Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Albania instead of South Africa, you would:
Health
be 99.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In South Africa, 19.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Albania, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2017.
live 14.2 years longer
In South Africa, the average life expectancy is 65 years (64 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2022. In Albania, that number is 79 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
be 23.3% less likely to be obese
In South Africa, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Albania, that number is 21.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 15.7% more money
South Africa has a GDP per capita of $11,500 as of 2020, while in Albania, the GDP per capita is $13,300 as of 2020.
be 79.6% less likely to be unemployed
In South Africa, 28.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Albania, that number is 5.8% as of 2019.
be 13.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In South Africa, 16.6% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Albania, however, that number is 14.3% as of 2012.
pay a 48.9% lower top tax rate
South Africa has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2017. In Albania, the top tax rate is 23.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 87.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In South Africa, approximately 119.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Albania, 15.0 women do as of 2017.
be 58.2% less likely to die during infancy
In South Africa, approximately 25.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Albania, on the other hand, 10.8 children do as of 2022.
have 31.6% fewer children
In South Africa, there are approximately 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Albania, there are 12.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 42.6% less on education
South Africa spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Albania spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 42.9% less on healthcare
South Africa spends 9.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Albania, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2018.
Geography
see 87.1% less coastline
South Africa has a total of 2,798 km of coastline. In Albania, that number is 362 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Albanian Taxation Office, South African Revenue Service.
Albania: At a glance
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