Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 17.5 years longer

In Nauru, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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 66.2% less likely to be obese

In Nauru, 71.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Albania, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2024.

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see 40.8% less spent on your healthcare

Nauru spends $2,474 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Albania spends $1,465 as of 2023.

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Economy

make 11.2% less money

Nauru has a GDP per capita of $14,640 as of 2025, while in Albania, the GDP per capita is $12,998 as of 2025.

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Life

be 97.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Nauru, approximately 273.0 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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have 58.8% fewer children

In Nauru, there are approximately 24.6 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 46.5% less on education

Nauru spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Albania spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 61.3% less on healthcare

Nauru spends 18.2% 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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Geography

see 12.1 times more coastline

Nauru has a total of 30 km of coastline. In Albania, that number is 362 km.

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Safety

be 35.0% more likely to die in a road accident

In Nauru, road accidents kill 8.0 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 2.5 times more home broadband

Nauru has 10.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Albania has 24.9 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this

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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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