $22,315
2009 $4,214 $21,176
2010 $4,149 $21,947
2011 $4,466 $23,517
2012 $4,222 $22,878
2013 $4,420 $25,416
2014 $4,602 $27,425
2015 $3,982 $25,530
2016 $4,168 $26,459
2017 $4,614 $30,317
2018 $5,365 $33,382
2019 $5,460 $32,422
2020 $5,371 $31,834
2021 $6,413 $38,065
2022 $6,846 $36,224
2023 $8,575 $40,182
2024 $10,012 $42,347

Albania vs. Malta life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Albania

Malta
Year Life expectancy, years
Albania Malta
1950 44.5 63.5
1951 45.3 63.9
1952 46.3 64.1
1953 47.4 64.3
1954 48.4 65.1
1955 49.6 66.3
1956 50.8 66.8
1957 52.3 67.5
1958 53.7 67.8
1959 55.1 68.4
1960 56.4 68.4
1961 57.5 68.4
1962 58.5 69.2
1963 59.5 69.2
1964 60.4 69.3
1965 61.3 69.5
1966 62.1 69.7
1967 63 69.8
1968 63.8 69.9
1969 64.5 70.1
1970 65.2 70.4
1971 65.9 70.1
1972 66.5 70.7
1973 67.1 71.3
1974 67.6 71.9
1975 68.1 72.1
1976 68.6 72.2
1977 69 72.3
1978 69.4 72.3
1979 69.6 72.5
1980 69.9 72.3
1981 70.1 72.4
1982 70.4 72.8
1983 70.7 73.1
1984 71 73.3
1985 71.3 73.9
1986 71.7 74.5
1987 72 75.3
1988 72.2 75.9
1989 72.5 76.2
1990 72.7 76.2
1991 73 76.5
1992 73.3 76.7
1993 73.6 76.8
1994 73.8 76.9
1995 74 77
1996 74.1 76.3
1997 73.4 77.3
1998 74.4 77.8
1999 74.6 77.8
2000 74.8 77.9
2001 75.1 78.9
2002 75.3 78.5
2003 75.6 78.7
2004 76 79.2
2005 76.4 79.5
2006 77 79.6
2007 77.7 79.7
2008 78.2 79.7
2009 78.5 80.4
2010 78.4 81.4
2011 78.3 80.8
2012 78.1 81.1
2013 78 81.8
2014 78 82.3
2015 78.4 82.6
2016 78.6 82.7
2017 78.9 83.1
2018 79.2 82.9
2019 79.5 82.8
2020 77.8 82.3
2021 76.8 82.3
2022 78.8 82.2
2023 79.6 83.3
2024 79.8 83.5
2025 80 83.6

Albania and Malta population clocks and comparison

Population
Albania

Malta
Year Population
Albania Malta
1960 1,608,800 326,550
1961 1,659,800 325,250
1962 1,711,319 323,900
1963 1,762,621 322,550
1964 1,814,135 321,250
1965 1,864,791 318,800
1966 1,914,573 315,200
1967 1,965,598 311,550
1968 2,022,272 307,900
1969 2,081,695 304,300
1970 2,135,479 302,650
1971 2,187,853 302,700
1972 2,243,126 302,450
1973 2,296,752 302,200
1974 2,350,124 301,996
1975 2,404,831 304,222
1976 2,458,526 305,774
1977 2,513,546 306,970
1978 2,566,266 310,182
1979 2,617,832 313,342
1980 2,671,997 316,645
1981 2,726,056 318,982
1982 2,784,278 325,898
1983 2,843,960 330,524
1984 2,904,429 330,593
1985 2,964,762 336,452
1986 3,022,635 342,121
1987 3,083,605 344,485
1988 3,142,336 347,325
1989 3,227,943 350,722
1990 3,286,542 354,170
1991 3,266,790 363,845
1992 3,247,039 367,618
1993 3,227,287 371,308
1994 3,207,536 374,797
1995 3,187,784 377,419
1996 3,168,033 379,905
1997 3,148,281 382,791
1998 3,128,530 385,287
1999 3,108,778 387,578
2000 3,089,027 390,087
2001 3,060,173 393,028
2002 3,051,010 395,969
2003 3,039,616 398,582
2004 3,026,939 401,268
2005 3,011,487 403,834
2006 2,992,547 405,308
2007 2,970,017 406,724
2008 2,947,314 409,379
2009 2,927,519 412,477
2010 2,913,021 414,508
2011 2,905,195 416,268
2012 2,900,401 420,028
2013 2,895,092 424,810
2014 2,889,104 433,481
2015 2,880,703 444,220
2016 2,876,101 454,505
2017 2,873,457 467,106
2018 2,866,376 483,903
2019 2,854,191 503,912
2020 2,837,849 515,490
2021 2,811,666 518,150
2022 2,777,689 531,113
2023 2,745,972 552,747
2024 2,714,617 574,346

Fertility rates in Albania and Malta

Fertility rate
Albania

Malta
Year Fertility rate
Albania Malta
1960 6.38 3.62
1961 6.27 3.27
1962 6.11 3.24
1963 5.93 2.9
1964 5.71 2.79
1965 5.47 2.52
1966 5.33 2.33
1967 5.31 2.24
1968 5.32 2.12
1969 5.29 2.02
1970 5.16 2.03
1971 5.08 2.06
1972 4.98 2.01
1973 4.83 1.65
1974 4.7 1.64
1975 4.57 2.27
1976 4.37 2.21
1977 4.2 2.14
1978 4 2.05
1979 3.78 2.1
1980 3.59 1.99
1981 3.47 1.87
1982 3.42 1.9
1983 3.32 1.92
1984 3.28 1.95
1985 3.21 1.95
1986 3.14 1.93
1987 3.11 1.97
1988 3.07 2.06
1989 3.03 2.1
1990 3.01 2.02
1991 2.96 1.99
1992 2.89 2.07
1993 2.81 1.96
1994 2.8 1.84
1995 2.76 1.77
1996 2.67 1.99
1997 2.54 1.93
1998 2.42 1.84
1999 2.31 1.73
2000 2.22 1.68
2001 2.14 1.48
2002 2 1.45
2003 2.01 1.48
2004 1.89 1.4
2005 1.79 1.38
2006 1.69 1.36
2007 1.63 1.35
2008 1.62 1.43
2009 1.64 1.42
2010 1.65 1.36
2011 1.68 1.45
2012 1.72 1.42
2013 1.74 1.36
2014 1.72 1.38
2015 1.63 1.37
2016 1.56 1.37
2017 1.49 1.26
2018 1.42 1.23
2019 1.4 1.14
2020 1.37 1.13
2021 1.37 1.13
2022 1.36 1.08
2023 1.35 1.06

Albania and Malta demographics compared

Median age
Albania

Malta
Year Median age, years
Albania Malta
1960 19.8 23.6
1961 19.7 23.8
1962 19.5 24
1963 19.4 24.2
1964 19.3 24.4
1965 19.2 24.5
1966 19.1 24.6
1967 19 24.8
1968 19 25
1969 19 25.5
1970 19 25.9
1971 19.1 26.3
1972 19.3 26.8
1973 19.4 27.2
1974 19.6 27.6
1975 19.8 28
1976 20 28.4
1977 20.3 28.7
1978 20.6 29.2
1979 20.9 29.6
1980 21.2 30
1981 21.5 30.3
1982 21.8 30.6
1983 22 30.9
1984 22.3 31.2
1985 22.6 31.4
1986 22.8 31.7
1987 23.1 32
1988 23.4 32.4
1989 23.7 32.7
1990 24 33
1991 24.3 33.3
1992 24.7 33.7
1993 25.1 34
1994 25.5 34.3
1995 25.8 34.7
1996 26.2 35.1
1997 26.5 35.5
1998 26.8 35.8
1999 27 36.1
2000 27.2 36.4
2001 27.5 36.7
2002 28 37
2003 28.5 37.4
2004 29.1 37.7
2005 29.6 38.1
2006 30.2 38.4
2007 30.8 38.7
2008 31.4 39
2009 32 39.3
2010 32.6 39.6
2011 33.1 39.9
2012 33.4 40.2
2013 33.7 40.4
2014 34 40.6
2015 34.3 40.6
2016 34.6 40.6
2017 34.9 40.5
2018 35.3 40.2
2019 35.8 39.9
2020 36.2 39.9
2021 36.7 40.2
2022 37.1 40.8
2023 37.4 41.4
2024 37.8 41.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Albania Malta
GNI, Atlas method
$23.6B
2024
$19.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
36.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.09%
2023
4.72%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.74%
2023
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.54%
2025
-3.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2023
3.12%
2024
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
80.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.4%
2024
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.6
2025
66.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2020
27.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2020
2.7%
2022
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00005%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies n/a
34
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$4.29B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$6.52B
2024
$1.42B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2.27B
2024
$15.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,658,000
2020
718,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
35.9%
2020
11.5%
2007
Banked people share
46.1%
2024
96.6%
2024

Energy

Albania Malta
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
781 kg
2023
1,398 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$27.2
2023
$45.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.59 megatons
2023
1.68 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.67 tons
2023
3.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.1%
2022
87.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
41.9%
2021
8.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
36.8%
2023
3.81%
2023
Net energy imports use share
22.7%
2023
404%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
2,540 kWh
2023
5,042 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
98.6%
2011
11.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.7%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Albania Malta
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.007%
2024
Annual migration change
-24,472
2024
+6,323
2024
Urban population
65.4%
2024
95%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
63.3
2025
80.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
42
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
39
2025
72
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.39
2023
0.56
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
11.7
2019
4.1
2019
Visa free countries
122
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.7%
2023
94.9%
2021
English speaking
16%
2025
88.3%
2023
People using the Internet
83.1%
2023
92.1%
2023

Health

Albania Malta
Government health expenditure per capita
$414
2022
$3,353
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$212.4
2022
$1,007
2022
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.45%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.88
2020
4.28
2021
Age at first childbirth
26.6 years
2021
29.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
7
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
5.5
2023
Obesity rate
24.3%
2022
32.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.6%
2024
10%
2024
Air quality index
54
2025
66
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
21.9%
2022
24.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.47 liters
2020
7.11 liters
2020

Territory

Albania Malta
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
3,897 sq mi
2024
215.1 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,033 sq mi
2025
32 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,046 sq mi
2025
1.78 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,451 mi
2018
1,401 mi
2001

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