Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Albania fits inside Greece 4.6 times.
Albania: 28,750 km² (2023) · Greece: 131,960 km² (2023)
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)
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 Nobel laureates were born there?
Greece has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Albania 0.0.
Albania: 0 (2025) · Greece: 1 (2025)
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 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 3.1% of its GDP on the military, Albania 2.0%.
Albania: 2% (2024) · Greece: 3.1% (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 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)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
Greece and Albania are practically level.
Albania: 86% (2024) · Greece: 86% (2024)
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 30% of Greece, but only 29% of Albania.
Albania: 28.8% (2023) · Greece: 30.3% (2023)
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 48% deadlier than in Greece.
Albania: 10.8 per 100k (2021) · Greece: 7.3 per 100k (2021)
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)
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).
