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Albania vs Palau statistics compared

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Albania has a population of 2.71M (ranked 141/197), compared with 17.7K in Palau (ranked 194/197). Albania's land area is 10,579 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for Palau (ranked 143rd vs. 180th).

By GDP, Albania ranks 112/197 ($27.2B) and Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M). By GDP per capita, Albania ranks 86/197 ($10,012), while Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899).

Main facts and rankings

Albania Palau
Population
2694925
17663
Population rank 141/197 194/197
GDP
$27.2B
2024
$282M
2023
GDP rank 112/197 193/197
GDP per capita
$10,012
2024
$15,899
2023
GDP per capita rank 86/197 67/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$23,488
2024
$17,532
2023
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
$8,654
2025
Land area
10,579 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
256.6 ppl/mi²
2024
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.35
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
37.8 years
2024
39.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Albania and Palau: Comparison Charts

Albania and Palau economies compared

GDP
Albania

Palau
Year GDP
Albania Palau
1970 - $11,563,041
1971 - $12,706,874
1972 - $13,956,474
1973 - $15,331,889
1974 - $16,848,759
1975 - $18,521,112
1976 - $20,364,420
1977 - $22,308,104
1978 - $24,530,015
1979 - $27,004,251
1980 $1,578,102,105 $29,728,054
1981 $1,808,177,156 $32,726,594
1982 $1,861,163,170 $36,027,583
1983 $1,881,412,587 $39,661,530
1984 $1,857,337,995 $44,814,259
1985 $1,897,050,117 $51,030,637
1986 $2,097,326,250 $58,109,314
1987 $2,080,796,250 $66,169,905
1988 $2,051,236,250 $75,348,615
1989 $2,253,090,000 $85,800,543
1990 $2,028,553,750 $97,702,303
1991 $1,099,559,028 $106,555,300
1992 $652,174,991 $104,771,300
1993 $1,185,315,468 $96,455,700
1994 $1,880,950,864 $106,138,500
1995 $2,905,092,799 $121,018,500
1996 $3,234,486,232 $137,494,600
1997 $2,293,666,030 $143,860,800
1998 $2,600,356,999 $149,079,600
1999 $3,283,941,510 $144,206,500
2000 $3,584,570,165 $149,535,800
2001 $4,059,064,033 $159,453,500
2002 $4,515,003,117 $162,665,500
2003 $5,801,712,040 $154,559,900
2004 $7,406,645,793 $166,391,600
2005 $8,256,658,250 $191,048,400
2006 $9,150,528,132 $193,679,700
2007 $11,116,937,870 $200,903,600
2008 $13,258,506,375 $201,167,300
2009 $12,335,540,656 $189,998,000
2010 $12,086,545,641 $188,174,300
2011 $12,973,755,875 $198,873,900
2012 $12,246,499,748 $215,762,400
2013 $12,796,985,886 $225,345,700
2014 $13,296,322,588 $243,156,500
2015 $11,470,171,827 $278,824,800
2016 $11,988,668,785 $298,323,500
2017 $13,258,268,436 $285,600,000
2018 $15,379,508,330 $288,546,300
2019 $15,585,111,614 $281,941,600
2020 $15,241,455,556 $258,990,800
2021 $18,032,009,220 $235,752,900
2022 $19,017,244,117 $255,591,100
2023 $23,547,180,412 $281,849,100
2024 $27,177,735,528 -

Albania and Palau economies compared

GDP per capita
Albania

Palau
Year GDP per capita
Albania Palau
1970 - $1,017
1971 - $1,081
1972 - $1,145
1973 - $1,221
1974 - $1,328
1975 - $1,464
1976 - $1,616
1977 - $1,781
1978 - $1,972
1979 - $2,189
1980 $591 $2,423
1981 $663 $2,639
1982 $668 $2,838
1983 $662 $3,049
1984 $639 $3,360
1985 $640 $3,728
1986 $694 $4,144
1987 $675 $4,616
1988 $653 $5,145
1989 $698 $5,741
1990 $617 $6,403
1991 $337 $6,824
1992 $200.9 $6,553
1993 $367 $5,892
1994 $586 $6,329
1995 $911 $7,038
1996 $1,021 $7,788
1997 $729 $7,945
1998 $831 $8,048
1999 $1,056 $7,630
2000 $1,160 $7,797
2001 $1,326 $8,240
2002 $1,480 $8,341
2003 $1,909 $7,862
2004 $2,447 $8,395
2005 $2,742 $9,640
2006 $3,058 $9,885
2007 $3,743 $10,408
2008 $4,499 $10,583
2009 $4,214 $10,155
2010 $4,149 $10,229
2011 $4,466 $11,001
2012 $4,222 $12,145
2013 $4,420 $12,769
2014 $4,602 $13,726
2015 $3,982 $15,691
2016 $4,168 $16,763
2017 $4,614 $16,034
2018 $5,365 $16,198
2019 $5,460 $15,841
2020 $5,371 $14,557
2021 $6,413 $13,257
2022 $6,846 $14,392
2023 $8,575 $15,899
2024 $10,012 -

Albania vs. Palau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Albania

Palau
Year Life expectancy, years
Albania Palau
1950 44.5 52.7
1951 45.3 52.9
1952 46.3 53.1
1953 47.4 53.3
1954 48.4 53.5
1955 49.6 53.7
1956 50.8 53.9
1957 52.3 54.1
1958 53.7 54.4
1959 55.1 54.6
1960 56.4 54.9
1961 57.5 55.1
1962 58.5 55.4
1963 59.5 55.6
1964 60.4 55.8
1965 61.3 55.9
1966 62.1 56.2
1967 63 56.5
1968 63.8 56.9
1969 64.5 57.3
1970 65.2 57.7
1971 65.9 58.1
1972 66.5 58.6
1973 67.1 59
1974 67.6 59.5
1975 68.1 60
1976 68.6 60.5
1977 69 60.9
1978 69.4 61.3
1979 69.6 61.6
1980 69.9 61.9
1981 70.1 62.1
1982 70.4 62.3
1983 70.7 62.5
1984 71 62.6
1985 71.3 62.7
1986 71.7 62.8
1987 72 62.8
1988 72.2 62.8
1989 72.5 62.8
1990 72.7 62.8
1991 73 62.8
1992 73.3 62.9
1993 73.6 63
1994 73.8 63.1
1995 74 63.3
1996 74.1 63.5
1997 73.4 63.7
1998 74.4 64
1999 74.6 64.2
2000 74.8 64.5
2001 75.1 64.8
2002 75.3 65.1
2003 75.6 65.4
2004 76 65.8
2005 76.4 66.2
2006 77 66.6
2007 77.7 67.1
2008 78.2 67.6
2009 78.5 68
2010 78.4 68.3
2011 78.3 68.6
2012 78.1 68.9
2013 78 69
2014 78 69.1
2015 78.4 69.1
2016 78.6 69
2017 78.9 69
2018 79.2 69
2019 79.5 69
2020 77.8 68.7
2021 76.8 68.6
2022 78.8 68.9
2023 79.6 69.3
2024 79.8 69.4
2025 80 69.5

Albania and Palau population clocks and comparison

Population
Albania

Palau
Year Population
Albania Palau
1960 1,608,800 9,328
1961 1,659,800 9,555
1962 1,711,319 9,793
1963 1,762,621 10,037
1964 1,814,135 10,292
1965 1,864,791 10,547
1966 1,914,573 10,805
1967 1,965,598 10,988
1968 2,022,272 11,080
1969 2,081,695 11,159
1970 2,135,479 11,368
1971 2,187,853 11,759
1972 2,243,126 12,194
1973 2,296,752 12,552
1974 2,350,124 12,687
1975 2,404,831 12,655
1976 2,458,526 12,598
1977 2,513,546 12,525
1978 2,566,266 12,440
1979 2,617,832 12,337
1980 2,671,997 12,271
1981 2,726,056 12,402
1982 2,784,278 12,694
1983 2,843,960 13,006
1984 2,904,429 13,337
1985 2,964,762 13,688
1986 3,022,635 14,024
1987 3,083,605 14,334
1988 3,142,336 14,645
1989 3,227,943 14,945
1990 3,286,542 15,259
1991 3,266,790 15,614
1992 3,247,039 15,989
1993 3,227,287 16,372
1994 3,207,536 16,770
1995 3,187,784 17,195
1996 3,168,033 17,654
1997 3,148,281 18,108
1998 3,128,530 18,524
1999 3,108,778 18,901
2000 3,089,027 19,178
2001 3,060,173 19,352
2002 3,051,010 19,503
2003 3,039,616 19,659
2004 3,026,939 19,820
2005 3,011,487 19,819
2006 2,992,547 19,593
2007 2,970,017 19,302
2008 2,947,314 19,009
2009 2,927,519 18,709
2010 2,913,021 18,396
2011 2,905,195 18,078
2012 2,900,401 17,765
2013 2,895,092 17,648
2014 2,889,104 17,715
2015 2,880,703 17,770
2016 2,876,101 17,797
2017 2,873,457 17,812
2018 2,866,376 17,814
2019 2,854,191 17,798
2020 2,837,849 17,792
2021 2,811,666 17,783
2022 2,777,689 17,759
2023 2,745,972 17,727
2024 2,714,617 17,695

Fertility rates in Albania and Palau

Fertility rate
Albania

Palau
Year Fertility rate
Albania Palau
1960 6.38 7.19
1961 6.27 7.17
1962 6.11 7.15
1963 5.93 7.12
1964 5.71 7.08
1965 5.47 7.01
1966 5.33 6.93
1967 5.31 6.84
1968 5.32 6.71
1969 5.29 6.58
1970 5.16 6.39
1971 5.08 6.16
1972 4.98 5.9
1973 4.83 5.59
1974 4.7 5.26
1975 4.57 4.9
1976 4.37 4.53
1977 4.2 4.09
1978 4 3.74
1979 3.78 3.49
1980 3.59 3.35
1981 3.47 3.28
1982 3.42 3.22
1983 3.32 3.14
1984 3.28 3.08
1985 3.21 3.01
1986 3.14 2.98
1987 3.11 2.93
1988 3.07 2.91
1989 3.03 2.92
1990 3.01 2.88
1991 2.96 2.74
1992 2.89 2.71
1993 2.81 2.73
1994 2.8 2.66
1995 2.76 2.55
1996 2.67 2.39
1997 2.54 2.19
1998 2.42 2.01
1999 2.31 1.91
2000 2.22 1.82
2001 2.14 1.87
2002 2 1.92
2003 2.01 1.96
2004 1.89 1.99
2005 1.79 2.02
2006 1.69 2
2007 1.63 1.97
2008 1.62 1.95
2009 1.64 1.94
2010 1.65 1.94
2011 1.68 1.97
2012 1.72 2.01
2013 1.74 2.05
2014 1.72 2.03
2015 1.63 2
2016 1.56 2.06
2017 1.49 2.02
2018 1.42 1.97
2019 1.4 1.98
2020 1.37 1.97
2021 1.37 1.95
2022 1.36 1.93
2023 1.35 1.91

Albania and Palau demographics compared

Median age
Albania

Palau
Year Median age, years
Albania Palau
1960 19.8 16.7
1961 19.7 16.1
1962 19.5 15.5
1963 19.4 15.1
1964 19.3 15
1965 19.2 14.9
1966 19.1 14.9
1967 19 15.2
1968 19 15.7
1969 19 16.1
1970 19 16.5
1971 19.1 16.6
1972 19.3 16.6
1973 19.4 16.8
1974 19.6 17.1
1975 19.8 17.4
1976 20 17.8
1977 20.3 18.1
1978 20.6 18.3
1979 20.9 18.6
1980 21.2 18.9
1981 21.5 19.3
1982 21.8 19.9
1983 22 20.5
1984 22.3 21.1
1985 22.6 21.6
1986 22.8 22.2
1987 23.1 23.1
1988 23.4 24
1989 23.7 24.9
1990 24 25.6
1991 24.3 26
1992 24.7 26.4
1993 25.1 26.9
1994 25.5 27.4
1995 25.8 27.8
1996 26.2 28.3
1997 26.5 28.8
1998 26.8 29.4
1999 27 30.2
2000 27.2 30.8
2001 27.5 31.2
2002 28 31.5
2003 28.5 31.8
2004 29.1 32
2005 29.6 32.3
2006 30.2 32.7
2007 30.8 33.1
2008 31.4 33.5
2009 32 33.9
2010 32.6 34.2
2011 33.1 34.6
2012 33.4 35
2013 33.7 35.3
2014 34 35.6
2015 34.3 36
2016 34.6 36.3
2017 34.9 36.7
2018 35.3 37
2019 35.8 37.4
2020 36.2 37.8
2021 36.7 38.1
2022 37.1 38.5
2023 37.4 38.8
2024 37.8 39.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Albania Palau
GNI, Atlas method
$23.6B
2024
$249M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
53%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.09%
2023
3.53%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.74%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.54%
2025
+2.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2023
0.77%
2020
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
76.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
22.4%
2024
9.87%
2023
Economic freedom index
66.6
2025
62
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
$1.95M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,658,000
2020
18,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports
35.9%
2020
93.5%
2017
Banked people share
46.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Albania Palau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
781 kg
2023
4,814 kg
1990
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$27.2
2023
$1.99
1990
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.59 megatons
2023
1.44 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.67 tons
2023
81.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.1%
2022
0%
1990
Renewable energy use share
41.9%
2021
0.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
36.8%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
22.7%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
2,540 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
98.6%
2011
4.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.7%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Albania Palau
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.0002%
2024
Annual migration change
-24,472
2024
-14
2024
Urban population
65.4%
2024
82.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
63.3
2025
47.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
42
2024
49
2025
Higher education index
39
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.39
2023
11.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
11.7
2019
4.78
2013
Visa free countries
122
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.7%
2023
100%
2020
English speaking
16%
2025
92.5%
2023
People using the Internet
83.1%
2023
27%
2004

Health

Albania Palau
Government health expenditure per capita
$414
2022
$1,979
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$212.4
2022
$328
2022
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.45%
2022
21.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.88
2020
1.78
2020
Age at first childbirth
26.6 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
7
2023
89
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
22.3
2023
Obesity rate
24.3%
2022
42.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.6%
2024
19.3%
2024
Air quality index
54
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
21.9%
2022
17.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.47 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Albania Palau
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
3,897 sq mi
2024
10,037 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,033 sq mi
2025
16.6 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,046 sq mi
2025
160.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,451 mi
2018
n/a

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