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Albania vs North Korea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Albania has a population of 2.71M (ranked 141/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Albania's land area is 10,579 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 143rd vs. 97th).

By GDP, Albania ranks 112/197 ($27.2B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Albania ranks 86/197 ($10,012), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Main facts and rankings

Albania North Korea
Population
2694925
26621357
Population rank 141/197 56/197
GDP
$27.2B
2024
$34.9B
2024
GDP rank 112/197 106/197
GDP per capita
$10,012
2024
$1,319
2024
GDP per capita rank 86/197 168/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$23,488
2024
$1,700
2015
Government debt
$15.1B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
54.3%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$5,572
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 76/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,376
2025
$1,642
2025
Land area
10,579 sq mi
2025
46,491 sq mi
2025
Population density
256.6 ppl/mi²
2024
570 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.35
2023
1.78
2023
Median age
37.8 years
2024
37.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Albania and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Albania and North Korea economies compared

GDP
Albania

North Korea
Year GDP
Albania North Korea
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 -
1996 $3,234,486,232 -
1997 $2,293,666,030 -
1998 $2,600,356,999 -
1999 $3,283,941,510 -
2000 $3,584,570,165 -
2001 $4,059,064,033 -
2002 $4,515,003,117 -
2003 $5,801,712,040 -
2004 $7,406,645,793 -
2005 $8,256,658,250 -
2006 $9,150,528,132 -
2007 $11,116,937,870 -
2008 $13,258,506,375 -
2009 $12,335,540,656 $23,356,470,000
2010 $12,086,545,641 $25,995,513,000
2011 $12,973,755,875 $29,005,020,000
2012 $12,246,499,748 $29,890,710,000
2013 $12,796,985,886 $30,588,922,000
2014 $13,296,322,588 $30,554,460,000
2015 $11,470,171,827 $30,723,030,000
2016 $11,988,668,785 $28,882,640,000
2017 $13,258,268,436 $29,105,440,000
2018 $15,379,508,330 $28,536,400,000
2019 $15,585,111,614 $28,222,880,000
2020 $15,241,455,556 $27,728,240,000
2021 $18,032,009,220 $32,301,720,000
2022 $19,017,244,117 $28,971,360,000
2023 $23,547,180,412 $32,155,360,000
2024 $27,177,735,528 $34,943,120,000

Albania and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita
Albania

North Korea
Year GDP per capita
Albania North Korea
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 -
1996 $1,021 -
1997 $729 -
1998 $831 -
1999 $1,056 -
2000 $1,160 -
2001 $1,326 -
2002 $1,480 -
2003 $1,909 -
2004 $2,447 -
2005 $2,742 -
2006 $3,058 -
2007 $3,743 -
2008 $4,499 -
2009 $4,214 $939
2010 $4,149 $1,040
2011 $4,466 $1,156
2012 $4,222 $1,186
2013 $4,420 $1,208
2014 $4,602 $1,201
2015 $3,982 $1,201
2016 $4,168 $1,124
2017 $4,614 $1,127
2018 $5,365 $1,100
2019 $5,460 $1,084
2020 $5,371 $1,061
2021 $6,413 $1,231
2022 $6,846 $1,100
2023 $8,575 $1,217
2024 $10,012 $1,319

Albania vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Albania

North Korea
Year Life expectancy, years
Albania North Korea
1950 44.5 14.2
1951 45.3 17.7
1952 46.3 32.8
1953 47.4 40.3
1954 48.4 50.6
1955 49.6 51.8
1956 50.8 52.8
1957 52.3 53.7
1958 53.7 54.5
1959 55.1 55.2
1960 56.4 55.8
1961 57.5 56.4
1962 58.5 57
1963 59.5 57.6
1964 60.4 58.2
1965 61.3 58.8
1966 62.1 59.4
1967 63 60.1
1968 63.8 60.8
1969 64.5 61.4
1970 65.2 62
1971 65.9 62.7
1972 66.5 63.3
1973 67.1 63.8
1974 67.6 64.3
1975 68.1 64.8
1976 68.6 65.3
1977 69 65.8
1978 69.4 66.3
1979 69.6 66.7
1980 69.9 67.2
1981 70.1 67.7
1982 70.4 68.1
1983 70.7 68.5
1984 71 68.9
1985 71.3 69.2
1986 71.7 69.5
1987 72 69.8
1988 72.2 70.1
1989 72.5 70.3
1990 72.7 70.5
1991 73 70.7
1992 73.3 71
1993 73.6 70.8
1994 73.8 70.5
1995 74 60.8
1996 74.1 60.8
1997 73.4 60.9
1998 74.4 60.9
1999 74.6 60.9
2000 74.8 60.9
2001 75.1 60.9
2002 75.3 60.9
2003 75.6 69.4
2004 76 69.3
2005 76.4 69.2
2006 77 69.1
2007 77.7 69
2008 78.2 69.3
2009 78.5 69.7
2010 78.4 70.2
2011 78.3 70.8
2012 78.1 71.3
2013 78 71.9
2014 78 72.5
2015 78.4 72.8
2016 78.6 73
2017 78.9 73
2018 79.2 73
2019 79.5 72.9
2020 77.8 72.8
2021 76.8 73.4
2022 78.8 73.6
2023 79.6 73.6
2024 79.8 73.7
2025 80 73.9

Albania and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population
Albania

North Korea
Year Population
Albania North Korea
1960 1,608,800 11,722,953
1961 1,659,800 11,990,713
1962 1,711,319 12,262,882
1963 1,762,621 12,567,057
1964 1,814,135 12,889,770
1965 1,864,791 13,219,369
1966 1,914,573 13,569,094
1967 1,965,598 13,958,350
1968 2,022,272 14,365,596
1969 2,081,695 14,767,615
1970 2,135,479 15,172,775
1971 2,187,853 15,572,457
1972 2,243,126 15,975,069
1973 2,296,752 16,350,367
1974 2,350,124 16,673,121
1975 2,404,831 16,971,055
1976 2,458,526 17,243,450
1977 2,513,546 17,492,798
1978 2,566,266 17,735,995
1979 2,617,832 17,983,470
1980 2,671,997 18,236,786
1981 2,726,056 18,501,295
1982 2,784,278 18,776,357
1983 2,843,960 19,054,034
1984 2,904,429 19,335,043
1985 2,964,762 19,620,388
1986 3,022,635 19,910,855
1987 3,083,605 20,205,483
1988 3,142,336 20,503,161
1989 3,227,943 20,804,367
1990 3,286,542 21,112,137
1991 3,266,790 21,428,638
1992 3,247,039 21,750,911
1993 3,227,287 22,073,352
1994 3,207,536 22,393,975
1995 3,187,784 22,669,304
1996 3,168,033 22,895,746
1997 3,148,281 23,110,830
1998 3,128,530 23,311,564
1999 3,108,778 23,497,599
2000 3,089,027 23,665,910
2001 3,060,173 23,815,358
2002 3,051,010 23,943,973
2003 3,039,616 24,090,380
2004 3,026,939 24,254,943
2005 3,011,487 24,396,433
2006 2,992,547 24,524,507
2007 2,970,017 24,646,383
2008 2,947,314 24,764,618
2009 2,927,519 24,878,332
2010 2,913,021 24,987,258
2011 2,905,195 25,097,874
2012 2,900,401 25,211,728
2013 2,895,092 25,329,451
2014 2,889,104 25,451,262
2015 2,880,703 25,575,350
2016 2,876,101 25,698,326
2017 2,873,457 25,817,709
2018 2,866,376 25,931,147
2019 2,854,191 26,037,632
2020 2,837,849 26,136,312
2021 2,811,666 26,232,534
2022 2,777,689 26,328,845
2023 2,745,972 26,418,204
2024 2,714,617 26,498,823

Fertility rates in Albania and North Korea

Fertility rate
Albania

North Korea
Year Fertility rate
Albania North Korea
1960 6.38 3.57
1961 6.27 3.26
1962 6.11 3.41
1963 5.93 3.63
1964 5.71 3.55
1965 5.47 3.56
1966 5.33 3.71
1967 5.31 4.05
1968 5.32 3.87
1969 5.29 3.86
1970 5.16 3.85
1971 5.08 3.74
1972 4.98 3.89
1973 4.83 3.35
1974 4.7 3.14
1975 4.57 3.05
1976 4.37 2.84
1977 4.2 2.77
1978 4 2.79
1979 3.78 2.85
1980 3.59 2.84
1981 3.47 2.92
1982 3.42 2.85
1983 3.32 2.78
1984 3.28 2.71
1985 3.21 2.65
1986 3.14 2.59
1987 3.11 2.53
1988 3.07 2.47
1989 3.03 2.41
1990 3.01 2.39
1991 2.96 2.35
1992 2.89 2.29
1993 2.81 2.22
1994 2.8 2.18
1995 2.76 2.15
1996 2.67 2.09
1997 2.54 2.03
1998 2.42 1.99
1999 2.31 1.97
2000 2.22 1.94
2001 2.14 1.94
2002 2 1.92
2003 2.01 1.91
2004 1.89 1.9
2005 1.79 1.87
2006 1.69 1.94
2007 1.63 1.94
2008 1.62 1.97
2009 1.64 1.91
2010 1.65 1.89
2011 1.68 1.88
2012 1.72 1.88
2013 1.74 1.88
2014 1.72 1.87
2015 1.63 1.86
2016 1.56 1.86
2017 1.49 1.85
2018 1.42 1.83
2019 1.4 1.83
2020 1.37 1.82
2021 1.37 1.81
2022 1.36 1.8
2023 1.35 1.78

Albania and North Korea demographics compared

Median age
Albania

North Korea
Year Median age, years
Albania North Korea
1960 19.8 19.9
1961 19.7 20.2
1962 19.5 20.6
1963 19.4 20.8
1964 19.3 21
1965 19.2 21.2
1966 19.1 21.3
1967 19 21.4
1968 19 21.4
1969 19 21.4
1970 19 21.4
1971 19.1 21.2
1972 19.3 20.9
1973 19.4 20.7
1974 19.6 20.7
1975 19.8 20.9
1976 20 21.1
1977 20.3 21.4
1978 20.6 21.8
1979 20.9 22.2
1980 21.2 22.5
1981 21.5 22.8
1982 21.8 23.1
1983 22 23.5
1984 22.3 23.9
1985 22.6 24.2
1986 22.8 24.5
1987 23.1 24.8
1988 23.4 25.1
1989 23.7 25.6
1990 24 26
1991 24.3 26.4
1992 24.7 26.8
1993 25.1 27.2
1994 25.5 27.6
1995 25.8 28
1996 26.2 28.3
1997 26.5 28.8
1998 26.8 29.2
1999 27 29.6
2000 27.2 30.1
2001 27.5 30.5
2002 28 31
2003 28.5 31.4
2004 29.1 31.8
2005 29.6 32.1
2006 30.2 32.5
2007 30.8 32.9
2008 31.4 33.3
2009 32 33.7
2010 32.6 34
2011 33.1 34.3
2012 33.4 34.5
2013 33.7 34.7
2014 34 35
2015 34.3 35.2
2016 34.6 35.4
2017 34.9 35.7
2018 35.3 35.9
2019 35.8 36.2
2020 36.2 36.4
2021 36.7 36.6
2022 37.1 36.8
2023 37.4 37.1
2024 37.8 37.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Albania North Korea
GNI, Atlas method
$23.6B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.09%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.74%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
1,469,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.54%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2023
25.6%
2013
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
22.4%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
66.6
2025
3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2020
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2020
n/a
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00005%
2025
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$6.52B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$2.27B
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
2,658,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
35.9%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
46.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Albania North Korea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
781 kg
2023
641 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$27.2
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.59 megatons
2023
64.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.67 tons
2023
2.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.1%
2022
85.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
41.9%
2021
14.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
36.8%
2023
8.5%
2022
Net energy imports use share
22.7%
2023
4.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
2,540 kWh
2023
830 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
98.6%
2011
63.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.7%
2023
62.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
57.5%
2023

Society

Albania North Korea
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.33%
2024
Annual migration change
-24,472
2024
-2,473
2024
Urban population
65.4%
2024
63.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
63.3
2025
11.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
42
2024
15
2024
Higher education index
39
2025
12
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.39
2023
4.4
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
11.7
2019
24.2
2019
Visa free countries
122
2025
51
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.7%
2023
100%
2018
English speaking
16%
2025
0%
2025
People using the Internet
83.1%
2023
0%
2012

Health

Albania North Korea
Government health expenditure per capita
$414
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$212.4
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.45%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.88
2020
3.67
2017
Age at first childbirth
26.6 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
7
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
18
2023
Obesity rate
24.3%
2022
11.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.6%
2024
9.9%
2024
Air quality index
54
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
21.9%
2022
16.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.47 liters
2020
3.87 liters
2020

Territory

Albania North Korea
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
3,897 sq mi
2024
1,754 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,033 sq mi
2025
10,021 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,046 sq mi
2025
23,036 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,451 mi
2018
15,879 mi
2006

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