Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Albania: 28,750 km² (2023) · Kosovo: no data
How much coast is there?
Albania: 362 km (2026 edition) · Kosovo: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Albania’s highest peak towers 108 m above Kosovo’s.
Albania: 2,764 m (2026 edition) · Kosovo: 2,656 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Albania has 49% more people than Kosovo.
Albania: 2.35 million (2025) · Kosovo: 1.58 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Albania: 86 per km² (2025) · Kosovo: no data
How tall are the men?
Albania: 174.1 cm (2019) · Kosovo: no data
How tall are the women?
Albania: 162.2 cm (2019) · Kosovo: no data
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Albania is 4.8 years older than in Kosovo.
Albania: 36.3 years (2023) · Kosovo: 31.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kosovo have 0.2 more children on average than in Albania.
Albania: 1.34 children per woman (2024) · Kosovo: 1.54 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in Albania are 65 or older, versus 11% in Kosovo.
Albania: 17.6% (2025) · Kosovo: 10.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Albania and Kosovo are practically level.
Albania: 0 (2025) · Kosovo: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Kosovo has 2 official languages, Albania 1.
Albania: 1 (2026) · Kosovo: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Albania’s economy is 2.5 times the size of Kosovo’s.
Albania: $30.5 billion (2025) · Kosovo: $12.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Albania produces 47% more per person than Kosovo.
Albania: Int$28,221 (2025) · Kosovo: Int$19,263 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Kosovo than in Albania (Gini 8.9 points higher).
Albania: 29.4 (2020) · Kosovo: 38.3 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Albania: 10.9% (2025) · Kosovo: no data
How much goes to the military?
Albania spends 2.0% of its GDP on the military, Kosovo 1.5%.
Albania: 2% (2024) · Kosovo: 1.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Albania’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Kosovo’s.
Albania: 46% (2025) · Kosovo: 41% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Albania: $591 (2023) · Kosovo: no data
How long do people live?
People in Albania live 1.6 years longer than in Kosovo.
Albania: 79.8 years (2024) · Kosovo: 78.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Albania is 4% more likely to die before turning one than in Kosovo.
Albania: 8.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Kosovo: 8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Albania: 1.9 per 1,000 (2020) · Kosovo: no data
How common is obesity?
Albania: 27.3% (2024) · Kosovo: no data
How many adults smoke?
Albania: 21.4% (2024) · Kosovo: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Kosovo rate their lives 1.25 points higher than in Albania.
Albania: 5.66 (2025) · Kosovo: 6.91 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Albania: 4.3 litres (2023) · Kosovo: no data
How much meat is on the menu?
Albania: 56.7 kg (2023) · Kosovo: no data
How much food is there per day?
Albania: 3,238 kcal (2023) · Kosovo: no data
How long do people work?
Albania: 2,152 hours (2023) · Kosovo: no data
How long do people go to school?
Albania: 10.2 years (2023) · Kosovo: no data
How many tourists visit?
Albania: 4.83 (2024) · Kosovo: no data
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in Kosovo are online, versus 86% in Albania.
Albania: 86% (2024) · Kosovo: 89% (2018)
Who has electricity at home?
Albania: 100% (2024) · Kosovo: no data
How many live in cities?
59% of people in Albania live in cities, versus 51% in Kosovo.
Albania: 59% (2025) · Kosovo: 51% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Albania has 89 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Kosovo 35.
Albania: 89 (2024) · Kosovo: 35 (2022)
How much railway is there?
Kosovo’s railway network is 3% longer than Albania’s.
Albania: 424 km (2017) · Kosovo: 437 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Albania: 0.16 (2023) · Kosovo: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Albania: 28.8% (2023) · Kosovo: no data
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Kosovo emits 3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Albania.
Albania: 1.6 t (2024) · Kosovo: 4.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of Albania’s electricity is renewable, versus 11% in Kosovo.
Albania: 100% (2024) · Kosovo: 11% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Albania carries 6% more fine dust than in Kosovo.
Albania: 16.9 µg/m³ (2024) · Kosovo: 15.9 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 8% more likely to be murdered in Kosovo than in Albania.
Albania: 1.8 per 100k (2024) · Kosovo: 1.9 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Albania: 10.8 per 100k (2021) · Kosovo: no data
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Albania is on average 2.2 °C warmer than Kosovo.
Albania: 13.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kosovo: 11.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Albania gets 55% more rain than Kosovo.
Albania: 1,356 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Kosovo: 876 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Which has more people, Albania or Kosovo?
Albania has 49% more people than Kosovo (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Albania or Kosovo?
People in Albania live 1.6 years longer than in Kosovo. Life expectancy at birth is 79.8 years in Albania and 78.2 in Kosovo.
