Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Armenia instead of Albania, you would:
Health
see 38.8% more spent on your healthcare
Albania spends $1,465 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Armenia spends $2,033 as of 2023.
have 78.8% more doctors per person
Albania has 18.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Armenia has 33.6 as of 2022.
be 10.5% less likely to die by suicide
Albania has a suicide rate of 2.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Armenia, it is 2.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 1.5 years less
In Albania, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Armenia, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 17.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Albania, 10.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Armenia, that number is 12.9% as of 2025.
be 10.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Albania, 19.7% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Armenia, however, that number is 21.7% as of 2024.
make 27.1% less money
Albania has a GDP per capita of $12,998 as of 2025, while in Armenia, the GDP per capita is $9,474 as of 2025.
Life
be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Albania, approximately 7.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Armenia, 19.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 21.0% less on education
Albania spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Armenia spends 2.4% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 32.2% more on healthcare
Albania spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Armenia, that number is 9.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 59.0% more likely to be murdered
Albania has a homicide rate of 1.4 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Armenia, that number is 2.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 25.9% more likely to die in a road accident
In Albania, road accidents kill 10.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Armenia, they kill 13.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 18.4% less home broadband
Albania has 24.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Armenia has 20.3 as of 2024.
live with 12.9 times more strain on fresh water
Albania withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Armenia withdraws 62% as of 2022.
use 17.5% less electricity
Albania uses 2,892 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Armenia uses 2,386 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 18.6% more likely to die from air pollution
In Albania, air pollution causes 59.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Armenia, it causes 70.0 as of 2019.
emit 38.0% more CO2
Albania emits 1.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Armenia emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021). How we calculate this
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