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

Health

be 20.8% less likely to be obese

In Oman, 30.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Albania, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2024.

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be 3.0 times more likely to die by suicide

Oman has a suicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Albania, it is 2.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 3.4 times more likely to be unemployed

In Oman, 3.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Albania, that number is 10.9% as of 2025.

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make 34.8% less money

Oman has a GDP per capita of $19,947 as of 2025, while in Albania, the GDP per capita is $12,998 as of 2025.

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Life

be 46.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Oman, approximately 13.0 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 39.6% fewer children

In Oman, there are approximately 16.8 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 29.5% less on education

Oman spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Albania spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 2.0 times more on healthcare

Oman spends 3.5% 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 82.7% less coastline

Oman has a total of 2,092 km of coastline. In Albania, that number is 362 km.

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Safety

be 9.9 times more likely to be murdered

Oman has a homicide rate of 0.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Albania, that number is 1.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 2.2 times more home broadband

Oman has 11.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Albania has 24.9 as of 2024.

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live with 95.9% less strain on fresh water

Oman withdraws 117% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Albania withdraws 5% as of 2022.

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use 64.7% less electricity

Oman uses 8,203 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Albania uses 2,892 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

be 43.3% less likely to die from air pollution

In Oman, air pollution causes 104.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Albania, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.

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emit 90.4% less CO2

Oman emits 18.6 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 (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). 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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