Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Albania is 12% bigger than North Macedonia.
Albania: 28,750 km² (2023) · North Macedonia: 25,710 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Albania: 362 km (2026 edition) · North Macedonia: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Albania and North Macedonia are practically level.
Albania: 2,764 m (2026 edition) · North Macedonia: 2,764 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Albania has 29% more people than North Macedonia.
Albania: 2.35 million (2025) · North Macedonia: 1.82 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Albania is 19% more densely populated than North Macedonia.
Albania: 86 per km² (2025) · North Macedonia: 72 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in North Macedonia are 2.4 cm taller than in Albania.
Albania: 174.1 cm (2019) · North Macedonia: 176.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Albania are 1.3 cm taller than in North Macedonia.
Albania: 162.2 cm (2019) · North Macedonia: 160.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in North Macedonia is 4 years older than in Albania.
Albania: 36.3 years (2023) · North Macedonia: 40.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in North Macedonia have 0.1 more children on average than in Albania.
Albania: 1.34 children per woman (2024) · North Macedonia: 1.4 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
19% of people in North Macedonia are 65 or older, versus 18% in Albania.
Albania: 17.6% (2025) · North Macedonia: 18.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
North Macedonia has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Albania 0.0.
Albania: 0 (2025) · North Macedonia: 5.5 (2025)
How many official languages?
Albania and North Macedonia are practically level.
Albania: 1 (2026) · North Macedonia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Albania’s economy is 60% larger than North Macedonia’s.
Albania: $30.5 billion (2025) · North Macedonia: $19.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Albania and North Macedonia are nearly identical here.
Albania: Int$28,221 (2025) · North Macedonia: Int$28,029 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in North Macedonia than in Albania (Gini 4.1 points higher).
Albania: 29.4 (2020) · North Macedonia: 33.5 (2019)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 12% in North Macedonia, versus 11% in Albania.
Albania: 10.9% (2025) · North Macedonia: 12.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
North Macedonia and Albania are practically level.
Albania: 2% (2024) · North Macedonia: 2.1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Albania’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× North Macedonia’s.
Albania: 46% (2025) · North Macedonia: 37% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
North Macedonia spends 8% more on health per person than Albania.
Albania: $591 (2023) · North Macedonia: $639 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Albania live 3.2 years longer than in North Macedonia.
Albania: 79.8 years (2024) · North Macedonia: 76.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Albania is 3.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in North Macedonia.
Albania: 8.3 per 1,000 (2024) · North Macedonia: 2.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
North Macedonia has 57% more doctors per person than Albania.
Albania: 1.9 per 1,000 (2020) · North Macedonia: 2.9 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in North Macedonia are obese, versus 27% in Albania.
Albania: 27.3% (2024) · North Macedonia: 31.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
40% of adults in North Macedonia smoke, versus 21% in Albania.
Albania: 21.4% (2024) · North Macedonia: 39.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in North Macedonia rate their lives 0.06 points higher than in Albania.
Albania: 5.66 (2025) · North Macedonia: 5.72 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in North Macedonia drink 46% more alcohol than in Albania.
Albania: 4.3 litres (2023) · North Macedonia: 6.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Albania has 10% more meat per person than North Macedonia.
Albania: 56.7 kg (2023) · North Macedonia: 51.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
North Macedonia has 238 kcal more food per person per day than Albania.
Albania: 3,238 kcal (2023) · North Macedonia: 3,476 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Albania put in 203 more hours a year than in North Macedonia.
Albania: 2,152 hours (2023) · North Macedonia: 1,949 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in North Macedonia went to school 0.05 years longer than in Albania.
Albania: 10.2 years (2023) · North Macedonia: 10.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Albania welcomed 11 times as many tourists per resident as North Macedonia (2019).
Albania: 4.83 (2024) · North Macedonia: 0.46 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
93% of people in North Macedonia are online, versus 86% in Albania.
Albania: 86% (2024) · North Macedonia: 93% (2025)
Who has electricity at home?
Albania and North Macedonia are practically level.
Albania: 100% (2024) · North Macedonia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
63% of people in North Macedonia live in cities, versus 59% in Albania.
Albania: 59% (2025) · North Macedonia: 63% (2025)
How many phones per person?
North Macedonia has 108 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Albania 89.
Albania: 89 (2024) · North Macedonia: 108 (2024)
How much railway is there?
North Macedonia’s railway network is 61% longer than Albania’s.
Albania: 424 km (2017) · North Macedonia: 683 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Albania: 0.16 (2023) · North Macedonia: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 40% of North Macedonia, but only 29% of Albania.
Albania: 28.8% (2023) · North Macedonia: 39.7% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in North Macedonia emits 2.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Albania.
Albania: 1.6 t (2024) · North Macedonia: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of Albania’s electricity is renewable, versus 47% in North Macedonia.
Albania: 100% (2024) · North Macedonia: 47.2% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in North Macedonia carries 22% more fine dust than in Albania.
Albania: 16.9 µg/m³ (2024) · North Macedonia: 20.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 15% more likely to be murdered in Albania than in North Macedonia.
Albania: 1.8 per 100k (2024) · North Macedonia: 1.5 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Albania are 89% deadlier than in North Macedonia.
Albania: 10.8 per 100k (2021) · North Macedonia: 5.7 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Albania is on average 1.6 °C warmer than North Macedonia.
Albania: 13.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · North Macedonia: 12°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Albania gets 70% more rain than North Macedonia.
Albania: 1,356 mm (2016–2025 avg) · North Macedonia: 796 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Albania bigger than North Macedonia?
Albania is larger. Albania is 12% bigger than North Macedonia.
Which has more people, Albania or North Macedonia?
Albania has 29% more people than North Macedonia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Albania or North Macedonia?
People in Albania live 3.2 years longer than in North Macedonia. Life expectancy at birth is 79.8 years in Albania and 76.6 in North Macedonia.
Are people taller in Albania or North Macedonia?
Men in North Macedonia are 2.4 cm taller than in Albania (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
