If you lived in Albania instead of Belize, you would:

Health

be 91.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Belize, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Albania, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.

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live 6.0 years longer

In Belize, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Albania, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 44.4% less likely to be obese

In Belize, 43.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Albania, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2024.

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see 2.6 times more spent on your healthcare

Belize spends $573 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Albania spends $1,465 as of 2023.

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have 73.0% more doctors per person

Belize has 10.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2018. Albania has 18.8 as of 2020.

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be 34.2% less likely to die by suicide

Belize has a suicide rate of 4.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Albania, it is 2.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 65.3% more money

Belize has a GDP per capita of $7,865 as of 2025, while in Albania, the GDP per capita is $12,998 as of 2025.

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be 23.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Belize, 8.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Albania, that number is 10.9% as of 2025.

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Life

be 89.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Belize, approximately 67.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Albania, 7.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 11.2% more likely to be literate

In Belize, the literacy rate is 87.9% as of 2022. In Albania, it is 97.7% as of 2023.

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be 23.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Belize, approximately 10.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Albania, on the other hand, 8.3 children do as of 2024.

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have 43.9% fewer children

In Belize, there are approximately 18.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Albania, there are 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 33.1% less on education

Belize spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Albania spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 69.9% more on healthcare

Belize spends 4.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Albania, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 95.0% less likely to be murdered

Belize has a homicide rate of 28.1 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Albania, that number is 1.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 38.3% less likely to die in a road accident

In Belize, road accidents kill 17.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Albania, they kill 10.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 2.6 times more home broadband

Belize has 9.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Albania has 24.9 as of 2024.

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live with 3.8 times more strain on fresh water

Belize withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Albania withdraws 5% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 2.8 times more likely to die from air pollution

In Belize, air pollution causes 21.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Albania, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.

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emit 92.5% more CO2

Belize emits 0.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Albania emits 1.8 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

Albania: At a glance

Albania is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 27,398 sq km. Albania declared its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1912, but was conquered by Italy in 1939, and occupied by Germany in 1943. Communist partisans took over the country in 1944. Albania allied itself first with the USSR (until 1960), and then with China (to 1978). In the early 1990s, Albania ended 46 years of xenophobic communist rule and established a multiparty democracy. The transition has proven challenging as successive governments have tried to deal with high unemployment, widespread corruption, dilapidated infrastructure, powerful organized crime networks, and combative political opponents. Albania has made progress in its democratic development since first holding multiparty elections in 1991, but deficiencies remain. International observers judged elections to be largely free and fair since the restoration of political stability following the collapse of pyramid schemes in 1997; however, each of Albania's post-communist elections have been marred by claims of electoral fraud. The 2009 general elections resulted in a coalition government, the first such in the country's history. In 2013, general elections achieved a peaceful transition of power and a second successive coalition government. Albania joined NATO in April 2009 and is a potential candidate for EU accession. Although Albania's economy continues to grow, it has slowed, and the country is still one of the poorest in Europe. A large informal economy and an inadequate energy and transportation infrastructure remain obstacles.
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