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

Health

live 5.1 years longer

In Georgia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (70 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.

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be 32.4% less likely to be obese

In Georgia, 35.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Albania, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2024.

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be 46.1% less likely to die by suicide

Georgia has a suicide rate of 5.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Albania, it is 2.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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see 12.8% less spent on your healthcare

Georgia spends $1,679 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Albania spends $1,465 as of 2023.

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have 66.7% fewer doctors per person

Georgia has 56.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Albania has 18.8 as of 2020.

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Economy

make 34.1% more money

Georgia has a GDP per capita of $9,692 as of 2025, while in Albania, the GDP per capita is $12,998 as of 2025.

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be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Georgia, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Albania, however, that number is 19.7% as of 2022.

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Life

be 65.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Georgia, approximately 20.0 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 10.7% more likely to die during infancy

In Georgia, approximately 7.5 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 10.3% fewer children

In Georgia, there are approximately 11.3 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 22.4% less on education

Georgia spends 4.0% 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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Geography

see 16.8% more coastline

Georgia has a total of 310 km of coastline. In Albania, that number is 362 km.

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Safety

be 15.0% less likely to die in a road accident

In Georgia, road accidents kill 12.7 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 18.2% less home broadband

Georgia has 30.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Albania has 24.9 as of 2024.

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live with 13.8% more strain on fresh water

Georgia withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Albania withdraws 5% as of 2022.

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use 14.5% less electricity

Georgia uses 3,382 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Albania uses 2,892 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

be 14.5% less likely to die from air pollution

In Georgia, air pollution causes 69.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Albania, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.

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emit 49.3% less CO2

Georgia emits 3.5 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 (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. 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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