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Albania vs United States: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 110 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Albania
alb
Leads on 41 of 110 metrics
United States
usa
Leads on 62 of 110 metrics

Summary

Comparing Albania and United States: Albania leads on Major Urban Areas Population (520,000 people) against United States (18.94 people); Albania leads on Refined Petroleum Products Imports (26,660) against United States (2.17); United States leads on Airports (16,116) against Albania (3). Across 110 compared metrics, Albania wins on 41 and United States wins on 62.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 5 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇱 Albania🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)83.14 %93.14 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 83% (2023 est.)percent of population: 93% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score58.18 points65.49 points★
Radios1575★
Televisions700,000★219
Waterways4141,009★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇦🇱 Albania🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country4.22B $350.60B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars32.19B $32.95T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1.25 %★0.5 %
Coal Revenue0.030.2★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)8.22 %★4.1 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.3 % of GDP16.9 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business IndexOverall Ease of Doing Business score: 53.5 | Trading Across Borders score: 92
Electricity Consumption5.11★3.9
Electricity Exports1.879.7★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels570★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants95★7
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels09★
Electricity from Other Renewables014★
Electricity Imports1.8372.72★
Electricity Installed Capacity2.11★1.09
Electricity Production7.14★4.1
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)27.41 USD per capita278.47 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient29.441.8★
Gross Fixed Investment25.8★12.9
Gross National Saving15.918.9★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-0.2 %3.25 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.2 %★2.9 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP3.2 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption50.97767.6★
Natural Gas Exports089.7★
Natural Gas Imports086.15★
Natural Gas Production50.97772.8★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves821.2★0
Oil Consumption33,000★19.15
Oil Exports1,004★1.92
Oil Imports22,880★10.27
Oil Production10,930★9.69
Oil Proved Reserves199.1★20.68
Population Below Poverty Line14.3 people★15.1 people
Public Debt81.9★114.8
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4 USD★2.8 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption29,000★19.96
Refined Petroleum Products Exports3,250★5.22
Refined Petroleum Products Imports26,660★2.18
Refined Petroleum Products Production5,638★20.3
Remittances8.4★0
Revenue from Forest Resources0.18★0.04
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.34★0.5
Taxes and Other Revenues17.8★10.6
Unemployment Rate10.3 %4.2 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇱 Albania🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)27,115-14.29M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions3.39★4.8
Continental Shelfnot specified;not specified;
Population Distributiona fairly even distribution, with somewhat higher concentrations of people in the western and central parts of the countrylarge urban clusters are spread throughout the eastern half of the US (particularly the Great Lakes area, northeast, east, and southeast) and the western-tier states; mountainous areas such as the Rocky Mountains and Appalachians, deserts in the southwest
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country6.2 Cubic meters per year1,383 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources30.2★3.07

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇱 Albania🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization2.95 %★2.11 %
Agricultural land10,883.34 sq. km4.17M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)362 km19,924 km★
Dam capacity per capita1,456.16 cubic meters per inhabitant2,113 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land1,907234,782★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇱 Albania🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Rule of Law Index by Country54.02 %88.3 %★
Administrative Divisions1250★
Independence28★4
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇦🇱 Albania🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)1.41★20.72
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.613.7★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.3 % of GDP16.6 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate(2021 est.) <0.1NA
Hospital Bed Density2.9 people/sq km★2.7 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)7 %★17 %
Mean Age at First Birth26.627.5★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)21.7 %★36.2 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS1,400NA
Underweight Children Under 51.50.4★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇱 Albania🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)8,0001.40M★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇦🇱 Albania🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Currently married (Percent)69.08 %★51.38 %
Human Capital Index0.70.72★
Life expectancy at birth82.8 years83.22 years★
Median age of population37.61 years38.79 years★
Population Change-16,424.3 persons2.26M persons★
Population density100.47 per sq. km38.15 per sq. km★
Total population2.75M persons349.13M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.76★0.4
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsBC★
Birth Rate (%)8.71 %10.75 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate46 %73.9 %★
Death Rate (%)7.9 %★8.76 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.1 % of GDP5.4 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age636,210.8 persons78.56M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate1.37174.17★
Learning-adjusted years of school10.18 years11.07 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days183.4 days★
Major Urban Areas Population520,000 people★18.94 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.39177.13★
Military Manpower at Military Age19★18
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization69.26 %74.52 %★
Physician Density1.88 people/sq km3.68 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate-1.06 %0.45 %★
Population living in slums-2.4 %0.05 %★
Total deaths21,474.8 persons★2.87M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)56.79 %65.73 %★
Total fertility rate1.32 per woman1.61 per woman★
Total net-migration-21,909.6 persons1.49M persons★
Under-five mortality rate7.75 per live births5.52 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇦🇱 Albania🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.692.06★
Airports316,116★
Heliports98,130★

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