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Albania vs Somalia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Albania has a population of 2.71M (ranked 141/197), compared with 19M in Somalia (ranked 68/197). Albania's land area is 10,579 sq mi versus 242,217 sq mi for Somalia (ranked 143rd vs. 42nd).

By GDP, Albania ranks 112/197 ($27.2B) and Somalia ranks 149/197 ($12.1B). By GDP per capita, Albania ranks 86/197 ($10,012), while Somalia ranks 191/197 ($637).

Main facts and rankings

Albania Somalia
Population
2694925
20177806
Population rank 141/197 66/197
GDP
$27.2B
2024
$12.1B
2024
GDP rank 112/197 149/197
GDP per capita
$10,012
2024
$637
2024
GDP per capita rank 86/197 191/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$23,488
2024
$1,601
2024
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
$1,941
2025
Land area
10,579 sq mi
2025
242,217 sq mi
2025
Population density
256.6 ppl/mi²
2024
78.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.35
2023
6.13
2023
Median age
37.8 years
2024
16.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
59.1 years
2025

Albania and Somalia: Comparison Charts

Albania and Somalia economies compared

GDP
Albania

Somalia
Year GDP
Albania Somalia
1960 - $180,459,937
1961 - $191,659,914
1962 - $203,531,928
1963 - $216,145,936
1964 - $229,529,913
1965 - $243,725,898
1966 - $257,375,897
1967 - $271,781,887
1968 - $286,719,885
1969 - $306,357,285
1970 - $347,985,394
1971 - $347,039,446
1972 - $447,883,941
1973 - $483,699,611
1974 - $572,504,036
1975 - $757,015,879
1976 - $871,344,245
1977 - $498,550,725
1978 - $564,571,823
1979 - $589,566,929
1980 $1,578,102,105 $602,515,548
1981 $1,808,177,156 $699,302,473
1982 $1,861,163,170 $774,578,932
1983 $1,881,412,587 $735,408,642
1984 $1,857,337,995 $787,434,542
1985 $1,897,050,117 $875,702,247
1986 $2,097,326,250 $916,590,786
1987 $2,080,796,250 $1,018,972,664
1988 $2,051,236,250 $1,051,596,967
1989 $2,253,090,000 $1,181,360,844
1990 $2,028,553,750 $1,031,282,081
1991 $1,099,559,028 $717,974,930
1992 $652,174,991 $709,297,579
1993 $1,185,315,468 $1,260,132,956
1994 $1,880,950,864 $1,481,205,098
1995 $2,905,092,799 $1,534,756,135
1996 $3,234,486,232 $1,792,234,297
1997 $2,293,666,030 $2,191,749,014
1998 $2,600,356,999 $2,962,047,564
1999 $3,283,941,510 $3,045,751,528
2000 $3,584,570,165 $3,412,797,450
2001 $4,059,064,033 $2,252,847,465
2002 $4,515,003,117 $2,192,684,135
2003 $5,801,712,040 $2,836,724,352
2004 $7,406,645,793 $3,859,592,813
2005 $8,256,658,250 $4,683,246,454
2006 $9,150,528,132 $5,026,743,282
2007 $11,116,937,870 $5,430,713,729
2008 $13,258,506,375 $5,913,620,293
2009 $12,335,540,656 $2,948,594,552
2010 $12,086,545,641 $2,687,807,004
2011 $12,973,755,875 $2,906,000,097
2012 $12,246,499,748 $4,364,670,160
2013 $12,796,985,886 $5,062,881,600
2014 $13,296,322,588 $5,728,399,720
2015 $11,470,171,827 $6,152,149,100
2016 $11,988,668,785 $6,613,743,070
2017 $13,258,268,436 $7,621,501,710
2018 $15,379,508,330 $7,873,440,830
2019 $15,585,111,614 $8,655,023,960
2020 $15,241,455,556 $8,628,393,720
2021 $18,032,009,220 $9,483,997,390
2022 $19,017,244,117 $10,202,767,270
2023 $23,547,180,412 $10,968,517,090
2024 $27,177,735,528 $12,108,515,110

Albania and Somalia economies compared

GDP per capita
Albania

Somalia
Year GDP per capita
Albania Somalia
1960 - $62.7
1961 - $64.9
1962 - $67.2
1963 - $69.5
1964 - $71.9
1965 - $74.4
1966 - $76.5
1967 - $78.7
1968 - $80.8
1969 - $84.1
1970 - $93.1
1971 - $90.4
1972 - $113.7
1973 - $119.6
1974 - $137.9
1975 - $177.8
1976 - $199.6
1977 - $111.2
1978 - $117.3
1979 - $108.2
1980 $591 $101.5
1981 $663 $116.9
1982 $668 $129
1983 $662 $118.6
1984 $639 $122.5
1985 $640 $130.8
1986 $694 $131.4
1987 $675 $141
1988 $653 $145.3
1989 $698 $166
1990 $617 $145.6
1991 $337 $105.4
1992 $200.9 $109.2
1993 $367 $188.6
1994 $586 $210.8
1995 $911 $210.7
1996 $1,021 $237.2
1997 $729 $280.1
1998 $831 $363
1999 $1,056 $359
2000 $1,160 $386
2001 $1,326 $244.9
2002 $1,480 $229.6
2003 $1,909 $286.3
2004 $2,447 $375
2005 $2,742 $440
2006 $3,058 $458
2007 $3,743 $480
2008 $4,499 $507
2009 $4,214 $246.5
2010 $4,149 $219.2
2011 $4,466 $235.3
2012 $4,222 $350
2013 $4,420 $393
2014 $4,602 $429
2015 $3,982 $446
2016 $4,168 $461
2017 $4,614 $511
2018 $5,365 $510
2019 $5,460 $540
2020 $5,371 $518
2021 $6,413 $549
2022 $6,846 $573
2023 $8,575 $597
2024 $10,012 $637

Albania vs. Somalia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Albania

Somalia
Year Life expectancy, years
Albania Somalia
1950 44.5 41.5
1951 45.3 41.7
1952 46.3 41.9
1953 47.4 42.1
1954 48.4 42.3
1955 49.6 42.5
1956 50.8 42.7
1957 52.3 42.9
1958 53.7 43.1
1959 55.1 43.3
1960 56.4 43.5
1961 57.5 43.7
1962 58.5 44
1963 59.5 44.2
1964 60.4 44.4
1965 61.3 44.6
1966 62.1 44.8
1967 63 45.1
1968 63.8 45.3
1969 64.5 45.5
1970 65.2 45.6
1971 65.9 45.8
1972 66.5 46
1973 67.1 46.2
1974 67.6 44.3
1975 68.1 44.5
1976 68.6 44.7
1977 69 47
1978 69.4 47
1979 69.6 47.4
1980 69.9 47.6
1981 70.1 47.8
1982 70.4 48
1983 70.7 48.2
1984 71 48.4
1985 71.3 48.3
1986 71.7 48.4
1987 72 49
1988 72.2 43.9
1989 72.5 46.6
1990 72.7 46.9
1991 73 25.4
1992 73.3 25
1993 73.6 50.6
1994 73.8 50.3
1995 74 50.6
1996 74.1 50.5
1997 73.4 50.3
1998 74.4 50.8
1999 74.6 50.6
2000 74.8 50.7
2001 75.1 50.8
2002 75.3 50.8
2003 75.6 50.7
2004 76 50.7
2005 76.4 50.9
2006 77 50.9
2007 77.7 50.9
2008 78.2 51.5
2009 78.5 52.1
2010 78.4 48.9
2011 78.3 32.5
2012 78.1 49.1
2013 78 54
2014 78 54.4
2015 78.4 55.1
2016 78.6 55.3
2017 78.9 52.2
2018 79.2 54.8
2019 79.5 57.2
2020 77.8 57.1
2021 76.8 55.7
2022 78.8 53.9
2023 79.6 58.8
2024 79.8 59
2025 80 59.1

Albania and Somalia population clocks and comparison

Population
Albania

Somalia
Year Population
Albania Somalia
1960 1,608,800 2,876,331
1961 1,659,800 2,952,054
1962 1,711,319 3,030,091
1963 1,762,621 3,110,361
1964 1,814,135 3,192,796
1965 1,864,791 3,277,874
1966 1,914,573 3,365,106
1967 1,965,598 3,454,537
1968 2,022,272 3,546,590
1969 2,081,695 3,641,015
1970 2,135,479 3,738,448
1971 2,187,853 3,837,691
1972 2,243,126 3,939,436
1973 2,296,752 4,045,592
1974 2,350,124 4,151,842
1975 2,404,831 4,257,535
1976 2,458,526 4,365,812
1977 2,513,546 4,484,050
1978 2,566,266 4,814,892
1979 2,617,832 5,449,117
1980 2,671,997 5,936,154
1981 2,726,056 5,982,849
1982 2,784,278 6,003,840
1983 2,843,960 6,198,430
1984 2,904,429 6,428,389
1985 2,964,762 6,693,289
1986 3,022,635 6,974,788
1987 3,083,605 7,228,302
1988 3,142,336 7,235,360
1989 3,227,943 7,114,817
1990 3,286,542 7,082,811
1991 3,266,790 6,813,760
1992 3,247,039 6,495,107
1993 3,227,287 6,681,399
1994 3,207,536 7,026,797
1995 3,187,784 7,285,007
1996 3,168,033 7,554,474
1997 3,148,281 7,824,525
1998 3,128,530 8,155,417
1999 3,108,778 8,492,059
2000 3,089,027 8,838,713
2001 3,060,173 9,198,493
2002 3,051,010 9,550,063
2003 3,039,616 9,909,157
2004 3,026,939 10,280,998
2005 3,011,487 10,644,228
2006 2,992,547 10,975,502
2007 2,970,017 11,322,582
2008 2,947,314 11,663,084
2009 2,927,519 11,961,201
2010 2,913,021 12,261,756
2011 2,905,195 12,348,830
2012 2,900,401 12,461,160
2013 2,895,092 12,869,594
2014 2,889,104 13,339,491
2015 2,880,703 13,806,963
2016 2,876,101 14,348,740
2017 2,873,457 14,916,629
2018 2,866,376 15,452,487
2019 2,854,191 16,030,971
2020 2,837,849 16,651,191
2021 2,811,666 17,271,431
2022 2,777,689 17,801,897
2023 2,745,972 18,358,615
2024 2,714,617 19,009,151

Fertility rates in Albania and Somalia

Fertility rate
Albania

Somalia
Year Fertility rate
Albania Somalia
1960 6.38 7.25
1961 6.27 7.25
1962 6.11 7.26
1963 5.93 7.26
1964 5.71 7.26
1965 5.47 7.26
1966 5.33 7.26
1967 5.31 7.25
1968 5.32 7.23
1969 5.29 7.21
1970 5.16 7.18
1971 5.08 7.15
1972 4.98 7.12
1973 4.83 7.09
1974 4.7 7.06
1975 4.57 7.03
1976 4.37 7.02
1977 4.2 7
1978 4 7.13
1979 3.78 7.16
1980 3.59 7.18
1981 3.47 7.23
1982 3.42 7.25
1983 3.32 7.28
1984 3.28 7.3
1985 3.21 7.33
1986 3.14 7.35
1987 3.11 7.37
1988 3.07 7.4
1989 3.03 7.42
1990 3.01 7.44
1991 2.96 7.47
1992 2.89 7.5
1993 2.81 7.53
1994 2.8 7.54
1995 2.76 7.58
1996 2.67 7.62
1997 2.54 7.66
1998 2.42 7.66
1999 2.31 7.66
2000 2.22 7.65
2001 2.14 7.64
2002 2 7.63
2003 2.01 7.6
2004 1.89 7.57
2005 1.79 7.53
2006 1.69 7.49
2007 1.63 7.46
2008 1.62 7.42
2009 1.64 7.38
2010 1.65 7.32
2011 1.68 7.27
2012 1.72 7.21
2013 1.74 7.14
2014 1.72 7.06
2015 1.63 6.98
2016 1.56 6.88
2017 1.49 6.77
2018 1.42 6.66
2019 1.4 6.56
2020 1.37 6.45
2021 1.37 6.35
2022 1.36 6.26
2023 1.35 6.13

Albania and Somalia demographics compared

Median age
Albania

Somalia
Year Median age, years
Albania Somalia
1960 19.8 18.1
1961 19.7 17.9
1962 19.5 17.8
1963 19.4 17.7
1964 19.3 17.6
1965 19.2 17.5
1966 19.1 17.5
1967 19 17.5
1968 19 17.5
1969 19 17.5
1970 19 17.5
1971 19.1 17.6
1972 19.3 17.6
1973 19.4 17.6
1974 19.6 17.7
1975 19.8 17.7
1976 20 17.7
1977 20.3 17.7
1978 20.6 17.7
1979 20.9 17.6
1980 21.2 17.6
1981 21.5 17.5
1982 21.8 17.4
1983 22 17.4
1984 22.3 17.3
1985 22.6 17.2
1986 22.8 17.1
1987 23.1 17
1988 23.4 16.8
1989 23.7 16.7
1990 24 16.5
1991 24.3 16.5
1992 24.7 16.7
1993 25.1 16.8
1994 25.5 16.7
1995 25.8 16.6
1996 26.2 16.5
1997 26.5 16.4
1998 26.8 16.4
1999 27 16.3
2000 27.2 16.3
2001 27.5 16.2
2002 28 16.2
2003 28.5 16.1
2004 29.1 16
2005 29.6 15.9
2006 30.2 15.7
2007 30.8 15.6
2008 31.4 15.6
2009 32 15.6
2010 32.6 15.7
2011 33.1 15.8
2012 33.4 16
2013 33.7 16
2014 34 16
2015 34.3 16.1
2016 34.6 16.1
2017 34.9 16.2
2018 35.3 16.2
2019 35.8 16.3
2020 36.2 16.3
2021 36.7 16.4
2022 37.1 16.5
2023 37.4 16.5
2024 37.8 16.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Albania Somalia
GNI, Atlas method
$23.6B
2024
$11.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
13%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.09%
2023
0.000008%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.74%
2023
1.53%
1989
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
14,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.54%
2025
-4.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2023
18.8%
2019
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
22.4%
2024
9.66%
1986
Economic freedom index
66.6
2025
29
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
$23.1M
1989
Personal remittances received
$2.27B
2024
$2.12B
2024
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
38.7%
2014

Energy

Albania Somalia
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
0.87 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.67 tons
2023
0.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.1%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
41.9%
2021
95.4%
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
11.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.7%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
50.3%
2023

Society

Albania Somalia
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-24,472
2024
+26,859
2024
Urban population
65.4%
2024
48.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
63.3
2025
7.34
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
42
2024
9
2024
Higher education index
39
2025
11
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.39
2023
4.31
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
11.7
2019
27.4
2019
Visa free countries
122
2025
44
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.7%
2023
54.1%
2022
English speaking
16%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
83.1%
2023
27.6%
2022

Health

Albania Somalia
Government health expenditure per capita
$414
2022
$15.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$212.4
2022
$6.47
2022
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
59.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.45%
2022
50.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.88
2020
0.02
2014
Age at first childbirth
26.6 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
7
2023
563
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
104
2023
Obesity rate
24.3%
2022
14.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.6%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
54
2025
35
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
21.9%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.47 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Albania Somalia
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
3,897 sq mi
2024
12,742 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,033 sq mi
2025
170,384 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,046 sq mi
2025
22,200 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,451 mi
2018
9,321 mi
2018

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