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Albania vs Papua New Guinea statistics compared

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Albania has a population of 2.71M (ranked 141/197), compared with 10.6M in Papua New Guinea (ranked 92/197). Albania's land area is 10,579 sq mi versus 174,850 sq mi for Papua New Guinea (ranked 143rd vs. 54th).

By GDP, Albania ranks 112/197 ($27.2B) and Papua New Guinea ranks 109/197 ($32.5B). By GDP per capita, Albania ranks 86/197 ($10,012), while Papua New Guinea ranks 140/197 ($3,076).

Main facts and rankings

Albania Papua New Guinea
Population
2694925
10911445
Population rank 141/197 90/197
GDP
$27.2B
2024
$32.5B
2024
GDP rank 112/197 109/197
GDP per capita
$10,012
2024
$3,076
2024
GDP per capita rank 86/197 140/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$23,488
2024
$4,889
2024
Government debt
$15.1B
2024
$17.5B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
54.3%
2025
52%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,572
2024
$1,652
2024
Government debt per person rank 76/185 123/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,376
2025
$2,561
2025
Land area
10,579 sq mi
2025
174,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
256.6 ppl/mi²
2024
60.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.35
2023
3.1
2023
Median age
37.8 years
2024
23.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
66.4 years
2025

Albania and Papua New Guinea: Comparison Charts

Albania and Papua New Guinea economies compared

GDP
Albania

Papua New Guinea
Year GDP
Albania Papua New Guinea
1960 - $230,496,037
1961 - $244,832,039
1962 - $261,184,042
1963 - $275,968,044
1964 - $305,312,049
1965 - $344,176,055
1966 - $390,992,063
1967 - $441,728,183
1968 - $485,184,190
1969 - $551,263,864
1970 - $645,568,215
1971 - $717,750,278
1972 - $858,761,926
1973 - $1,299,079,410
1974 - $1,467,417,672
1975 - $1,356,603,608
1976 - $1,511,843,235
1977 - $1,640,746,619
1978 - $1,947,878,831
1979 - $2,293,760,511
1980 $1,578,102,105 $2,545,808,456
1981 $1,808,177,156 $2,498,190,847
1982 $1,861,163,170 $2,368,719,683
1983 $1,881,412,587 $2,562,351,551
1984 $1,857,337,995 $2,552,662,617
1985 $1,897,050,117 $2,423,339,172
1986 $2,097,326,250 $2,647,995,602
1987 $2,080,796,250 $3,143,851,794
1988 $2,051,236,250 $3,656,177,881
1989 $2,253,090,000 $3,546,472,566
1990 $2,028,553,750 $3,219,729,083
1991 $1,099,559,028 $3,787,394,958
1992 $652,174,991 $4,377,980,510
1993 $1,185,315,468 $4,974,550,286
1994 $1,880,950,864 $5,502,786,070
1995 $2,905,092,799 $4,636,057,476
1996 $3,234,486,232 $5,155,311,077
1997 $2,293,666,030 $4,936,615,299
1998 $2,600,356,999 $3,789,443,015
1999 $3,283,941,510 $3,477,038,204
2000 $3,584,570,165 $3,521,339,699
2001 $4,059,064,033 $3,081,024,212
2002 $4,515,003,117 $2,999,511,040
2003 $5,801,712,040 $3,536,411,824
2004 $7,406,645,793 $3,927,157,867
2005 $8,256,658,250 $4,865,892,972
2006 $9,150,528,132 $8,354,911,041
2007 $11,116,937,870 $9,545,028,944
2008 $13,258,506,375 $11,670,892,801
2009 $12,335,540,656 $11,619,456,449
2010 $12,086,545,641 $14,250,786,675
2011 $12,973,755,875 $17,985,138,066
2012 $12,246,499,748 $21,295,168,666
2013 $12,796,985,886 $21,261,338,065
2014 $13,296,322,588 $23,210,823,987
2015 $11,470,171,827 $21,723,437,010
2016 $11,988,668,785 $20,758,876,953
2017 $13,258,268,436 $22,742,699,138
2018 $15,379,508,330 $24,109,780,708
2019 $15,585,111,614 $24,750,626,030
2020 $15,241,455,556 $23,848,447,850
2021 $18,032,009,220 $26,109,413,521
2022 $19,017,244,117 $31,653,185,953
2023 $23,547,180,412 $30,816,367,067
2024 $27,177,735,528 $32,538,480,024

Albania and Papua New Guinea economies compared

GDP per capita
Albania

Papua New Guinea
Year GDP per capita
Albania Papua New Guinea
1960 - $115.5
1961 - $119.7
1962 - $124.7
1963 - $128.9
1964 - $139.5
1965 - $153.9
1966 - $171.1
1967 - $189
1968 - $202.9
1969 - $225.3
1970 - $257.6
1971 - $279.7
1972 - $327
1973 - $483
1974 - $533
1975 - $482
1976 - $525
1977 - $558
1978 - $648
1979 - $748
1980 $591 $813
1981 $663 $781
1982 $668 $726
1983 $662 $769
1984 $639 $750
1985 $640 $697
1986 $694 $745
1987 $675 $865
1988 $653 $985
1989 $698 $934
1990 $617 $826
1991 $337 $942
1992 $200.9 $1,051
1993 $367 $1,151
1994 $586 $1,228
1995 $911 $998
1996 $1,021 $1,071
1997 $729 $990
1998 $831 $733
1999 $1,056 $650
2000 $1,160 $636
2001 $1,326 $538
2002 $1,480 $506
2003 $1,909 $577
2004 $2,447 $621
2005 $2,742 $744
2006 $3,058 $1,238
2007 $3,743 $1,371
2008 $4,499 $1,625
2009 $4,214 $1,569
2010 $4,149 $1,867
2011 $4,466 $2,288
2012 $4,222 $2,635
2013 $4,420 $2,561
2014 $4,602 $2,723
2015 $3,982 $2,485
2016 $4,168 $2,316
2017 $4,614 $2,478
2018 $5,365 $2,566
2019 $5,460 $2,576
2020 $5,371 $2,430
2021 $6,413 $2,608
2022 $6,846 $3,102
2023 $8,575 $2,966
2024 $10,012 $3,076

Albania vs. Papua New Guinea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Albania

Papua New Guinea
Year Life expectancy, years
Albania Papua New Guinea
1950 44.5 39.4
1951 45.3 35.5
1952 46.3 40.7
1953 47.4 41.3
1954 48.4 42
1955 49.6 42.6
1956 50.8 43.3
1957 52.3 43.9
1958 53.7 44.6
1959 55.1 45.1
1960 56.4 45.8
1961 57.5 46.4
1962 58.5 46.7
1963 59.5 47.7
1964 60.4 48.3
1965 61.3 48.9
1966 62.1 49.6
1967 63 50.2
1968 63.8 50.9
1969 64.5 51.5
1970 65.2 52.1
1971 65.9 52.6
1972 66.5 53.3
1973 67.1 53.9
1974 67.6 54.4
1975 68.1 55
1976 68.6 55.5
1977 69 56
1978 69.4 56.5
1979 69.6 57
1980 69.9 57.4
1981 70.1 57.8
1982 70.4 58.1
1983 70.7 58.3
1984 71 58.6
1985 71.3 58.8
1986 71.7 59
1987 72 59.2
1988 72.2 59.4
1989 72.5 59.6
1990 72.7 59.8
1991 73 59.9
1992 73.3 60.3
1993 73.6 60.5
1994 73.8 60.7
1995 74 60.9
1996 74.1 61.1
1997 73.4 61.3
1998 74.4 60.4
1999 74.6 61.5
2000 74.8 61.6
2001 75.1 61.6
2002 75.3 61.6
2003 75.6 61.7
2004 76 61.8
2005 76.4 61.9
2006 77 62
2007 77.7 62.2
2008 78.2 62.5
2009 78.5 62.8
2010 78.4 63.1
2011 78.3 63.4
2012 78.1 63.6
2013 78 63.9
2014 78 64.2
2015 78.4 64.5
2016 78.6 64.7
2017 78.9 64.9
2018 79.2 65.1
2019 79.5 65.3
2020 77.8 65.1
2021 76.8 64.4
2022 78.8 65.3
2023 79.6 66.1
2024 79.8 66.3
2025 80 66.4

Albania and Papua New Guinea population clocks and comparison

Population
Albania

Papua New Guinea
Year Population
Albania Papua New Guinea
1960 1,608,800 1,995,110
1961 1,659,800 2,046,127
1962 1,711,319 2,093,919
1963 1,762,621 2,141,376
1964 1,814,135 2,188,325
1965 1,864,791 2,235,820
1966 1,914,573 2,285,774
1967 1,965,598 2,337,532
1968 2,022,272 2,390,803
1969 2,081,695 2,446,927
1970 2,135,479 2,505,628
1971 2,187,853 2,566,421
1972 2,243,126 2,628,432
1973 2,296,752 2,690,629
1974 2,350,124 2,752,671
1975 2,404,831 2,814,820
1976 2,458,526 2,877,327
1977 2,513,546 2,940,327
1978 2,566,266 3,003,714
1979 2,617,832 3,067,341
1980 2,671,997 3,131,512
1981 2,726,056 3,197,019
1982 2,784,278 3,264,291
1983 2,843,960 3,333,633
1984 2,904,429 3,405,198
1985 2,964,762 3,478,936
1986 3,022,635 3,554,793
1987 3,083,605 3,632,543
1988 3,142,336 3,711,880
1989 3,227,943 3,796,078
1990 3,286,542 3,896,481
1991 3,266,790 4,021,837
1992 3,247,039 4,166,699
1993 3,227,287 4,320,872
1994 3,207,536 4,480,208
1995 3,187,784 4,644,278
1996 3,168,033 4,813,361
1997 3,148,281 4,987,883
1998 3,128,530 5,166,390
1999 3,108,778 5,349,333
2000 3,089,027 5,537,064
2001 3,060,173 5,728,435
2002 3,051,010 5,924,003
2003 3,039,616 6,123,997
2004 3,026,939 6,328,041
2005 3,011,487 6,535,905
2006 2,992,547 6,747,720
2007 2,970,017 6,963,345
2008 2,947,314 7,183,002
2009 2,927,519 7,406,438
2010 2,913,021 7,633,523
2011 2,905,195 7,859,346
2012 2,900,401 8,081,390
2013 2,895,092 8,302,698
2014 2,889,104 8,523,441
2015 2,880,703 8,743,246
2016 2,876,101 8,961,718
2017 2,873,457 9,178,714
2018 2,866,376 9,394,513
2019 2,854,191 9,609,010
2020 2,837,849 9,815,746
2021 2,811,666 10,012,896
2022 2,777,689 10,203,169
2023 2,745,972 10,389,635
2024 2,714,617 10,576,502

Fertility rates in Albania and Papua New Guinea

Fertility rate
Albania

Papua New Guinea
Year Fertility rate
Albania Papua New Guinea
1960 6.38 6.02
1961 6.27 6.07
1962 6.11 6.14
1963 5.93 6.15
1964 5.71 6.19
1965 5.47 6.2
1966 5.33 6.23
1967 5.31 6.24
1968 5.32 6.25
1969 5.29 6.26
1970 5.16 6.25
1971 5.08 6.23
1972 4.98 6.2
1973 4.83 6.16
1974 4.7 6.11
1975 4.57 6.07
1976 4.37 6.02
1977 4.2 5.96
1978 4 5.88
1979 3.78 5.79
1980 3.59 5.71
1981 3.47 5.65
1982 3.42 5.59
1983 3.32 5.56
1984 3.28 5.51
1985 3.21 5.47
1986 3.14 5.42
1987 3.11 5.36
1988 3.07 5.3
1989 3.03 5.24
1990 3.01 5.18
1991 2.96 5.11
1992 2.89 5.03
1993 2.81 4.96
1994 2.8 4.87
1995 2.76 4.78
1996 2.67 4.73
1997 2.54 4.68
1998 2.42 4.63
1999 2.31 4.59
2000 2.22 4.53
2001 2.14 4.47
2002 2 4.42
2003 2.01 4.36
2004 1.89 4.28
2005 1.79 4.22
2006 1.69 4.15
2007 1.63 4.08
2008 1.62 4.01
2009 1.64 3.94
2010 1.65 3.88
2011 1.68 3.82
2012 1.72 3.75
2013 1.74 3.68
2014 1.72 3.63
2015 1.63 3.56
2016 1.56 3.5
2017 1.49 3.43
2018 1.42 3.38
2019 1.4 3.32
2020 1.37 3.27
2021 1.37 3.22
2022 1.36 3.17
2023 1.35 3.1

Albania and Papua New Guinea demographics compared

Median age
Albania

Papua New Guinea
Year Median age, years
Albania Papua New Guinea
1960 19.8 18.5
1961 19.7 18.4
1962 19.5 18.3
1963 19.4 18.1
1964 19.3 18
1965 19.2 17.9
1966 19.1 17.8
1967 19 17.6
1968 19 17.5
1969 19 17.4
1970 19 17.3
1971 19.1 17.2
1972 19.3 17.1
1973 19.4 17.2
1974 19.6 17.2
1975 19.8 17.3
1976 20 17.4
1977 20.3 17.5
1978 20.6 17.7
1979 20.9 17.8
1980 21.2 18
1981 21.5 18.1
1982 21.8 18.2
1983 22 18.3
1984 22.3 18.3
1985 22.6 18.4
1986 22.8 18.5
1987 23.1 18.5
1988 23.4 18.6
1989 23.7 18.6
1990 24 18.7
1991 24.3 18.8
1992 24.7 18.9
1993 25.1 19
1994 25.5 19.1
1995 25.8 19.2
1996 26.2 19.4
1997 26.5 19.5
1998 26.8 19.6
1999 27 19.7
2000 27.2 19.8
2001 27.5 19.9
2002 28 19.9
2003 28.5 20
2004 29.1 20.2
2005 29.6 20.3
2006 30.2 20.4
2007 30.8 20.6
2008 31.4 20.7
2009 32 20.9
2010 32.6 21
2011 33.1 21.2
2012 33.4 21.3
2013 33.7 21.5
2014 34 21.7
2015 34.3 21.9
2016 34.6 22
2017 34.9 22.2
2018 35.3 22.4
2019 35.8 22.6
2020 36.2 22.8
2021 36.7 23
2022 37.1 23.2
2023 37.4 23.4
2024 37.8 23.6

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Finance

Albania Papua New Guinea
GNI, Atlas method
$23.6B
2024
$31.1B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
21.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.09%
2023
0.78%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.74%
2023
0.31%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.54%
2025
-2.61%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2023
2.69%
2022
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
41.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.4%
2024
37.2%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.6
2025
52.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2020
31%
2009
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2020
1.9%
2009
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00005%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies n/a
6
2016
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.68B
2017
Total reserves including gold
$6.52B
2024
$3.9B
2023
Personal remittances received
$2.27B
2024
$3.87M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,658,000
2020
39,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
35.9%
2020
0.04%
2018
Banked people share
46.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Albania Papua New Guinea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
781 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$27.2
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.59 megatons
2023
5.95 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.67 tons
2023
0.57 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.1%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
41.9%
2021
54.6%
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
40%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.7%
2023
35.3%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
20.5%
2023

Society

Albania Papua New Guinea
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-24,472
2024
-707
2024
Urban population
65.4%
2024
13.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.15 ft
2025
Quality of life index
63.3
2025
38.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
42
2024
31
2024
Higher education index
39
2025
29
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.39
2023
9.4
2010
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
11.7
2019
12.6
2019
Visa free countries
122
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.7%
2023
87.1%
2022
English speaking
16%
2025
70.4%
2023
People using the Internet
83.1%
2023
24.1%
2023

Health

Albania Papua New Guinea
Government health expenditure per capita
$414
2022
$81.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$212.4
2022
$7.51
2022
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
66.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.45%
2022
32.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.88
2020
0.06
2021
Age at first childbirth
26.6 years
2021
21.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
7
2023
189
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
40.3
2023
Obesity rate
24.3%
2022
21.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.6%
2024
14.1%
2024
Air quality index
54
2025
91
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
21.9%
2022
39.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.47 liters
2020
1.13 liters
2020

Territory

Albania Papua New Guinea
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.3%
2025
Land area per capita
3,897 sq mi
2024
16,532 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,033 sq mi
2025
5,425 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,046 sq mi
2025
138,051 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,451 mi
2018
5,809 mi
2011

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