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Albania vs Japan: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 116 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Albania
alb
Leads on 44 of 116 metrics
Japan
jpn
Leads on 64 of 116 metrics

Summary

Comparing Albania and Japan: Albania leads on Refined Petroleum Products Imports (26,660) against Japan (1.10); Albania leads on Major Urban Areas Population (520,000 people) against Japan (37.19 people); Albania leads on Televisions (700,000) against Japan (86.50). Across 116 compared metrics, Albania wins on 44 and Japan wins on 64.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 48 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 5 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇦🇱 Albania🇯🇵 JapanShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)85.86 %★85.54 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)83.14 %86.98 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 83% (2023 est.)percent of population: 87% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score58.18 points63.14 points★
Radios1120.5★
Televisions700,000★86.5
Waterways411,770★

Economy

48 metrics
Metric🇦🇱 Albania🇯🇵 JapanShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country4.22B $34.16B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars32.19B $3.37T $★
Apple Import Volume6.87M tonnes8.06M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1.25 %★0.3 %
Coal Revenue0.03★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)8.22 %★1.48 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.3 % of GDP11 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business IndexOverall Ease of Doing Business score: 53.5 | Trading Across Borders score: 86.1
Electricity Consumption5.11943.7★
Electricity Exports1.87★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels571★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants95★8
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels01★
Electricity from Other Renewables020★
Electricity Imports1.83★0
Electricity Installed Capacity2.11295.9★
Electricity Production7.14989.3★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)27.41 USD per capita129.5 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient29.432.3★
Gross Fixed Investment25.8★21.1
Gross National Saving15.928★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-0.2 %1.4 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.2 %★2.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP★1.4 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption50.97127.2★
Natural Gas Exports0169.9★
Natural Gas Imports0116.6★
Natural Gas Production50.97★3.06
Natural Gas Proved Reserves821.2★20.9
Oil Consumption33,000★4.45
Oil Exports1,004366,800★
Oil Imports22,880★4.39
Oil Production10,930131,800★
Oil Proved Reserves199.1★44.12
Population Below Poverty Line14.3 people★16.1 people
Public Debt81.9★215.9
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4 USD★0.1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption29,000★3.89
Refined Petroleum Products Exports3,250370,900★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports26,660★1.1
Refined Petroleum Products Production5,638★3.47
Remittances8.4★0.1
Revenue from Forest Resources0.18★0.02
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.34★1.21
Taxes and Other Revenues18.235.2★
Top Exporting Countries9.81B USD917.04B USD★
Unemployment Rate10.3 %2.6 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate64.26 %63.45 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇱 Albania🇯🇵 JapanShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)27,115-25.04M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions3.39★960.23
Population Distributiona fairly even distribution, with somewhat higher concentrations of people in the western and central parts of the countryall primary and secondary regions of high population density lie on the coast; one third of the population resides in and around Tokyo on the central plain (Kanto Plain)
Protected Land Area for Adaptation25.1 sq km29.6 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country6.2 Cubic meters per year27 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources30.2430★

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇱 Albania🇯🇵 JapanShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization2.95 %12.59 %★
Agricultural land10,883.34 sq. km45,206 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)362 km29,751 km★
Dam capacity per capita1,456.16 cubic meters per inhabitant★255.33 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land1,90715,730★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇱 Albania🇯🇵 JapanShare
Rule of Law Index by Country54.02 %95.09 %★
Administrative Divisions1247★
Independence28★3
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇦🇱 Albania🇯🇵 JapanShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)1.41★6.42
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.6★8.1
Health Care Spending per Capita1,884.31 USD6,401.77 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.3 % of GDP10.8 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate(2021 est.) <0.1NA
Hospital Bed Density2.9 people/sq km12.7 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)7 %3 %★
Mean Age at First Birth26.630.7★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)21.7 %4.3 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS1,400★30,000
Underweight Children Under 51.5NA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇱 Albania🇯🇵 JapanShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)8,000261,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇦🇱 Albania🇯🇵 JapanShare
Currently married (Percent)69.08 %★45.75 %
Human Capital Index0.70.82★
Life expectancy at birth82.8 years88.16 years★
Median age of population37.61 years50.21 years★
Population Change-16,424.3 persons★-619,033.8 persons
Population density100.47 per sq. km★324.98 per sq. km
Total population2.75M persons122.45M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.760.76
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB★A-B
Birth Rate (%)8.71 %★6.84 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate46 %★39.8 %
Death Rate (%)7.9 %★12.04 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.1 % of GDP3.3 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age636,210.8 persons22.27M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate1.3769.38★
Learning-adjusted years of school10.18 years12.03 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days309 days★
Major Urban Areas Population520,000 people★37.19 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.39★170.82
Military Manpower at Military Age19★18
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization69.26 %91.43 %★
Physician Density1.88 people/sq km2.65 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate-1.06 %-0.45 %★
Population living in slums-2.4 %2 %★
Total deaths21,474.8 persons★1.56M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)56.79 %59.68 %★
Total fertility rate1.32 per woman★1.19 per woman
Total net-migration-21,909.6 persons220,640.4 persons★
Under-five mortality rate7.75 per live births2.28 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇦🇱 Albania🇯🇵 JapanShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.691.25★
Airports3280★
Heliports93,036★

Other

1 metric
Metric🇦🇱 Albania🇯🇵 JapanShare
Current Bank Rate2.75 %★0.75 %

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