Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Albania instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
live 1.6 years longer
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Albania, that number is 79 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 56.9% less money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $42,000 as of 2023, while in Albania, the GDP per capita is $18,100 as of 2023.
be 82.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 6.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Albania, that number is 11.6% as of 2023.
pay a 15.0% higher top tax rate
Estonia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Albania, the top tax rate is 23.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 50.0% more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Albania, there are 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 60.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Albania, 8.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 3.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Albania, on the other hand, 10.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 17.8% less likely to have internet access
In Estonia, approximately 96.1% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Albania, about 79.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 53.0% less on education
Estonia spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Albania spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 14.1% less on healthcare
Estonia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Albania, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2018.
Geography
see 90.5% less coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Albania, that number is 362 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, Albanian Taxation Office.
Albania: At a glance
How big is Albania compared to Estonia? See an in-depth size comparison.