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Albania vs Syria statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Albania has a population of 2.71M (ranked 141/197), compared with 24.7M in Syria (ranked 57/197). Albania's land area is 10,579 sq mi versus 70,900 sq mi for Syria (ranked 143rd vs. 87th).

By GDP, Albania ranks 112/197 ($27.2B) and Syria ranks 129/197 ($20B). By GDP per capita, Albania ranks 86/197 ($10,012), while Syria ranks 184/197 ($847).

Main facts and rankings

Albania Syria
Population
2694925
26304877
Population rank 141/197 57/197
GDP
$27.2B
2024
$20B
2023
GDP rank 112/197 129/197
GDP per capita
$10,012
2024
$847
2023
GDP per capita rank 86/197 184/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$23,488
2024
$4,650
2023
Government debt
$15.1B
2024
$18.4B
2010
Debt-to-GDP ratio
54.3%
2025
30%
2010
Government debt per person
$5,572
2024
$820
2010
Government debt per person rank 76/185 148/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,376
2025
$731
2025
Land area
10,579 sq mi
2025
70,900 sq mi
2025
Population density
256.6 ppl/mi²
2024
348 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.35
2023
2.71
2023
Median age
37.8 years
2024
23.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
73 years
2025

Albania and Syria: Comparison Charts

Albania and Syria economies compared

GDP
Albania

Syria
Year GDP
Albania Syria
1960 - $857,704,413
1961 - $945,244,972
1962 - $1,110,565,881
1963 - $1,200,447,408
1964 - $1,339,494,267
1965 - $1,472,036,540
1966 - $1,342,287,553
1967 - $1,580,229,799
1968 - $1,753,746,430
1969 - $2,245,011,515
1970 - $2,140,384,010
1971 - $2,589,851,325
1972 - $3,059,681,698
1973 - $3,239,487,516
1974 - $5,159,557,148
1975 - $6,826,980,444
1976 - $7,633,528,867
1977 - $7,696,011,396
1978 - $9,275,200,458
1979 - $9,929,681,529
1980 $1,578,102,105 $13,062,420,382
1981 $1,808,177,156 $15,518,201,335
1982 $1,861,163,170 $16,298,929,011
1983 $1,881,412,587 $17,589,277,143
1984 $1,857,337,995 $17,503,078,174
1985 $1,897,050,117 $16,403,539,893
1986 $2,097,326,250 $13,293,205,278
1987 $2,080,796,250 $11,356,215,543
1988 $2,051,236,250 $10,577,041,645
1989 $2,253,090,000 $9,853,395,762
1990 $2,028,553,750 $12,308,624,418
1991 $1,099,559,028 $12,981,833,333
1992 $652,174,991 $13,253,565,861
1993 $1,185,315,468 $13,695,962,055
1994 $1,880,950,864 $10,122,020,000
1995 $2,905,092,799 $11,396,706,587
1996 $3,234,486,232 $13,789,560,878
1997 $2,293,666,030 $14,505,233,463
1998 $2,600,356,999 $15,200,846,154
1999 $3,283,941,510 $15,873,875,969
2000 $3,584,570,165 $18,937,052,543
2001 $4,059,064,033 $20,237,024,725
2002 $4,515,003,117 $20,669,357,462
2003 $5,801,712,040 $21,828,144,686
2004 $7,406,645,793 $25,086,950,495
2005 $8,256,658,250 $28,858,965,517
2006 $9,150,528,132 $33,751,788,856
2007 $11,116,937,870 $40,465,318,382
2008 $13,258,506,375 $52,557,913,569
2009 $12,335,540,656 $54,111,735,629
2010 $12,086,545,641 $61,390,830,875
2011 $12,973,755,875 $67,539,428,159
2012 $12,246,499,748 $43,190,318,033
2013 $12,796,985,886 $21,361,254,635
2014 $13,296,322,588 $21,502,061,466
2015 $11,470,171,827 $16,466,863,117
2016 $11,988,668,785 $12,597,854,877
2017 $13,258,268,436 $16,369,843,352
2018 $15,379,508,330 $21,497,782,868
2019 $15,585,111,614 $22,583,045,060
2020 $15,241,455,556 $12,047,752,036
2021 $18,032,009,220 $14,353,205,678
2022 $19,017,244,117 $23,622,827,080
2023 $23,547,180,412 $19,993,439,950
2024 $27,177,735,528 -

Albania and Syria economies compared

GDP per capita
Albania

Syria
Year GDP per capita
Albania Syria
1960 - $183.5
1961 - $196.3
1962 - $223.9
1963 - $234.9
1964 - $254.2
1965 - $270.8
1966 - $239.3
1967 - $272.9
1968 - $293.3
1969 - $364
1970 - $335
1971 - $393
1972 - $448
1973 - $459
1974 - $707
1975 - $904
1976 - $976
1977 - $951
1978 - $1,108
1979 - $1,146
1980 $591 $1,458
1981 $663 $1,676
1982 $668 $1,703
1983 $662 $1,776
1984 $639 $1,706
1985 $640 $1,544
1986 $694 $1,208
1987 $675 $997
1988 $653 $898
1989 $698 $809
1990 $617 $978
1991 $337 $1,000
1992 $200.9 $990
1993 $367 $993
1994 $586 $712
1995 $911 $780
1996 $1,021 $918
1997 $729 $941
1998 $831 $961
1999 $1,056 $978
2000 $1,160 $1,138
2001 $1,326 $1,187
2002 $1,480 $1,183
2003 $1,909 $1,220
2004 $2,447 $1,368
2005 $2,742 $1,534
2006 $3,058 $1,719
2007 $3,743 $1,938
2008 $4,499 $2,429
2009 $4,214 $2,462
2010 $4,149 $2,731
2011 $4,466 $2,952
2012 $4,222 $1,898
2013 $4,420 $986
2014 $4,602 $1,061
2015 $3,982 $848
2016 $4,168 $656
2017 $4,614 $852
2018 $5,365 $1,098
2019 $5,460 $1,110
2020 $5,371 $572
2021 $6,413 $664
2022 $6,846 $1,052
2023 $8,575 $847
2024 $10,012 -

Albania vs. Syria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Albania

Syria
Year Life expectancy, years
Albania Syria
1950 44.5 42.5
1951 45.3 43.4
1952 46.3 44.3
1953 47.4 45.3
1954 48.4 46.4
1955 49.6 47.4
1956 50.8 48.5
1957 52.3 49.6
1958 53.7 50.7
1959 55.1 51.7
1960 56.4 52.7
1961 57.5 53.7
1962 58.5 54.6
1963 59.5 55.4
1964 60.4 56.2
1965 61.3 56.9
1966 62.1 57.6
1967 63 58
1968 63.8 59.1
1969 64.5 59.8
1970 65.2 60.6
1971 65.9 61.3
1972 66.5 62
1973 67.1 60.8
1974 67.6 63.4
1975 68.1 64.2
1976 68.6 64.8
1977 69 65.4
1978 69.4 65.9
1979 69.6 66.2
1980 69.9 66.5
1981 70.1 64.6
1982 70.4 60.8
1983 70.7 67.4
1984 71 67.7
1985 71.3 68
1986 71.7 68.4
1987 72 68.8
1988 72.2 69.2
1989 72.5 69.5
1990 72.7 69.8
1991 73 70.1
1992 73.3 70.2
1993 73.6 70.3
1994 73.8 70.3
1995 74 70.2
1996 74.1 70.2
1997 73.4 70.2
1998 74.4 70.2
1999 74.6 70.5
2000 74.8 70.9
2001 75.1 71.3
2002 75.3 71.7
2003 75.6 72.2
2004 76 72.5
2005 76.4 72.8
2006 77 73
2007 77.7 73.3
2008 78.2 73.4
2009 78.5 73.5
2010 78.4 73.5
2011 78.3 72.3
2012 78.1 66.2
2013 78 65.1
2014 78 65.5
2015 78.4 63.3
2016 78.6 65.2
2017 78.9 65.7
2018 79.2 67.4
2019 79.5 71
2020 77.8 71.9
2021 76.8 72.4
2022 78.8 72.8
2023 79.6 72.1
2024 79.8 72.6
2025 80 73

Albania and Syria population clocks and comparison

Population
Albania

Syria
Year Population
Albania Syria
1960 1,608,800 4,673,500
1961 1,659,800 4,815,466
1962 1,711,319 4,959,340
1963 1,762,621 5,110,467
1964 1,814,135 5,269,087
1965 1,864,791 5,435,267
1966 1,914,573 5,609,047
1967 1,965,598 5,790,198
1968 2,022,272 5,978,742
1969 2,081,695 6,175,166
1970 2,135,479 6,380,609
1971 2,187,853 6,598,094
1972 2,243,126 6,826,024
1973 2,296,752 7,060,321
1974 2,350,124 7,302,160
1975 2,404,831 7,554,364
1976 2,458,526 7,817,320
1977 2,513,546 8,090,501
1978 2,566,266 8,372,759
1979 2,617,832 8,661,909
1980 2,671,997 8,957,663
1981 2,726,056 9,260,189
1982 2,784,278 9,572,511
1983 2,843,960 9,904,809
1984 2,904,429 10,258,398
1985 2,964,762 10,625,672
1986 3,022,635 11,002,844
1987 3,083,605 11,388,923
1988 3,142,336 11,782,264
1989 3,227,943 12,179,060
1990 3,286,542 12,579,208
1991 3,266,790 12,980,821
1992 3,247,039 13,385,571
1993 3,227,287 13,795,686
1994 3,207,536 14,208,583
1995 3,187,784 14,616,801
1996 3,168,033 15,018,104
1997 3,148,281 15,417,542
1998 3,128,530 15,820,413
1999 3,108,778 16,228,061
2000 3,089,027 16,637,888
2001 3,060,173 17,051,338
2002 3,051,010 17,468,332
2003 3,039,616 17,889,296
2004 3,026,939 18,336,875
2005 3,011,487 18,814,091
2006 2,992,547 19,637,022
2007 2,970,017 20,884,125
2008 2,947,314 21,636,564
2009 2,927,519 21,976,969
2010 2,913,021 22,482,421
2011 2,905,195 22,878,098
2012 2,900,401 22,759,763
2013 2,895,092 21,666,917
2014 2,889,104 20,273,659
2015 2,880,703 19,424,618
2016 2,876,101 19,193,834
2017 2,873,457 19,224,668
2018 2,866,376 19,577,845
2019 2,854,191 20,353,534
2020 2,837,849 21,049,429
2021 2,811,666 21,628,839
2022 2,777,689 22,462,173
2023 2,745,972 23,594,623
2024 2,714,617 24,672,760

Fertility rates in Albania and Syria

Fertility rate
Albania

Syria
Year Fertility rate
Albania Syria
1960 6.38 7.51
1961 6.27 7.5
1962 6.11 7.51
1963 5.93 7.51
1964 5.71 7.53
1965 5.47 7.53
1966 5.33 7.55
1967 5.31 7.56
1968 5.32 7.57
1969 5.29 7.59
1970 5.16 7.62
1971 5.08 7.6
1972 4.98 7.57
1973 4.83 7.55
1974 4.7 7.52
1975 4.57 7.49
1976 4.37 7.45
1977 4.2 7.42
1978 4 7.35
1979 3.78 7.25
1980 3.59 7.12
1981 3.47 6.97
1982 3.42 6.81
1983 3.32 6.69
1984 3.28 6.59
1985 3.21 6.48
1986 3.14 6.37
1987 3.11 6.2
1988 3.07 6
1989 3.03 5.78
1990 3.01 5.56
1991 2.96 5.34
1992 2.89 5.14
1993 2.81 4.99
1994 2.8 4.86
1995 2.76 4.7
1996 2.67 4.54
1997 2.54 4.37
1998 2.42 4.25
1999 2.31 4.14
2000 2.22 4.07
2001 2.14 3.98
2002 2 3.87
2003 2.01 3.76
2004 1.89 3.68
2005 1.79 3.61
2006 1.69 3.56
2007 1.63 3.54
2008 1.62 3.48
2009 1.64 3.42
2010 1.65 3.36
2011 1.68 3.29
2012 1.72 3.22
2013 1.74 3.17
2014 1.72 3.12
2015 1.63 3.07
2016 1.56 3.01
2017 1.49 2.97
2018 1.42 2.93
2019 1.4 2.88
2020 1.37 2.84
2021 1.37 2.8
2022 1.36 2.75
2023 1.35 2.71

Albania and Syria demographics compared

Median age
Albania

Syria
Year Median age, years
Albania Syria
1960 19.8 17.6
1961 19.7 17.3
1962 19.5 17.1
1963 19.4 16.9
1964 19.3 16.7
1965 19.2 16.5
1966 19.1 16.4
1967 19 16.2
1968 19 16.1
1969 19 16
1970 19 15.9
1971 19.1 15.8
1972 19.3 15.8
1973 19.4 15.7
1974 19.6 15.7
1975 19.8 15.7
1976 20 15.6
1977 20.3 15.6
1978 20.6 15.6
1979 20.9 15.6
1980 21.2 15.6
1981 21.5 15.6
1982 21.8 15.7
1983 22 15.8
1984 22.3 15.8
1985 22.6 15.9
1986 22.8 16
1987 23.1 16.1
1988 23.4 16.2
1989 23.7 16.4
1990 24 16.5
1991 24.3 16.7
1992 24.7 16.9
1993 25.1 17.1
1994 25.5 17.3
1995 25.8 17.5
1996 26.2 17.7
1997 26.5 17.9
1998 26.8 18.1
1999 27 18.3
2000 27.2 18.5
2001 27.5 18.8
2002 28 19
2003 28.5 19.2
2004 29.1 19.5
2005 29.6 19.7
2006 30.2 20.3
2007 30.8 21
2008 31.4 21.3
2009 32 21.5
2010 32.6 21.7
2011 33.1 21.9
2012 33.4 21.8
2013 33.7 21.2
2014 34 20.1
2015 34.3 19.5
2016 34.6 19.5
2017 34.9 19.6
2018 35.3 20.1
2019 35.8 20.9
2020 36.2 21.6
2021 36.7 22.2
2022 37.1 22.7
2023 37.4 23.3
2024 37.8 23.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Albania Syria
GNI, Atlas method
$23.6B
2024
$18.2B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
28.6%
2010
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.09%
2023
5.13%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.74%
2023
4.06%
2010
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
269,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.54%
2025
-7.79%
2010
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2023
8.61%
2010
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
44.9%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
22.4%
2024
12%
2022
Economic freedom index
66.6
2025
51.2
2012
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2020
21.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2020
3.8%
2022
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00005%
2025
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$6.52B
2024
$20.6B
2010
Personal remittances received
$2.27B
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
2,658,000
2020
2,424,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
35.9%
2020
32.2%
2010
Banked people share
46.1%
2024
23.3%
2011

Energy

Albania Syria
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
781 kg
2023
455 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$27.2
2023
$10.5
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.59 megatons
2023
25.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.67 tons
2023
1.08 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.1%
2022
99.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
41.9%
2021
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
36.8%
2023
0.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share
22.7%
2023
61.3%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
2,540 kWh
2023
690 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
98.6%
2011
3.91%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.7%
2023
3.76%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
88.4%
2023

Society

Albania Syria
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
-24,472
2024
+546,494
2024
Urban population
65.4%
2024
58%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
63.3
2025
17.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
42
2024
12
2024
Higher education index
39
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.39
2023
2.07
2010
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
11.7
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
122
2025
39
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.7%
2023
94.4%
2021
English speaking
16%
2025
4%
2025
People using the Internet
83.1%
2023
34.7%
2019

Health

Albania Syria
Government health expenditure per capita
$414
2022
$34.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$212.4
2022
$15.7
2022
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
73 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.45%
2022
20.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.88
2020
1.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
26.6 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
7
2023
20
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
24.3%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
10.6%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
54
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
21.9%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.47 liters
2020
0.09 liters
2020

Territory

Albania Syria
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.12%
2025
Land area per capita
3,897 sq mi
2024
2,874 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,033 sq mi
2025
52,533 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,046 sq mi
2025
2,016 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,451 mi
2018
n/a

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