Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Albania instead of Italy, you would:
Health
live 3.1 years less
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Albania, that number is 79 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 41.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Italy, 9.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Albania, that number is 5.8% as of 2019.
be 28.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Italy, 20.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Albania, however, that number is 14.3% as of 2012.
pay a 52.9% lower top tax rate
Italy has a top tax rate of 48.8% as of 2016. In Albania, the top tax rate is 23.0% as of 2016.
make 65.9% less money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $39,000 as of 2020, while in Albania, the GDP per capita is $13,300 as of 2020.
Life
have 82.6% more children
In Italy, there are approximately 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Albania, there are 12.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 7.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Italy, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Albania, 15.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Italy, approximately 3.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Albania, on the other hand, 10.8 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 40.2% less on healthcare
Italy spends 8.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Albania, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2018.
Geography
see 95.2% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 km of coastline. In Albania, that number is 362 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Italian Revenue Agency, Albanian Taxation Office.
Albania: At a glance
How big is Albania compared to Italy? See an in-depth size comparison.