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Albania vs South Korea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Albania has a population of 2.71M (ranked 141/197), compared with 51.8M in South Korea (ranked 29/197). Albania's land area is 10,579 sq mi versus 37,684 sq mi for South Korea (ranked 143rd vs. 105th).

By GDP, Albania ranks 112/197 ($27.2B) and South Korea ranks 15/197 ($1.71T). By GDP per capita, Albania ranks 86/197 ($10,012), while South Korea ranks 36/197 ($33,121).

Main facts and rankings

Albania South Korea
Population
2694925
51700480
Population rank 141/197 31/197
GDP
$27.2B
2024
$1.71T
2023
GDP rank 112/197 15/197
GDP per capita
$10,012
2024
$33,121
2023
GDP per capita rank 86/197 36/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$23,488
2024
$52,204
2023
Government debt
$15.1B
2024
$868B
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
54.3%
2025
54.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,572
2024
$16,791
2023
Government debt per person rank 76/185 36/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,376
2025
$23,981
2025
Land area
10,579 sq mi
2025
37,684 sq mi
2025
Population density
256.6 ppl/mi²
2024
1,373 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.35
2023
0.72
2023
Median age
37.8 years
2024
46.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
84.5 years
2025

Albania and South Korea: Comparison Charts

Albania and South Korea economies compared

GDP
Albania

South Korea
Year GDP
Albania South Korea
1960 - $3,958,811,881
1961 - $2,417,628,737
1962 - $2,814,615,385
1963 - $3,988,461,538
1964 - $3,459,019,943
1965 - $3,120,861,499
1966 - $3,929,055,144
1967 - $4,855,892,446
1968 - $6,119,394,892
1969 - $7,678,698,838
1970 - $9,005,144,969
1971 - $9,903,571,249
1972 - $10,862,211,761
1973 - $13,876,472,208
1974 - $19,543,973,941
1975 - $21,784,297,521
1976 - $29,902,479,339
1977 - $38,446,487,603
1978 - $51,972,107,438
1979 - $66,946,900,826
1980 $1,578,102,105 $65,398,377,598
1981 $1,808,177,156 $72,933,533,012
1982 $1,861,163,170 $78,358,416,171
1983 $1,881,412,587 $87,760,553,262
1984 $1,857,337,995 $97,510,744,119
1985 $1,897,050,117 $101,296,177,099
1986 $2,097,326,250 $116,836,246,285
1987 $2,080,796,250 $147,948,709,376
1988 $2,051,236,250 $199,591,287,825
1989 $2,253,090,000 $246,928,837,311
1990 $2,028,553,750 $283,365,844,161
1991 $1,099,559,028 $330,647,042,837
1992 $652,174,991 $355,524,903,068
1993 $1,185,315,468 $392,665,710,525
1994 $1,880,950,864 $463,619,823,515
1995 $2,905,092,799 $566,581,003,128
1996 $3,234,486,232 $610,167,053,824
1997 $2,293,666,030 $569,755,022,973
1998 $2,600,356,999 $383,331,833,682
1999 $3,283,941,510 $497,514,040,642
2000 $3,584,570,165 $576,179,387,820
2001 $4,059,064,033 $547,656,279,895
2002 $4,515,003,117 $627,246,933,730
2003 $5,801,712,040 $702,714,855,194
2004 $7,406,645,793 $793,175,561,887
2005 $8,256,658,250 $934,901,071,333
2006 $9,150,528,132 $1,053,216,909,888
2007 $11,116,937,870 $1,172,614,086,540
2008 $13,258,506,375 $1,047,339,010,225
2009 $12,335,540,656 $943,941,876,219
2010 $12,086,545,641 $1,143,672,241,150
2011 $12,973,755,875 $1,253,289,537,501
2012 $12,246,499,748 $1,278,046,536,287
2013 $12,796,985,886 $1,370,632,955,321
2014 $13,296,322,588 $1,484,488,526,272
2015 $11,470,171,827 $1,466,038,936,206
2016 $11,988,668,785 $1,499,679,823,910
2017 $13,258,268,436 $1,623,074,183,502
2018 $15,379,508,330 $1,725,373,496,825
2019 $15,585,111,614 $1,651,422,932,448
2020 $15,241,455,556 $1,644,312,831,906
2021 $18,032,009,220 $1,818,432,106,880
2022 $19,017,244,117 $1,673,916,511,800
2023 $23,547,180,412 $1,712,792,854,202
2024 $27,177,735,528 -

Albania and South Korea economies compared

GDP per capita
Albania

South Korea
Year GDP per capita
Albania South Korea
1960 - $158.3
1961 - $93.8
1962 - $106.2
1963 - $146.3
1964 - $123.6
1965 - $108.7
1966 - $133.5
1967 - $161.2
1968 - $198.4
1969 - $243.4
1970 - $279.3
1971 - $301
1972 - $324
1973 - $407
1974 - $563
1975 - $617
1976 - $834
1977 - $1,056
1978 - $1,406
1979 - $1,784
1980 $591 $1,715
1981 $663 $1,883
1982 $668 $1,993
1983 $662 $2,199
1984 $639 $2,413
1985 $640 $2,482
1986 $694 $2,835
1987 $675 $3,555
1988 $653 $4,749
1989 $698 $5,817
1990 $617 $6,610
1991 $337 $7,637
1992 $200.9 $8,127
1993 $367 $8,885
1994 $586 $10,385
1995 $911 $12,565
1996 $1,021 $13,403
1997 $729 $12,398
1998 $831 $8,282
1999 $1,056 $10,672
2000 $1,160 $12,257
2001 $1,326 $11,561
2002 $1,480 $13,165
2003 $1,909 $14,673
2004 $2,447 $16,496
2005 $2,742 $19,403
2006 $3,058 $21,743
2007 $3,743 $24,086
2008 $4,499 $21,350
2009 $4,214 $19,144
2010 $4,149 $23,079
2011 $4,466 $25,098
2012 $4,222 $25,459
2013 $4,420 $27,180
2014 $4,602 $29,253
2015 $3,982 $28,737
2016 $4,168 $29,280
2017 $4,614 $31,601
2018 $5,365 $33,447
2019 $5,460 $31,902
2020 $5,371 $31,721
2021 $6,413 $35,126
2022 $6,846 $32,395
2023 $8,575 $33,121
2024 $10,012 -

Albania vs. South Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Albania

South Korea
Year Life expectancy, years
Albania South Korea
1950 44.5 22.2
1951 45.3 26.6
1952 46.3 36.6
1953 47.4 40.5
1954 48.4 46.1
1955 49.6 48.4
1956 50.8 50.2
1957 52.3 51.6
1958 53.7 51.8
1959 55.1 52.9
1960 56.4 53.8
1961 57.5 54.4
1962 58.5 55
1963 59.5 55
1964 60.4 55.3
1965 61.3 55.8
1966 62.1 55.4
1967 63 60.9
1968 63.8 60.9
1969 64.5 61.4
1970 65.2 62.2
1971 65.9 62.7
1972 66.5 63.2
1973 67.1 63.8
1974 67.6 64.2
1975 68.1 64.7
1976 68.6 65
1977 69 64.6
1978 69.4 65
1979 69.6 66.1
1980 69.9 64.8
1981 70.1 67.1
1982 70.4 67.1
1983 70.7 66.7
1984 71 68.1
1985 71.3 68.4
1986 71.7 69
1987 72 69.3
1988 72.2 70.2
1989 72.5 70.7
1990 72.7 71
1991 73 71.4
1992 73.3 72.2
1993 73.6 72.7
1994 73.8 72.9
1995 74 73.4
1996 74.1 74
1997 73.4 74.5
1998 74.4 75
1999 74.6 75.6
2000 74.8 76.2
2001 75.1 76.9
2002 75.3 77.2
2003 75.6 77.5
2004 76 78
2005 76.4 78.4
2006 77 79
2007 77.7 79.4
2008 78.2 80
2009 78.5 80.6
2010 78.4 80.7
2011 78.3 81.2
2012 78.1 81.3
2013 78 81.8
2014 78 82.4
2015 78.4 82.5
2016 78.6 82.9
2017 78.9 83.3
2018 79.2 83.3
2019 79.5 83.7
2020 77.8 83.7
2021 76.8 83.9
2022 78.8 82.7
2023 79.6 84.3
2024 79.8 84.4
2025 80 84.5

Albania and South Korea population clocks and comparison

Population
Albania

South Korea
Year Population
Albania South Korea
1960 1,608,800 25,012,374
1961 1,659,800 25,765,673
1962 1,711,319 26,513,030
1963 1,762,621 27,261,747
1964 1,814,135 27,984,155
1965 1,864,791 28,704,674
1966 1,914,573 29,435,571
1967 1,965,598 30,130,983
1968 2,022,272 30,838,302
1969 2,081,695 31,544,266
1970 2,135,479 32,240,827
1971 2,187,853 32,882,704
1972 2,243,126 33,505,406
1973 2,296,752 34,103,149
1974 2,350,124 34,692,266
1975 2,404,831 35,280,725
1976 2,458,526 35,848,523
1977 2,513,546 36,411,795
1978 2,566,266 36,969,185
1979 2,617,832 37,534,236
1980 2,671,997 38,123,775
1981 2,726,056 38,723,248
1982 2,784,278 39,326,352
1983 2,843,960 39,910,403
1984 2,904,429 40,405,956
1985 2,964,762 40,805,744
1986 3,022,635 41,213,674
1987 3,083,605 41,621,690
1988 3,142,336 42,031,247
1989 3,227,943 42,449,038
1990 3,286,542 42,869,283
1991 3,266,790 43,295,704
1992 3,247,039 43,747,962
1993 3,227,287 44,194,628
1994 3,207,536 44,641,540
1995 3,187,784 45,092,991
1996 3,168,033 45,524,681
1997 3,148,281 45,953,580
1998 3,128,530 46,286,503
1999 3,108,778 46,616,677
2000 3,089,027 47,008,111
2001 3,060,173 47,370,164
2002 3,051,010 47,644,736
2003 3,039,616 47,892,330
2004 3,026,939 48,082,519
2005 3,011,487 48,184,561
2006 2,992,547 48,438,292
2007 2,970,017 48,683,638
2008 2,947,314 49,054,708
2009 2,927,519 49,307,835
2010 2,913,021 49,554,112
2011 2,905,195 49,936,638
2012 2,900,401 50,199,853
2013 2,895,092 50,428,893
2014 2,889,104 50,746,659
2015 2,880,703 51,014,947
2016 2,876,101 51,217,803
2017 2,873,457 51,361,911
2018 2,866,376 51,585,058
2019 2,854,191 51,764,822
2020 2,837,849 51,836,239
2021 2,811,666 51,769,539
2022 2,777,689 51,672,569
2023 2,745,972 51,712,619
2024 2,714,617 51,751,065

Fertility rates in Albania and South Korea

Fertility rate
Albania

South Korea
Year Fertility rate
Albania South Korea
1960 6.38 5.99
1961 6.27 5.8
1962 6.11 5.56
1963 5.93 5.33
1964 5.71 5.07
1965 5.47 4.89
1966 5.33 4.78
1967 5.31 4.62
1968 5.32 4.51
1969 5.29 4.45
1970 5.16 4.53
1971 5.08 4.54
1972 4.98 4.12
1973 4.83 4.07
1974 4.7 3.77
1975 4.57 3.43
1976 4.37 3
1977 4.2 2.99
1978 4 2.64
1979 3.78 2.9
1980 3.59 2.82
1981 3.47 2.57
1982 3.42 2.39
1983 3.32 2.06
1984 3.28 1.74
1985 3.21 1.66
1986 3.14 1.58
1987 3.11 1.53
1988 3.07 1.55
1989 3.03 1.56
1990 3.01 1.57
1991 2.96 1.71
1992 2.89 1.76
1993 2.81 1.65
1994 2.8 1.66
1995 2.76 1.63
1996 2.67 1.57
1997 2.54 1.54
1998 2.42 1.46
1999 2.31 1.43
2000 2.22 1.48
2001 2.14 1.31
2002 2 1.18
2003 2.01 1.19
2004 1.89 1.16
2005 1.79 1.09
2006 1.69 1.13
2007 1.63 1.26
2008 1.62 1.19
2009 1.64 1.15
2010 1.65 1.23
2011 1.68 1.24
2012 1.72 1.3
2013 1.74 1.19
2014 1.72 1.21
2015 1.63 1.24
2016 1.56 1.17
2017 1.49 1.05
2018 1.42 0.98
2019 1.4 0.92
2020 1.37 0.84
2021 1.37 0.81
2022 1.36 0.78
2023 1.35 0.72

Albania and South Korea demographics compared

Median age
Albania

South Korea
Year Median age, years
Albania South Korea
1960 19.8 19.3
1961 19.7 19.2
1962 19.5 19.1
1963 19.4 19
1964 19.3 18.8
1965 19.2 18.6
1966 19.1 18.5
1967 19 18.6
1968 19 18.7
1969 19 18.8
1970 19 18.9
1971 19.1 19
1972 19.3 19.1
1973 19.4 19.3
1974 19.6 19.6
1975 19.8 19.9
1976 20 20.2
1977 20.3 20.7
1978 20.6 21.1
1979 20.9 21.6
1980 21.2 22.1
1981 21.5 22.5
1982 21.8 22.8
1983 22 23.3
1984 22.3 23.7
1985 22.6 24.2
1986 22.8 24.8
1987 23.1 25.3
1988 23.4 25.8
1989 23.7 26.3
1990 24 26.7
1991 24.3 27.2
1992 24.7 27.8
1993 25.1 28.3
1994 25.5 28.9
1995 25.8 29.4
1996 26.2 29.8
1997 26.5 30.2
1998 26.8 30.7
1999 27 31.2
2000 27.2 31.7
2001 27.5 32.3
2002 28 32.8
2003 28.5 33.4
2004 29.1 33.9
2005 29.6 34.5
2006 30.2 35.2
2007 30.8 35.8
2008 31.4 36.4
2009 32 37
2010 32.6 37.6
2011 33.1 38.2
2012 33.4 38.8
2013 33.7 39.5
2014 34 40.2
2015 34.3 40.8
2016 34.6 41.4
2017 34.9 41.9
2018 35.3 42.5
2019 35.8 43.1
2020 36.2 43.8
2021 36.7 44.4
2022 37.1 44.9
2023 37.4 45.5
2024 37.8 46.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Albania South Korea
GNI, Atlas method
$23.6B
2024
$1.84T
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
23.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.09%
2023
5.81%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.74%
2023
2.81%
2023
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
569,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.54%
2025
-0.4%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2023
2.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
58.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
22.4%
2024
31.6%
2023
Economic freedom index
66.6
2025
74
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2020
24.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2020
2.9%
2021
Number of millionaires n/a
1,295,674
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.95%
2024
Number of billionaires
1
2025
30
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00005%
2025
0.00007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
2,599
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.56T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$6.52B
2024
$418B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2.27B
2024
$7.45B
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,658,000
2020
2,519,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
35.9%
2020
1.94%
2020
Banked people share
46.1%
2024
96.9%
2024

Energy

Albania South Korea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
781 kg
2023
5,337 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$27.2
2023
$9.78
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.59 megatons
2023
574 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.67 tons
2023
11.1 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.1%
2022
79.1%
2023
Renewable energy use share
41.9%
2021
3.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
36.8%
2023
18.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
22.7%
2023
84.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
2,540 kWh
2023
11,426 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
98.6%
2011
6.59%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.7%
2023
1.23%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
29.6%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Albania South Korea
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.64%
2024
Annual migration change
-24,472
2024
+75,963
2024
Urban population
65.4%
2024
81.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
63.3
2025
84.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
42
2024
64
2024
Higher education index
39
2025
86
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.39
2023
0.53
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
11.7
2019
8.6
2019
Visa free countries
122
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.7%
2023
98.8%
2018
English speaking
16%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
83.1%
2023
97.9%
2024

Health

Albania South Korea
Government health expenditure per capita
$414
2022
$3,270
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$212.4
2022
$989
2023
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
84.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.45%
2022
0%
2023
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.88
2020
2.52
2021
Age at first childbirth
26.6 years
2021
32.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
7
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
2.8
2023
Obesity rate
24.3%
2022
7.24%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.6%
2024
9.6%
2024
Air quality index
54
2025
45
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
21.9%
2022
20%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.47 liters
2020
7.79 liters
2020

Territory

Albania South Korea
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.07%
2025
Land area per capita
3,897 sq mi
2024
728 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,033 sq mi
2025
6,054 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,046 sq mi
2025
24,158 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,451 mi
2018
68,794 mi
2018

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