Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Albania instead of Croatia, you would:
Health
live 0.8 years longer
In Croatia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 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 21.6% less likely to be obese
In Croatia, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Albania, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2024.
be 82.5% less likely to die by suicide
Croatia has a suicide rate of 15.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Albania, it is 2.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 54.6% less spent on your healthcare
Croatia spends $3,229 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Albania spends $1,465 as of 2023.
have 51.9% fewer doctors per person
Croatia has 39.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Albania has 18.8 as of 2020.
have 20.0% less access to essential health services
Croatia scores 80 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Albania scores 64 as of 2021.
Economy
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Croatia, 5.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Albania, that number is 10.9% as of 2025.
make 52.0% less money
Croatia has a GDP per capita of $27,104 as of 2025, while in Albania, the GDP per capita is $12,998 as of 2025.
Life
have 22.0% more children
In Croatia, there are approximately 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Albania, there are 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Croatia, approximately 3.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Albania, 7.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Croatia, approximately 4.1 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.
Expenditures
spend 24.4% less on education
Croatia spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Albania spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 93.8% less coastline
Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In Albania, that number is 362 km.
Safety
be 2.1 times more likely to be murdered
Croatia has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Albania, that number is 1.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 33.3% more likely to die in a road accident
In Croatia, road accidents kill 8.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Albania, they kill 10.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 15.9% less home broadband
Croatia has 29.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Albania has 24.9 as of 2024.
live with 3.2 times more strain on fresh water
Croatia withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Albania withdraws 5% as of 2022.
use 35.5% less electricity
Croatia uses 4,484 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Albania uses 2,892 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 62.9% less CO2
Croatia emits 4.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Albania emits 1.8 tonnes as of 2024.
be 90.3% more likely to die from air pollution
In Croatia, air pollution causes 31.0 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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