Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 10.4 years longer

In Palau, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 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 40.4% less likely to be obese

In Palau, 40.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Albania, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2024.

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see 21.1% less spent on your healthcare

Palau spends $1,857 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 33.5% less money

Palau has a GDP per capita of $19,532 as of 2025, while in Albania, the GDP per capita is $12,998 as of 2025.

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Life

be 92.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Palau, approximately 89.0 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 55.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Palau, approximately 18.6 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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Expenditures

spend 10.2% less on education

Palau spends 3.4% 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 35.0% less on healthcare

Palau spends 10.8% 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 76.2% less coastline

Palau has a total of 1,519 km of coastline. In Albania, that number is 362 km.

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Safety

be 51.4% less likely to die in a road accident

In Palau, road accidents kill 22.2 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 3.4 times more home broadband

Palau has 7.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Albania has 24.9 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 97.8% less CO2

Palau emits 82.8 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 (2023–2025), 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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