Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Albania instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years longer
In Brazil, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Albania, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
be 19.9% less likely to be obese
In Brazil, 30.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Albania, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2024.
be 63.8% less likely to die by suicide
Brazil has a suicide rate of 7.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Albania, it is 2.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 29.3% less spent on your healthcare
Brazil spends $2,070 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Albania spends $1,465 as of 2023.
have 20.3% fewer doctors per person
Brazil has 23.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Albania has 18.8 as of 2020.
have 20.0% less access to essential health services
Brazil scores 80 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Albania scores 64 as of 2021.
Economy
make 21.3% more money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $10,713 as of 2025, while in Albania, the GDP per capita is $12,998 as of 2025.
be 83.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Albania, that number is 10.9% as of 2025.
Life
be 89.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Brazil, 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.
be 32.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Brazil, approximately 12.3 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.
have 16.5% fewer children
In Brazil, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Albania, there are 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 45.0% less on education
Brazil spends 5.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Albania spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 27.5% less on healthcare
Brazil spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Albania, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 95.2% less coastline
Brazil has a total of 7,491 km of coastline. In Albania, that number is 362 km.
Safety
be 92.8% less likely to be murdered
Brazil has a homicide rate of 19.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Albania, that number is 1.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 31.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Brazil, road accidents kill 15.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Albania, they kill 10.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 3.2 times more strain on fresh water
Brazil withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Albania withdraws 5% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 22.8% less CO2
Brazil emits 2.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Albania emits 1.8 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.6 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Brazil, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Albania, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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