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Albania vs Russia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Albania has a population of 2.71M (ranked 141/197), compared with 144M in Russia (ranked 9/197). Albania's land area is 10,579 sq mi versus 6,323,145 sq mi for Russia (ranked 143rd vs. 1st).

By GDP, Albania ranks 112/197 ($27.2B) and Russia ranks 11/197 ($2.17T). By GDP per capita, Albania ranks 86/197 ($10,012), while Russia ranks 69/197 ($15,145).

Main facts and rankings

Albania Russia
Population
2694925
142718132
Population rank 141/197 9/197
GDP
$27.2B
2024
$2.17T
2024
GDP rank 112/197 11/197
GDP per capita
$10,012
2024
$15,145
2024
GDP per capita rank 86/197 69/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$23,488
2024
$47,405
2024
Government debt
$15.1B
2024
$441B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
54.3%
2025
21.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,572
2024
$3,075
2024
Government debt per person rank 76/185 98/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,376
2025
$9,262
2025
Land area
10,579 sq mi
2025
6,323,145 sq mi
2025
Population density
256.6 ppl/mi²
2024
22.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.35
2023
1.41
2023
Median age
37.8 years
2024
40.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
73.5 years
2025

Albania and Russia: Comparison Charts

Albania and Russia economies compared

GDP
Albania

Russia
Year GDP
Albania Russia
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 $554,828,660,436
1989 $2,253,090,000 $506,631,299,735
1990 $2,028,553,750 $517,014,446,228
1991 $1,099,559,028 $517,962,962,963
1992 $652,174,991 $460,290,556,901
1993 $1,185,315,468 $435,083,713,851
1994 $1,880,950,864 $395,077,301,248
1995 $2,905,092,799 $395,537,185,735
1996 $3,234,486,232 $391,724,890,744
1997 $2,293,666,030 $404,928,954,192
1998 $2,600,356,999 $270,955,486,862
1999 $3,283,941,510 $195,907,128,351
2000 $3,584,570,165 $259,710,142,197
2001 $4,059,064,033 $306,602,070,621
2002 $4,515,003,117 $345,470,494,418
2003 $5,801,712,040 $430,347,420,185
2004 $7,406,645,793 $591,016,690,732
2005 $8,256,658,250 $764,015,973,481
2006 $9,150,528,132 $989,932,071,353
2007 $11,116,937,870 $1,299,703,478,482
2008 $13,258,506,375 $1,660,848,058,303
2009 $12,335,540,656 $1,222,645,900,056
2010 $12,086,545,641 $1,524,916,715,224
2011 $12,973,755,875 $2,045,922,753,398
2012 $12,246,499,748 $2,208,293,553,878
2013 $12,796,985,886 $2,292,470,078,346
2014 $13,296,322,588 $2,059,241,589,895
2015 $11,470,171,827 $1,363,482,182,198
2016 $11,988,668,785 $1,276,786,350,881
2017 $13,258,268,436 $1,574,199,360,089
2018 $15,379,508,330 $1,657,328,773,461
2019 $15,585,111,614 $1,693,115,002,708
2020 $15,241,455,556 $1,493,075,894,362
2021 $18,032,009,220 $1,829,186,719,575
2022 $19,017,244,117 $2,291,612,121,335
2023 $23,547,180,412 $2,071,505,725,031
2024 $27,177,735,528 $2,173,835,806,672

Albania and Russia economies compared

GDP per capita
Albania

Russia
Year GDP per capita
Albania Russia
1980 $591 -
1981 $663 -
1982 $668 -
1983 $662 -
1984 $639 -
1985 $640 -
1986 $694 -
1987 $675 -
1988 $653 $3,778
1989 $698 $3,430
1990 $617 $3,494
1991 $337 $3,490
1992 $200.9 $3,099
1993 $367 $2,931
1994 $586 $2,662
1995 $911 $2,666
1996 $1,021 $2,644
1997 $729 $2,738
1998 $831 $1,835
1999 $1,056 $1,331
2000 $1,160 $1,772
2001 $1,326 $2,100
2002 $1,480 $2,378
2003 $1,909 $2,975
2004 $2,447 $4,102
2005 $2,742 $5,323
2006 $3,058 $6,920
2007 $3,743 $9,101
2008 $4,499 $11,635
2009 $4,214 $8,563
2010 $4,149 $10,675
2011 $4,466 $14,305
2012 $4,222 $15,402
2013 $4,420 $15,941
2014 $4,602 $14,277
2015 $3,982 $9,427
2016 $4,168 $8,804
2017 $4,614 $10,835
2018 $5,365 $11,399
2019 $5,460 $11,640
2020 $5,371 $10,280
2021 $6,413 $12,637
2022 $6,846 $15,888
2023 $8,575 $14,403
2024 $10,012 $15,145

Albania vs. Russia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Albania

Russia
Year Life expectancy, years
Albania Russia
1950 44.5 55.5
1951 45.3 55.3
1952 46.3 57.6
1953 47.4 58.8
1954 48.4 59.9
1955 49.6 62.1
1956 50.8 66.5
1957 52.3 66
1958 53.7 67.7
1959 55.1 67.4
1960 56.4 68.3
1961 57.5 68.6
1962 58.5 68.5
1963 59.5 69.1
1964 60.4 69.5
1965 61.3 69.3
1966 62.1 69.4
1967 63 69.2
1968 63.8 69.1
1969 64.5 68.6
1970 65.2 68.7
1971 65.9 68.9
1972 66.5 68.8
1973 67.1 68.9
1974 67.6 68.7
1975 68.1 68.3
1976 68.6 68.1
1977 69 67.9
1978 69.4 67.8
1979 69.6 67.6
1980 69.9 67.5
1981 70.1 67.6
1982 70.4 68.1
1983 70.7 68
1984 71 67.6
1985 71.3 68.3
1986 71.7 70
1987 72 70.1
1988 72.2 69.9
1989 72.5 69.7
1990 72.7 69.3
1991 73 69
1992 73.3 67.8
1993 73.6 65
1994 73.8 63.8
1995 74 64
1996 74.1 65.4
1997 73.4 66.6
1998 74.4 66.9
1999 74.6 65.6
2000 74.8 65
2001 75.1 65
2002 75.3 64.7
2003 75.6 64.7
2004 76 65.1
2005 76.4 65.2
2006 77 66.5
2007 77.7 67.5
2008 78.2 67.9
2009 78.5 68.7
2010 78.4 68.2
2011 78.3 69.7
2012 78.1 70.1
2013 78 70.6
2014 78 70.8
2015 78.4 71.3
2016 78.6 71.9
2017 78.9 72.8
2018 79.2 72.9
2019 79.5 73.1
2020 77.8 71.2
2021 76.8 69.8
2022 78.8 72.5
2023 79.6 73.2
2024 79.8 73.3
2025 80 73.5

Albania and Russia population clocks and comparison

Population
Albania

Russia
Year Population
Albania Russia
1960 1,608,800 119,897,000
1961 1,659,800 121,236,000
1962 1,711,319 122,591,000
1963 1,762,621 123,960,000
1964 1,814,135 125,345,000
1965 1,864,791 126,745,000
1966 1,914,573 127,468,000
1967 1,965,598 128,196,000
1968 2,022,272 128,928,000
1969 2,081,695 129,664,000
1970 2,135,479 130,404,000
1971 2,187,853 131,155,000
1972 2,243,126 131,909,000
1973 2,296,752 132,669,000
1974 2,350,124 133,432,000
1975 2,404,831 134,200,000
1976 2,458,526 135,147,000
1977 2,513,546 136,100,000
1978 2,566,266 137,060,000
1979 2,617,832 138,027,000
1980 2,671,997 139,010,000
1981 2,726,056 139,941,000
1982 2,784,278 140,823,000
1983 2,843,960 141,668,000
1984 2,904,429 142,745,000
1985 2,964,762 143,858,000
1986 3,022,635 144,894,000
1987 3,083,605 145,908,000
1988 3,142,336 146,857,000
1989 3,227,943 147,721,000
1990 3,286,542 147,969,406
1991 3,266,790 148,394,216
1992 3,247,039 148,538,197
1993 3,227,287 148,458,777
1994 3,207,536 148,407,912
1995 3,187,784 148,375,787
1996 3,168,033 148,160,129
1997 3,148,281 147,915,361
1998 3,128,530 147,670,784
1999 3,108,778 147,214,776
2000 3,089,027 146,596,869
2001 3,060,173 145,976,482
2002 3,051,010 145,306,497
2003 3,039,616 144,648,618
2004 3,026,939 144,067,316
2005 3,011,487 143,518,814
2006 2,992,547 143,049,637
2007 2,970,017 142,805,114
2008 2,947,314 142,742,366
2009 2,927,519 142,785,348
2010 2,913,021 142,849,468
2011 2,905,195 143,018,195
2012 2,900,401 143,378,447
2013 2,895,092 143,805,638
2014 2,889,104 144,237,223
2015 2,880,703 144,640,716
2016 2,876,101 145,015,460
2017 2,873,457 145,293,260
2018 2,866,376 145,398,106
2019 2,854,191 145,453,291
2020 2,837,849 145,245,148
2021 2,811,666 144,746,762
2022 2,777,689 144,236,933
2023 2,745,972 143,826,130
2024 2,714,617 143,533,851

Fertility rates in Albania and Russia

Fertility rate
Albania

Russia
Year Fertility rate
Albania Russia
1960 6.38 2.52
1961 6.27 2.45
1962 6.11 2.36
1963 5.93 2.27
1964 5.71 2.18
1965 5.47 2.13
1966 5.33 2.1
1967 5.31 2.04
1968 5.32 1.99
1969 5.29 1.97
1970 5.16 1.99
1971 5.08 2.03
1972 4.98 2.04
1973 4.83 2.01
1974 4.7 2
1975 4.57 1.98
1976 4.37 1.97
1977 4.2 1.95
1978 4 1.92
1979 3.78 1.9
1980 3.59 1.89
1981 3.47 1.91
1982 3.42 2.04
1983 3.32 2.11
1984 3.28 2.06
1985 3.21 2.05
1986 3.14 2.15
1987 3.11 2.22
1988 3.07 2.12
1989 3.03 2.01
1990 3.01 1.89
1991 2.96 1.73
1992 2.89 1.55
1993 2.81 1.39
1994 2.8 1.4
1995 2.76 1.34
1996 2.67 1.27
1997 2.54 1.22
1998 2.42 1.23
1999 2.31 1.16
2000 2.22 1.2
2001 2.14 1.22
2002 2 1.29
2003 2.01 1.32
2004 1.89 1.34
2005 1.79 1.29
2006 1.69 1.31
2007 1.63 1.42
2008 1.62 1.5
2009 1.64 1.54
2010 1.65 1.57
2011 1.68 1.58
2012 1.72 1.69
2013 1.74 1.71
2014 1.72 1.75
2015 1.63 1.78
2016 1.56 1.76
2017 1.49 1.62
2018 1.42 1.58
2019 1.4 1.5
2020 1.37 1.51
2021 1.37 1.51
2022 1.36 1.42
2023 1.35 1.41

Albania and Russia demographics compared

Median age
Albania

Russia
Year Median age, years
Albania Russia
1960 19.8 27.1
1961 19.7 27.4
1962 19.5 27.7
1963 19.4 28.1
1964 19.3 28.3
1965 19.2 28.6
1966 19.1 28.9
1967 19 29.2
1968 19 29.8
1969 19 30.3
1970 19 30.7
1971 19.1 31
1972 19.3 31.1
1973 19.4 31.1
1974 19.6 30.9
1975 19.8 30.7
1976 20 30.6
1977 20.3 30.9
1978 20.6 31
1979 20.9 31.1
1980 21.2 31.3
1981 21.5 31.4
1982 21.8 31.6
1983 22 31.7
1984 22.3 31.8
1985 22.6 32
1986 22.8 32.2
1987 23.1 32.4
1988 23.4 32.6
1989 23.7 32.9
1990 24 33.2
1991 24.3 33.6
1992 24.7 33.9
1993 25.1 34.4
1994 25.5 34.7
1995 25.8 35
1996 26.2 35.3
1997 26.5 35.7
1998 26.8 36
1999 27 36.3
2000 27.2 36.6
2001 27.5 36.8
2002 28 36.9
2003 28.5 37
2004 29.1 37.2
2005 29.6 37.4
2006 30.2 37.6
2007 30.8 37.7
2008 31.4 37.8
2009 32 37.9
2010 32.6 38
2011 33.1 38.1
2012 33.4 38.3
2013 33.7 38.4
2014 34 38.6
2015 34.3 38.7
2016 34.6 38.8
2017 34.9 39
2018 35.3 39.2
2019 35.8 39.4
2020 36.2 39.7
2021 36.7 39.9
2022 37.1 40.1
2023 37.4 40.5
2024 37.8 40.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Albania Russia
GNI, Atlas method
$23.6B
2024
$2.24T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
37.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.09%
2023
4.16%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.74%
2023
5.86%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
1,454,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.54%
2025
-1.01%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2023
2.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
57.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.4%
2024
30.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.6
2025
51.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2020
25.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2020
3.1%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
381,726
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.34%
2024
Number of billionaires
1
2025
140
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00005%
2025
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
194
2023
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$650B
2023
Total reserves including gold
$6.52B
2024
$597B
2023
Personal remittances received
$2.27B
2024
$1.91B
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,658,000
2020
6,359,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
35.9%
2020
1.3%
2020
Banked people share
46.1%
2024
79.3%
2024

Energy

Albania Russia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
781 kg
2023
5,601 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$27.2
2023
$7.43
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.59 megatons
2023
2,070 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.67 tons
2023
14.4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.1%
2022
89.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
41.9%
2021
3.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
36.8%
2023
9.45%
2022
Net energy imports use share
22.7%
2023
-75.1%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
2,540 kWh
2023
7,184 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
98.6%
2011
19.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.7%
2023
17.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.4%
2022
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Albania Russia
% of world population
0.03%
2024
1.76%
2024
Annual migration change
-24,472
2024
-178,042
2024
Urban population
65.4%
2024
75.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
63.3
2025
48.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
42
2024
22
2024
Higher education index
39
2025
84
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.39
2023
6.8
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
11.7
2019
12
2019
Visa free countries
122
2025
125
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.7%
2023
99.9%
2021
English speaking
16%
2025
4.84%
2023
People using the Internet
83.1%
2023
94.4%
2024

Health

Albania Russia
Government health expenditure per capita
$414
2022
$1,078
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$212.4
2022
$298.7
2022
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
73.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.45%
2022
0.05%
2008
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.88
2020
3.83
2020
Age at first childbirth
26.6 years
2021
25.2 years
2013
Maternal mortality per 100K births
7
2023
9
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
4.5
2023
Obesity rate
24.3%
2022
24.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.6%
2024
5.9%
2024
Air quality index
54
2025
69
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
21.9%
2022
29.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.47 liters
2020
10.5 liters
2020

Territory

Albania Russia
% of world land
0.02%
2025
11%
2025
Land area per capita
3,897 sq mi
2024
44,053 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,033 sq mi
2025
832,826 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,046 sq mi
2025
3,147,937 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,451 mi
2018
981,326 mi
2023

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