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Albania vs Romania statistics compared

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Albania has a population of 2.71M (ranked 141/197), compared with 19.1M in Romania (ranked 67/197). Albania's land area is 10,579 sq mi versus 88,834 sq mi for Romania (ranked 143rd vs. 80th).

By GDP, Albania ranks 112/197 ($27.2B) and Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B). By GDP per capita, Albania ranks 86/197 ($10,012), while Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072).

Main facts and rankings

Albania Romania
Population
2694925
18962595
Population rank 141/197 69/197
GDP
$27.2B
2024
$383B
2024
GDP rank 112/197 43/197
GDP per capita
$10,012
2024
$20,072
2024
GDP per capita rank 86/197 58/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$23,488
2024
$48,712
2024
Government debt
$15.1B
2024
$219B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
54.3%
2025
61.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,572
2024
$11,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 76/185 49/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,376
2025
$13,200
2025
Land area
10,579 sq mi
2025
88,834 sq mi
2025
Population density
256.6 ppl/mi²
2024
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.35
2023
1.71
2023
Median age
37.8 years
2024
43.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
76.2 years
2025

Albania and Romania: Comparison Charts

Albania and Romania economies compared

GDP
Albania

Romania
Year GDP
Albania Romania
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 $38,067,567,568
1988 $2,051,236,250 $40,424,528,302
1989 $2,253,090,000 $41,450,777,202
1990 $2,028,553,750 $38,247,882,300
1991 $1,099,559,028 $28,850,634,900
1992 $652,174,991 $25,121,666,667
1993 $1,185,315,468 $26,361,160,450
1994 $1,880,950,864 $30,072,805,104
1995 $2,905,092,799 $37,430,162,103
1996 $3,234,486,232 $36,937,074,278
1997 $2,293,666,030 $35,575,214,078
1998 $2,600,356,999 $41,696,091,974
1999 $3,283,941,510 $35,953,156,754
2000 $3,584,570,165 $37,253,739,511
2001 $4,059,064,033 $40,395,116,581
2002 $4,515,003,117 $46,065,502,703
2003 $5,801,712,040 $57,806,384,143
2004 $7,406,645,793 $74,973,656,852
2005 $8,256,658,250 $98,454,380,120
2006 $9,150,528,132 $122,023,735,993
2007 $11,116,937,870 $174,588,782,939
2008 $13,258,506,375 $214,315,932,061
2009 $12,335,540,656 $174,110,532,659
2010 $12,086,545,641 $170,064,350,672
2011 $12,973,755,875 $192,623,977,894
2012 $12,246,499,748 $179,117,323,107
2013 $12,796,985,886 $189,798,603,751
2014 $13,296,322,588 $199,722,319,676
2015 $11,470,171,827 $177,885,131,240
2016 $11,988,668,785 $185,290,759,249
2017 $13,258,268,436 $210,147,385,855
2018 $15,379,508,330 $243,468,683,030
2019 $15,585,111,614 $251,677,082,534
2020 $15,241,455,556 $252,033,792,712
2021 $18,032,009,220 $286,578,196,368
2022 $19,017,244,117 $296,354,358,293
2023 $23,547,180,412 $350,775,856,415
2024 $27,177,735,528 $382,767,571,329

Albania and Romania economies compared

GDP per capita
Albania

Romania
Year GDP per capita
Albania Romania
1980 $591 -
1981 $663 -
1982 $668 -
1983 $662 -
1984 $639 -
1985 $640 -
1986 $694 -
1987 $675 $1,659
1988 $653 $1,753
1989 $698 $1,790
1990 $617 $1,648
1991 $337 $1,254
1992 $200.9 $1,102
1993 $367 $1,158
1994 $586 $1,323
1995 $911 $1,650
1996 $1,021 $1,633
1997 $729 $1,577
1998 $831 $1,853
1999 $1,056 $1,600
2000 $1,160 $1,660
2001 $1,326 $1,825
2002 $1,480 $2,120
2003 $1,909 $2,679
2004 $2,447 $3,495
2005 $2,742 $4,618
2006 $3,058 $5,758
2007 $3,743 $8,360
2008 $4,499 $10,435
2009 $4,214 $8,548
2010 $4,149 $8,400
2011 $4,466 $9,561
2012 $4,222 $8,930
2013 $4,420 $9,498
2014 $4,602 $10,032
2015 $3,982 $8,977
2016 $4,168 $9,405
2017 $4,614 $10,728
2018 $5,365 $12,502
2019 $5,460 $12,992
2020 $5,371 $13,082
2021 $6,413 $14,987
2022 $6,846 $15,558
2023 $8,575 $18,404
2024 $10,012 $20,072

Albania vs. Romania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Albania

Romania
Year Life expectancy, years
Albania Romania
1950 44.5 60.5
1951 45.3 61.2
1952 46.3 61.8
1953 47.4 62.5
1954 48.4 63
1955 49.6 63.3
1956 50.8 63.6
1957 52.3 64
1958 53.7 64.4
1959 55.1 64.9
1960 56.4 65.6
1961 57.5 66.4
1962 58.5 67.2
1963 59.5 67.8
1964 60.4 68.4
1965 61.3 68.4
1966 62.1 68.2
1967 63 68.1
1968 63.8 67.9
1969 64.5 67.2
1970 65.2 67.9
1971 65.9 68.4
1972 66.5 69
1973 67.1 68.7
1974 67.6 69.5
1975 68.1 69.6
1976 68.6 69.9
1977 69 69.5
1978 69.4 69.8
1979 69.6 69.5
1980 69.9 69.2
1981 70.1 69.5
1982 70.4 69.8
1983 70.7 69.8
1984 71 69.9
1985 71.3 69.4
1986 71.7 69.7
1987 72 69.1
1988 72.2 69.4
1989 72.5 69.5
1990 72.7 69.8
1991 73 70
1992 73.3 69.5
1993 73.6 69.5
1994 73.8 69.3
1995 74 69.3
1996 74.1 68.8
1997 73.4 69.1
1998 74.4 69.9
1999 74.6 70.6
2000 74.8 71.2
2001 75.1 71.1
2002 75.3 70.8
2003 75.6 70.8
2004 76 71.1
2005 76.4 71.6
2006 77 72.2
2007 77.7 72.8
2008 78.2 73.2
2009 78.5 73.5
2010 78.4 73.6
2011 78.3 74.3
2012 78.1 74.3
2013 78 74.9
2014 78 74.8
2015 78.4 74.7
2016 78.6 75
2017 78.9 75
2018 79.2 75.1
2019 79.5 75.3
2020 77.8 74
2021 76.8 72.7
2022 78.8 75.3
2023 79.6 75.9
2024 79.8 76.1
2025 80 76.2

Albania and Romania population clocks and comparison

Population
Albania

Romania
Year Population
Albania Romania
1960 1,608,800 18,406,905
1961 1,659,800 18,555,250
1962 1,711,319 18,676,550
1963 1,762,621 18,797,850
1964 1,814,135 18,919,126
1965 1,864,791 19,031,576
1966 1,914,573 19,215,450
1967 1,965,598 19,534,242
1968 2,022,272 19,799,831
1969 2,081,695 20,009,141
1970 2,135,479 20,250,398
1971 2,187,853 20,461,567
1972 2,243,126 20,657,957
1973 2,296,752 20,835,681
1974 2,350,124 21,029,429
1975 2,404,831 21,293,583
1976 2,458,526 21,551,634
1977 2,513,546 21,756,096
1978 2,566,266 21,951,464
1979 2,617,832 22,090,488
1980 2,671,997 22,207,282
1981 2,726,056 22,353,070
1982 2,784,278 22,475,741
1983 2,843,960 22,560,478
1984 2,904,429 22,640,547
1985 2,964,762 22,732,999
1986 3,022,635 22,836,841
1987 3,083,605 22,949,430
1988 3,142,336 23,057,662
1989 3,227,943 23,161,458
1990 3,286,542 23,201,835
1991 3,266,790 23,001,155
1992 3,247,039 22,794,284
1993 3,227,287 22,763,280
1994 3,207,536 22,730,211
1995 3,187,784 22,684,270
1996 3,168,033 22,619,004
1997 3,148,281 22,553,978
1998 3,128,530 22,507,344
1999 3,108,778 22,472,040
2000 3,089,027 22,442,971
2001 3,060,173 22,131,970
2002 3,051,010 21,730,496
2003 3,039,616 21,574,326
2004 3,026,939 21,451,748
2005 3,011,487 21,319,685
2006 2,992,547 21,193,760
2007 2,970,017 20,882,982
2008 2,947,314 20,537,875
2009 2,927,519 20,367,487
2010 2,913,021 20,246,871
2011 2,905,195 20,147,528
2012 2,900,401 20,058,035
2013 2,895,092 19,983,693
2014 2,889,104 19,908,979
2015 2,880,703 19,815,616
2016 2,876,101 19,702,267
2017 2,873,457 19,588,715
2018 2,866,376 19,473,970
2019 2,854,191 19,371,648
2020 2,837,849 19,265,250
2021 2,811,666 19,122,059
2022 2,777,689 19,048,502
2023 2,745,972 19,059,479
2024 2,714,617 19,069,340

Fertility rates in Albania and Romania

Fertility rate
Albania

Romania
Year Fertility rate
Albania Romania
1960 6.38 2.34
1961 6.27 2.17
1962 6.11 2.04
1963 5.93 2.01
1964 5.71 1.96
1965 5.47 1.91
1966 5.33 1.9
1967 5.31 3.66
1968 5.32 3.63
1969 5.29 3.19
1970 5.16 2.89
1971 5.08 2.67
1972 4.98 2.55
1973 4.83 2.44
1974 4.7 2.71
1975 4.57 2.59
1976 4.37 2.54
1977 4.2 2.57
1978 4 2.52
1979 3.78 2.49
1980 3.59 2.43
1981 3.47 2.36
1982 3.42 2.17
1983 3.32 2.06
1984 3.28 2.26
1985 3.21 2.31
1986 3.14 2.39
1987 3.11 2.38
1988 3.07 2.3
1989 3.03 2.22
1990 3.01 1.83
1991 2.96 1.59
1992 2.89 1.51
1993 2.81 1.43
1994 2.8 1.4
1995 2.76 1.33
1996 2.67 1.3
1997 2.54 1.32
1998 2.42 1.32
1999 2.31 1.3
2000 2.22 1.31
2001 2.14 1.27
2002 2 1.27
2003 2.01 1.3
2004 1.89 1.33
2005 1.79 1.4
2006 1.69 1.42
2007 1.63 1.45
2008 1.62 1.6
2009 1.64 1.66
2010 1.65 1.59
2011 1.68 1.47
2012 1.72 1.52
2013 1.74 1.46
2014 1.72 1.56
2015 1.63 1.62
2016 1.56 1.69
2017 1.49 1.78
2018 1.42 1.76
2019 1.4 1.77
2020 1.37 1.8
2021 1.37 1.81
2022 1.36 1.71
2023 1.35 1.71

Albania and Romania demographics compared

Median age
Albania

Romania
Year Median age, years
Albania Romania
1960 19.8 28.5
1961 19.7 28.9
1962 19.5 29.3
1963 19.4 29.7
1964 19.3 30.2
1965 19.2 30.6
1966 19.1 31
1967 19 31.3
1968 19 31.3
1969 19 31.3
1970 19 31.4
1971 19.1 31.4
1972 19.3 31.5
1973 19.4 31.5
1974 19.6 31.6
1975 19.8 31.7
1976 20 31.8
1977 20.3 31.8
1978 20.6 31.7
1979 20.9 31.7
1980 21.2 31.8
1981 21.5 31.9
1982 21.8 32
1983 22 32.1
1984 22.3 32.3
1985 22.6 32.5
1986 22.8 32.7
1987 23.1 32.8
1988 23.4 32.8
1989 23.7 32.9
1990 24 33
1991 24.3 33.1
1992 24.7 33.3
1993 25.1 33.6
1994 25.5 33.8
1995 25.8 34
1996 26.2 34.2
1997 26.5 34.4
1998 26.8 34.6
1999 27 34.7
2000 27.2 34.8
2001 27.5 34.8
2002 28 35.3
2003 28.5 36
2004 29.1 36.6
2005 29.6 37
2006 30.2 37.3
2007 30.8 37.7
2008 31.4 38.2
2009 32 38.8
2010 32.6 39.3
2011 33.1 39.8
2012 33.4 40.2
2013 33.7 40.5
2014 34 40.9
2015 34.3 41.3
2016 34.6 41.7
2017 34.9 42
2018 35.3 42.3
2019 35.8 42.6
2020 36.2 42.9
2021 36.7 43.2
2022 37.1 43.3
2023 37.4 43.5
2024 37.8 43.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Albania Romania
GNI, Atlas method
$23.6B
2024
$336B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
39.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.09%
2023
3.28%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.74%
2023
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
128,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.54%
2025
-7.83%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2023
5.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
62.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.4%
2024
25%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.6
2025
66.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2020
21.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2020
2.4%
2023
Number of billionaires
1
2025
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00005%
2025
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
83
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$47.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$6.52B
2024
$73.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2.27B
2024
$9.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,658,000
2020
5,023,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
35.9%
2020
1.73%
2020
Banked people share
46.1%
2024
71.3%
2024

Energy

Albania Romania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
781 kg
2023
1,601 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$27.2
2023
$28.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.59 megatons
2023
70.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.67 tons
2023
3.71 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.1%
2022
70.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
41.9%
2021
23.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
36.8%
2023
17.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
22.7%
2023
28.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
2,540 kWh
2023
2,585 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
98.6%
2011
44.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.7%
2023
32.2%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.3%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Albania Romania
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-24,472
2024
-28,466
2024
Urban population
65.4%
2024
54.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
63.3
2025
67.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
42
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
39
2025
69
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.39
2023
1.11
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
11.7
2019
10.3
2019
Visa free countries
122
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.7%
2023
99.2%
2021
English speaking
16%
2025
31%
2023
People using the Internet
83.1%
2023
91.3%
2024

Health

Albania Romania
Government health expenditure per capita
$414
2022
$902
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$212.4
2022
$193.3
2022
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
76.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.45%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.88
2020
3.47
2021
Age at first childbirth
26.6 years
2021
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
7
2023
12
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
6.6
2023
Obesity rate
24.3%
2022
35%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.6%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
54
2025
50
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
21.9%
2022
30%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.47 liters
2020
16.8 liters
2020

Territory

Albania Romania
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
3,897 sq mi
2024
4,658 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,033 sq mi
2025
49,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,046 sq mi
2025
26,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,451 mi
2018
53,679 mi
2023

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