Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Italy instead of Albania, you would:
Health
live 3.1 years longer
In Albania, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.8 times more money
Albania has a GDP per capita of $18,900 as of 2024, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $53,100 as of 2024.
be 34.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Albania, 10.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2024. In Italy, that number is 6.8% as of 2024.
pay a 2.1 times higher top tax rate
Albania has a top tax rate of 23.0% as of 2016. In Italy, the top tax rate is 48.8% as of 2016.
Life
be 70.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Albania, approximately 10.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Italy, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.
have 18.1% fewer children
In Albania, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025. In Italy, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025.
Expenditures
spend 38.7% more on education
Albania spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Italy spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 84.6% more on healthcare
Albania spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2018. In Italy, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 21.0 times more coastline
Albania has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Italian Revenue Agency, Albanian Taxation Office.
Italy: At a glance
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