Albania vs Ireland: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 119 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Albania and Ireland: Albania leads on Major Urban Areas Population (520,000 people) against Ireland (1.27 people); Albania leads on Televisions (700,000) against Ireland (1.82); Ireland leads on Electricity Imports (871) against Albania (1.83). Across 119 compared metrics, Albania wins on 37 and Ireland wins on 69.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 50 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 5 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 12 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇦🇱 Albania🇮🇪 IrelandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)85.86 %97.19 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)83.14 %96.5 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 83% (2023 est.)percent of population: 97% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score58.18 points86.92 points
Radios12.55
Televisions700,0001.82
Waterways41956

Economy

50 metrics
Metric🇦🇱 Albania🇮🇪 IrelandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country4.22B $8.24B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars32.19B $691.57B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)24.95 %18.25 %
Apple Import Volume6.87M tonnes57.87M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1.25 %0.05 %
Coal Revenue0.030
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)8.22 %4.08 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.3 % of GDP6.9 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business IndexOverall Ease of Doing Business score: 53.5 | Trading Across Borders score: 94.4
Electricity Consumption5.1125.68
Electricity Exports1.871.58
Electricity from Fossil Fuels565
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants952
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables033
Electricity Imports1.83871
Electricity Installed Capacity2.119.95
Electricity Production7.1428.53
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)27.41 USD per capita113.84 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient29.429.9
Gross Fixed Investment25.89.3
Gross National Saving15.933.1
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-0.2 %-4.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.2 %2.1 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP0.2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption50.975.24
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports01.64
Natural Gas Production50.973.51
Natural Gas Proved Reserves821.29.91
Oil Consumption33,000159,700
Oil Exports1,00417,480
Oil Imports22,880176,000
Oil Production10,930431
Oil Proved Reserves199.10
Population Below Poverty Line22 people14 people
Public Debt81.945.4
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4 USD1.2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption29,000153,700
Refined Petroleum Products Exports3,25037,040
Refined Petroleum Products Imports26,660126,600
Refined Petroleum Products Production5,63864,970
Remittances8.40.1
Revenue from Forest Resources0.180.01
Robotics Research Funding0.2 USD1.53 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.340.18
Taxes and Other Revenues17.816.8
Top Exporting Countries9.81B USD877.09B USD
Unemployment Rate10.3 %4.4 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate64.26 %64.84 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇦🇱 Albania🇮🇪 IrelandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)27,115-257,316
Carbon Dioxide Emissions3.3935.49
Continental Shelfnot specified;no precise definition;
Population Distributiona fairly even distribution, with somewhat higher concentrations of people in the western and central parts of the countrypopulation distribution is weighted to the eastern side of the island, with the largest concentration in and around Dublin; populations in the west are small due to mountainous land, poorer soil, and lack of transport routes
Protected Land Area for Adaptation25.1 sq km14.24 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country6.2 Cubic meters per year10.8 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources30.252

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇱 Albania🇮🇪 IrelandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization2.95 %2.15 %
Agricultural land10,883.34 sq. km41,336 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)362 km1,448 km
Dam capacity per capita1,456.16 cubic meters per inhabitant162.41 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land1,9070

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇱 Albania🇮🇪 IrelandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country54.02 %97.46 %
Administrative Divisions1228
Independence286
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

12 metrics
Metric🇦🇱 Albania🇮🇪 IrelandShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water70.79 %96.13 %
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)1.4110.96
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.63.6
Health Care Spending per Capita1,884.31 USD9,758.46 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.3 % of GDP6.1 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate(2021 est.) <0.10.3 %
Hospital Bed Density2.9 people/sq km2.9 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)7 %4 %
Mean Age at First Birth26.630.9
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)21.7 %25.3 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS1,4007,800
Underweight Children Under 51.5NA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇱 Albania🇮🇪 IrelandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)8,0009,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇦🇱 Albania🇮🇪 IrelandShare
Currently married (Percent)69.08 %44.92 %
Human Capital Index0.70.83
Life expectancy at birth82.8 years85.07 years
Median age of population37.61 years39.37 years
Population Change-16,424.3 persons48,816.6 persons
Population density100.47 per sq. km78.85 per sq. km
Total population2.75M persons5.36M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.760.92
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsBB
Birth Rate (%)8.71 %10.95 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate46 %NA
Death Rate (%)7.9 %7.43 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.1 % of GDP2.9 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age636,210.8 persons1.27M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate1.372.86
Learning-adjusted years of school10.18 years12.12 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days68.6 days
Major Urban Areas Population520,000 people1.27 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.39178.93
Military Manpower at Military Age1917
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization69.26 %55.92 %
Physician Density1.88 people/sq km3.88 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-1.06 %0.8 %
Population living in slums-2.4 %8.87 %
Total deaths21,474.8 persons37,283 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)56.79 %70.02 %
Total fertility rate1.32 per woman1.53 per woman
Total net-migration-21,909.6 persons36,316.6 persons
Under-five mortality rate7.75 per live births3.03 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇦🇱 Albania🇮🇪 IrelandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.694.17
Airports3100
Heliports910

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