Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Washington instead of Albania, you would:
Economy
make 4.8 times more money
Albania has a GDP per capita of $18,100 as of 2023, while in Washington, the GDP per capita is $87,768 as of 2024.
be 54.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Albania, 11.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Washington, that number is 5.3% as of 2025.
be 57.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Albania, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Washington, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 17.8% more likely to have internet access
In Albania, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Washington, about 93.1% do as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
