Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Albania fits inside Greece 4.6 times
Albania: 28,750 km² (2024) · Greece: 131,960 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Greece’s coastline is 38 times as long as Albania’s
Albania: 362 km (2026 edition) · Greece: 13,676 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Greece’s highest peak towers 153 m above Albania’s
Albania: 2,764 m (2026 edition) · Greece: 2,917 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 41% of Albania, versus 39% of Greece
Albania: 41.1% (2024) · Greece: 38.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Greece has 4.4 times as many people as Albania
Albania: 2.35 million (2025) · Greece: 10.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Albania is 6% more densely populated than Greece
Albania: 86 per km² (2025) · Greece: 81 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Greece are 5.2 cm taller than in Albania
Albania: 174.1 cm (2019) · Greece: 179.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Greece are 3.6 cm taller than in Albania
Albania: 162.2 cm (2019) · Greece: 165.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Greece is 9.5 years older than in Albania
Albania: 36.3 years (2023) · Greece: 45.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Albania have 0.1 more children on average than in Greece
Albania: 1.34 children per woman (2024) · Greece: 1.24 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Greece are 65 or older, versus 18% in Albania
Albania: 17.6% (2025) · Greece: 24.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Greece hosts 6.5 times as many refugees per resident as Albania
Albania: 2 per 1,000 (2025) · Greece: 12.9 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Greece has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Albania none
Albania: 0 (2026) · Greece: 1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Albania and Greece are practically level
Albania: 1 (2026) · Greece: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Greece’s economy is 9.2 times the size of Albania’s
Albania: $30.5 billion (2025) · Greece: $281 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Greece produces 60% more per person than Albania
Albania: Int$28,221 (2025) · Greece: Int$45,264 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Greece than in Albania (Gini 4 points higher)
Albania: 29.4 (2020) · Greece: 33.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Greece and Albania are practically level
Albania: 0.3% (2020) · Greece: 0.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 11% in Albania, versus 8.5% in Greece
Albania: 10.9% (2025) · Greece: 8.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Greece spends 3.0% of its GDP on the military, Albania 2.0%
Albania: 2% (2025) · Greece: 3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Greece’s central government collects 27% of GDP in tax, Albania’s 18%
Albania: 18% (2024) · Greece: 27.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Greece’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Albania’s
Albania: 46% (2025) · Greece: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Greece spends 3.3 times as much on health per person as Albania
Albania: $591 (2023) · Greece: $1,963 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Greece live 2.1 years longer than in Albania
Albania: 79.8 years (2024) · Greece: 81.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Albania is 2.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Greece
Albania: 8.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Greece: 3.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Greece has 3.5 times as many doctors per person as Albania
Albania: 1.9 per 1,000 (2020) · Greece: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Greece has 47% more hospital beds per person than Albania
Albania: 2.9 per 1,000 (2020) · Greece: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Albania is 36% higher than in Greece
Albania: 5.3 per 100k (2023) · Greece: 3.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
34% of adults in Greece are obese, versus 27% in Albania
Albania: 27.3% (2024) · Greece: 33.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Greece smoke, versus 21% in Albania
Albania: 21.4% (2024) · Greece: 30.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Greece rate their lives 0.04 points higher than in Albania
Albania: 5.66 (2025) · Greece: 5.70 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Greece drink 2 times as much alcohol as in Albania
Albania: 4.3 litres (2023) · Greece: 8.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Greece has 45% more meat per person than Albania
Albania: 56.7 kg (2023) · Greece: 82 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Greece has 144 kcal more food per person per day than Albania
Albania: 3,238 kcal (2023) · Greece: 3,382 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Albania put in 259 more hours a year than in Greece
Albania: 2,152 hours (2023) · Greece: 1,893 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Greece went to school 1.4 years longer than in Albania
Albania: 10.2 years (2023) · Greece: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Albania welcomed 81% more tourists per resident than Greece (2019)
Albania: 4.83 (2024) · Greece: 2.67 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Greece has 17 more World Heritage sites than Albania (21 against 4)
Albania: 4 (2026) · Greece: 21 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Greece has won 129 Olympic medals, Albania 2
Albania: 2 (2026 edition) · Greece: 129 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
Greece and Albania are practically level
Albania: 86% (2024) · Greece: 86% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Greece is 24% faster than in Albania
Albania: 151 Mbps (2026) · Greece: 186 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Albania and Greece are practically level
Albania: 100% (2024) · Greece: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Greece live in cities, versus 59% in Albania
Albania: 59% (2025) · Greece: 79% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Greece has 114 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Albania 89
Albania: 89 (2024) · Greece: 114 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Greece’s railway network is 5.5 times as long as Albania’s
Albania: 424 km (2017) · Greece: 2,339 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Greece fly 11 times as many passengers per resident as those from Albania
Albania: 0.16 (2023) · Greece: 1.83 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 37% of Greece, but only 34% of Albania
Albania: 34.3% (2024) · Greece: 36.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Greece emits 3.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Albania
Albania: 1.6 t (2024) · Greece: 5.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of Albania’s electricity is renewable, versus 50% in Greece
Albania: 100% (2024) · Greece: 49.7% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Albania carries 12% more fine dust than in Greece
Albania: 16.9 µg/m³ (2024) · Greece: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.1 times as likely to be murdered in Albania as in Greece
Albania: 1.8 per 100k (2024) · Greece: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Albania are 46% deadlier than in Greece
Albania: 15.8 per 100k (2023) · Greece: 10.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Greece is on average 2.2 °C warmer than Albania
Albania: 13.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Greece: 15.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Albania gets 69% more rain than Greece
Albania: 1,356 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Greece: 800 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Albania bigger than Greece?
Greece is larger. Albania fits inside Greece 4.6 times.
Which has more people, Albania or Greece?
Greece has 4.4 times as many people as Albania (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Albania or Greece?
People in Greece live 2.1 years longer than in Albania. Life expectancy at birth is 79.8 years in Albania and 81.8 in Greece.
Are people taller in Albania or Greece?
Men in Greece are 5.2 cm taller than in Albania (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
