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Albania vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Albania has a population of 2.71M (ranked 141/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Albania's land area is 10,579 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 143rd vs. 197th).

By GDP, Albania ranks 112/197 ($27.2B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Albania ranks 86/197 ($10,012), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Albania Vatican
Population
2694925
949
Population rank 141/197 197/197
GDP
$27.2B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 112/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$10,012
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 86/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$23,488
2024
$39,191
2025
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
$17,307
2025
Land area
10,579 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
256.6 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
1.35
2023
n/a
Median age
37.8 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Albania and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Albania vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Albania

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Albania Vatican
1950 44.5 65.9
1951 45.3 65.3
1952 46.3 65.7
1953 47.4 66.3
1954 48.4 67.5
1955 49.6 67.8
1956 50.8 67.3
1957 52.3 67.5
1958 53.7 68.7
1959 55.1 69.2
1960 56.4 69.2
1961 57.5 69.8
1962 58.5 69.2
1963 59.5 69.3
1964 60.4 70.3
1965 61.3 70.1
1966 62.1 70.9
1967 63 70.9
1968 63.8 70.7
1969 64.5 70.7
1970 65.2 71.5
1971 65.9 71.7
1972 66.5 72
1973 67.1 71.9
1974 67.6 72.7
1975 68.1 72.6
1976 68.6 72.9
1977 69 73.3
1978 69.4 73.7
1979 69.6 74
1980 69.9 74.1
1981 70.1 74.3
1982 70.4 74.8
1983 70.7 74.7
1984 71 75.1
1985 71.3 75.5
1986 71.7 75.7
1987 72 76.2
1988 72.2 76.4
1989 72.5 76.8
1990 72.7 76.9
1991 73 76.9
1992 73.3 77.3
1993 73.6 77
1994 73.8 77.7
1995 74 77.8
1996 74.1 78.5
1997 73.4 78.2
1998 74.4 78.3
1999 74.6 78.7
2000 74.8 79.3
2001 75.1 79.9
2002 75.3 80
2003 75.6 79.8
2004 76 80.2
2005 76.4 80.6
2006 77 81.2
2007 77.7 81.3
2008 78.2 81.4
2009 78.5 81.3
2010 78.4 81.5
2011 78.3 81.7
2012 78.1 82
2013 78 82.5
2014 78 82.6
2015 78.4 82.5
2016 78.6 82.9
2017 78.9 82.7
2018 79.2 83.3
2019 79.5 83.6
2020 77.8 83
2021 76.8 82.9
2022 78.8 83.3
2023 79.6 83
2024 79.8 83.1
2025 80 83.3

Albania and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Albania

Vatican
Year Population
Albania Vatican
1960 1,608,800 -
1961 1,659,800 -
1962 1,711,319 -
1963 1,762,621 -
1964 1,814,135 -
1965 1,864,791 -
1966 1,914,573 -
1967 1,965,598 -
1968 2,022,272 -
1969 2,081,695 -
1970 2,135,479 -
1971 2,187,853 -
1972 2,243,126 -
1973 2,296,752 -
1974 2,350,124 -
1975 2,404,831 -
1976 2,458,526 -
1977 2,513,546 -
1978 2,566,266 -
1979 2,617,832 -
1980 2,671,997 -
1981 2,726,056 -
1982 2,784,278 -
1983 2,843,960 -
1984 2,904,429 -
1985 2,964,762 -
1986 3,022,635 -
1987 3,083,605 -
1988 3,142,336 -
1989 3,227,943 -
1990 3,286,542 -
1991 3,266,790 -
1992 3,247,039 -
1993 3,227,287 -
1994 3,207,536 -
1995 3,187,784 -
1996 3,168,033 -
1997 3,148,281 -
1998 3,128,530 -
1999 3,108,778 -
2000 3,089,027 880
2001 3,060,173 890
2002 3,051,010 900
2003 3,039,616 911
2004 3,026,939 921
2005 3,011,487 921
2006 2,992,547 932
2007 2,970,017 821
2008 2,947,314 824
2009 2,927,519 826
2010 2,913,021 829
2011 2,905,195 832
2012 2,900,401 836
2013 2,895,092 839
2014 2,889,104 842
2015 2,880,703 1,000
2016 2,876,101 -
2017 2,873,457 1,000
2018 2,866,376 -
2019 2,854,191 1,000
2020 2,837,849 -
2021 2,811,666 -
2022 2,777,689 -
2023 2,745,972 -
2024 2,714,617 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Albania Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$23.6B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.09%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.74%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
8,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.54%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2023
n/a
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
22.4%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
66.6
2025
65
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
n/a
Personal remittances received
$2.27B
2024
n/a
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
n/a

Energy

Albania Vatican
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
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
1.67 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.1%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
41.9%
2021
n/a
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
n/a
Hydroelectric share
96.7%
2023
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
100%
2023
n/a

Society

Albania Vatican
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
-24,472
2024
n/a
Urban population
65.4%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
63.3
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
42
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
39
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.39
2023
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
11.7
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
122
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.7%
2023
100%
2013
English speaking
16%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
83.1%
2023
n/a

Health

Albania Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$414
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$212.4
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
80 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.45%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.88
2020
n/a
Age at first childbirth
26.6 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
7
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.4
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
24.3%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
10.6%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
54
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
21.9%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.47 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Albania Vatican
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
3,897 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
4,033 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
3,046 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
2,451 mi
2018
5.59 mi
2003

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