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Albania vs Greece

123 shared metrics.

AlbaniaLeads in 33

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GreeceLeads in 90

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Albania

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Identity

Formal name: Republic of Albania.

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Identity

Name origin: name may be derived from the pre-Celtic word alb, meaning "hill," or from the Indo-European root word albh, meaning "white.

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Greece

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Identity

Formal name: Hellenic Republic.

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Curated stat

Greece counts about 6,000 islands and islets, but only 227 are inhabited.

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Analysis

Greece leads in 90 of 123 shared metrics, while Albania leads in 33.

Albania's Firms Making Informal Payments is 4.3x that of Greece (16.69% of firms vs 3.1% of firms).

Albania's Firms Asked for Bribes is 1.8x that of Greece (15.12% of firms vs 5.5% of firms).

Albania's Infant Mortality is 1.6x that of Greece (8.3 per 1k births vs 3.2 per 1k births).

Albania's Child Mortality is 1.5x that of Greece (9.4 per 1k births vs 3.7 per 1k births).

Albania's FDI Inflows (% GDP) is 1.4x that of Greece (6.3% of GDP vs 2.6% of GDP).

Key Comparisons

Firms Making Informal PaymentsAlbania leads

Albania

16.69% of firms

Greece

3.1% of firms

Firms Asked for BribesAlbania leads

Albania

15.12% of firms

Greece

5.5% of firms

Infant MortalityAlbania leads

Albania

8.3 per 1k births

Greece

3.2 per 1k births

Child MortalityAlbania leads

Albania

9.4 per 1k births

Greece

3.7 per 1k births

FDI Inflows (% GDP)Albania leads

Albania

6.3% of GDP

Greece

2.6% of GDP

Political Corruption IndexAlbania leads

Albania

0.62

Greece

0.28

All Metrics

Firms Making Informal Payments

Albania

16.69% of firms

Greece

3.1% of firms

432% higher

Firms Asked for Bribes

Albania

15.12% of firms

Greece

5.5% of firms

177% higher

Infant Mortality

Albania

8.3 per 1k births

Greece

3.2 per 1k births

159% higher

Child Mortality

Albania

9.4 per 1k births

Greece

3.7 per 1k births

154% higher

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Albania

6.3% of GDP

Greece

2.6% of GDP

140% higher

Political Corruption Index

Albania

0.62

Greece

0.28

126% higher

Foreign Patents

Greece

Albania

1.0

Greece

532

100% lower

Air Passengers

Greece

Albania

374.8K

Greece

19.09M

98% lower

Scientific Publications

Greece

Albania

238.59

Greece

15.1K

98% lower

All-Time Olympic Medals

Greece

Albania

2.0 medals

Greece

129 medals

98% lower

Coastline Length

Greece

Albania

362 km

Greece

13.7K km

97% lower

Airports

Greece

Albania

3.0

Greece

96% lower

Renewable Energy (%)

Albania

41.9%

Greece

21.5%

95% higher

Armed Forces Personnel

Greece

Albania

8.0K

Greece

147.0K

95% lower

Domestic Patents

Greece

Albania

Greece

394

94% lower

Merchant Fleet Size

Greece

Albania

Greece

1.2K

94% lower

GDP Growth Rate

Albania

4.0%

Greece

2.1%

94% higher

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Greece

Albania

2.9 per 100k people

Greece

39.27 per 100k people

93% lower

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)

Water Withdrawal

Greece

Albania

0.80 B m³

Greece

10.05 B m³

92% lower

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Greece

Albania

25.18 gCO2/kWh

Greece

315.09 gCO2/kWh

92% lower

Comparison of Albania and Greece across 123 metrics
				Winner
Firms Making Informal Payments	16.69% of firms	3.1% of firms	432% higher	Albania
Firms Asked for Bribes	15.12% of firms	5.5% of firms	177% higher	Albania
Infant Mortality	8.3 per 1k births	3.2 per 1k births	159% higher	Albania
Child Mortality	9.4 per 1k births	3.7 per 1k births	154% higher	Albania
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	6.3% of GDP	2.6% of GDP	140% higher	Albania
Political Corruption Index	0.62	0.28	126% higher	Albania
Foreign Patents	1.0	532	100% lower	Greece
Air Passengers	374.8K	19.09M	98% lower	Greece
Scientific Publications	238.59	15.1K	98% lower	Greece
All-Time Olympic Medals	2.0 medals	129 medals	98% lower	Greece
Coastline Length	362 km	13.7K km	97% lower	Greece
Airports	3.0	82	96% lower	Greece
Renewable Energy (%)	41.9%	21.5%	95% higher	Albania
Armed Forces Personnel	8.0K	147.0K	95% lower	Greece
Domestic Patents	23	394	94% lower	Greece
Merchant Fleet Size	69	1.2K	94% lower	Greece
GDP Growth Rate	4.0%	2.1%	94% higher	Albania
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	2.9 per 100k people	39.27 per 100k people	93% lower	Greece
Water Withdrawal	0.80 B m³	10.05 B m³	92% lower	Greece
Electricity Carbon Intensity	25.18 gCO2/kWh	315.09 gCO2/kWh	92% lower	Greece
Total CO2 Emissions	4.2 Mt CO2e	52.51 Mt CO2e	92% lower	Greece
High-Tech Exports (%)	1.5%	15.01%	90% lower	Greece
GDP (Nominal)	$27,046,429,296.67	$256,238,371,778.12	89% lower	Greece
Electric Generating Capacity	2.86M kW	24.17M kW	88% lower	Greece
Irrigated Land	1.9K km²	12.2K km²	84% lower	Greece
Electricity Generation	9.0 TWh	57.23 TWh	84% lower	Greece
Water Stress (%)	3.0%	17.32%	83% lower	Greece
Railway Length	424 km	2.3K km	82% lower	Greece
Teen Birth Rate	12.79 per 1k	7.0 per 1k	82% higher	Albania
Solar Electricity Share	4.1%	22.17%	82% lower	Greece
Forest Area	7.9K km²	39.0K km²	80% lower	Greece
Tourism Revenue	$1,243,000,000	$6,193,000,000	80% lower	Greece
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	4.0 sites	20 sites	80% lower	Greece
Land Area	27.4K km²	128.9K km²	79% lower	Greece
Health Spending Per Capita	$414.35	$1,768.11	77% lower	Greece
Population	2.55M	10.42M	76% lower	Greece
Vehicles per 1,000 People	209.37 per 1k people	880.6 per 1k people	76% lower	Greece
Doctors (per 1,000)	1.9 per 1k	6.6 per 1k	71% lower	Greece
CO2 Per Capita	1.6 t/person/yr	5.3 t/person/yr	70% lower	Greece
Credit Card Ownership	7.4% of adults	23.17% of adults	68% lower	Greece
Official Languages Count	1.0	3.0	67% lower	Greece
Homicide Rate	1.4 per 100k	0.84 per 100k	65% higher	Albania
Tourist Arrivals	2.66M	7.41M	64% lower	Greece
Digital Payments Used	35.31% of adults	91.4% of adults	61% lower	Greece
Seafood Consumption per Person	8.7 kg/person/yr	21.54 kg/person/yr	60% lower	Greece
Government Debt (% GDP)	81.9% of GDP	190.6% of GDP	57% lower	Greece
GNI Per Capita	$9,910	$22,730	56% lower	Greece
Firms Hit by Power Outages	33.16% of firms	21.26% of firms	56% higher	Albania
Women in Parliament (%)	35.71%	23%	55% higher	Albania
Energy Use (Per Capita)	888.46 kg oil eq/person	1.9K kg oil eq/person	53% lower	Greece
University Enrollment Rate	82%	165.11%	50% lower	Greece
Broadband Access (%)	22 per 100 people	44 per 100 people	50% lower	Greece
Capital Elevation	110 m	74 m	49% higher	Albania
Road Traffic Death Rate	10.8 per 100k	7.3 per 100k	48% higher	Albania
Nurses & Midwives	5.8 per 1k	4.1 per 1k	43% higher	Albania
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	40.11 per 100k	67.57 per 100k	41% lower	Greece
Suicide Rate	2.8 per 100k	4.7 per 100k	41% lower	Greece
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	28 days/yr	20 days/yr	40% higher	Albania
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$26,693.19	$44,005.13	39% lower	Greece
Milk Consumption per Person	351.72 kg/person/yr	255.26 kg/person/yr	38% higher	Albania
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	2.9K kWh/person	4.7K kWh/person	38% lower	Greece
Land Border Length	691 km	1.1K km	38% lower	Greece
Electoral Democracy Index	0.48	0.74	35% lower	Greece
Military Spending	2.0% of GDP	3.1% of GDP	35% lower	Greece
Meat Consumption per Person	47.51 kg/person/yr	71.7 kg/person/yr	34% lower	Greece
Death Rate	7.9 per 1k	11.99 per 1k	34% lower	Greece
Smoking Rate	21.9%	32.8%	33% lower	Greece
Liberal Democracy Index	0.38	0.57	33% lower	Greece
Protected Land (%)	23.6%	35%	33% lower	Greece
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	17.8% of GDP	26.69% of GDP	33% lower	Greece
Insufficient Physical Activity	23.62% of adults	35.2% of adults	33% lower	Greece
Hypertension Prevalence	41.7% of adults	31.8% of adults	31% higher	Albania
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	2.9 per 1k	4.2 per 1k	31% lower	Greece
Tobacco Use Prevalence	21.4% of adults	30.2% of adults	29% lower	Greece
Elderly Population (%)	16.92%	23.94%	29% lower	Greece
Safe Drinking Water (%)	70.79%	96.69%	27% lower	Greece
Health Spending (% GDP)	6.2% of GDP	8.5% of GDP	27% lower	Greece
Youth Population (%)	16.84%	13.22%	27% higher	Albania
Urban Population (%)	58.55%	79%	26% lower	Greece
Border Neighbors	3.0	4.0	25% lower	Greece
Fertility Rate	1.1 children/woman	1.4 children/woman	23% lower	Greece
Alcohol Consumption	4.5 L/adult/yr	5.8 L/adult/yr	23% lower	Greece
Corruption Perceptions Index	39 pts	50 pts	22% lower	Greece
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	89 per 100 people	114 per 100 people	22% lower	Greece
Firms with Female Top Manager	19.11% of firms	15.64% of firms	22% higher	Albania
Obesity Rate	26.58%	33.68%	21% lower	Greece
Median Age	36.3 years	45.7 years	21% lower	Greece
Youth Unemployment Rate	25.57% of youth labor force	21.39% of youth labor force	20% higher	Albania
Inflation Rate	2.2%	2.7%	19% lower	Greece
Birth Rate	8.7 per 1k	7.4 per 1k	18% higher	Albania
Freedom of Expression Index	0.67	0.81	17% lower	Greece
Dependency Ratio	50.97% of working-age pop.	59.13% of working-age pop.	14% lower	Greece
Exports (% GDP)	36.28% of GDP	42.11% of GDP	14% lower	Greece
Inequality (Gini)	29.4	33.4	12% lower	Greece
Human Development Index	0.81	0.91	11% lower	Greece
Beer Consumption	1.5 L/person/yr	1.7 L/person/yr	9% lower	Greece
Population Density	88.11 /km²	80.74 /km²	9% higher	Albania
Agricultural Land (%)	38.12%	41.68%	9% lower	Greece
Imports (% GDP)	43.17% of GDP	47.66% of GDP	9% lower	Greece
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	15.71 µg/m³	14.41 µg/m³	9% higher	Albania
Education Spending (% GDP)	3.1% of GDP	3.4% of GDP	8% lower	Greece
Spirits Consumption	1.2 L/person/yr	1.1 L/person/yr	7% higher	Albania
Can Raise Emergency Money	89.28% of adults	95.48% of adults	6% lower	Greece
Average Weekly Work Hours	41.33 hrs/week	39.52 hrs/week	5% higher	Albania
Forest Coverage (%)	28.79%	30.27%	5% lower	Greece
Women in Senior Management	33.41% of managers	35.01% of managers	5% lower	Greece
Highest Elevation	2.8K m	2.9K m	5% lower	Greece
Internet Users (%)	83%	86.27%	4% lower	Greece
Life Expectancy	79.6 years	81.5 years	2% lower	Greece
Food Waste per Person	124.95 kg/person/yr	122.06 kg/person/yr	2% higher	Albania
Unemployment Rate	10.25%	10.13%	1% higher	Albania
Life Evaluation Score	5.7 pts	5.7 pts	1% lower	Greece
Time Zones Count	1.0 time zones	1.0 time zones	equal	Albania
Women's Political Empowerment	0.89	0.90	equal	Greece
Coal Electricity Share	0%	4.7%	ranked lower	Greece
Wind Electricity Share	0%	20.44%	ranked lower	Greece
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	Albania
Sanitation Access (%)	99.3%	99.01%	equal	Albania
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0 per 1M people	0.10 per 1M people	ranked lower	Greece
Lowest Elevation	0 m	0 m	ranked higher	Albania
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-2% of GDP	-5.7% of GDP	ranked higher	Albania
All-Time Olympic Gold Medals	0 gold medals	36 gold medals	ranked lower	Greece
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0 per 1M people	3.7 per 1M people	ranked lower	Greece

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Analysis

Greece leads in 90 of 123 shared metrics, while Albania leads in 33.

Albania's Firms Making Informal Payments is 4.3x that of Greece (16.69% of firms vs 3.1% of firms).

Albania's Firms Asked for Bribes is 1.8x that of Greece (15.12% of firms vs 5.5% of firms).

Albania's Infant Mortality is 1.6x that of Greece (8.3 per 1k births vs 3.2 per 1k births).

Albania's Child Mortality is 1.5x that of Greece (9.4 per 1k births vs 3.7 per 1k births).

Albania's FDI Inflows (% GDP) is 1.4x that of Greece (6.3% of GDP vs 2.6% of GDP).

Key Comparisons

Firms Making Informal PaymentsAlbania leads

Albania

16.69% of firms

Greece

3.1% of firms

Firms Asked for BribesAlbania leads

Albania

15.12% of firms

Greece

5.5% of firms

Infant MortalityAlbania leads

Albania

8.3 per 1k births

Greece

3.2 per 1k births

Child MortalityAlbania leads

Albania

9.4 per 1k births

Greece

3.7 per 1k births

FDI Inflows (% GDP)Albania leads

Albania

6.3% of GDP

Greece

2.6% of GDP

Political Corruption IndexAlbania leads

Albania

0.62

Greece

0.28

Firms Making Informal Payments

16.69% of firms

3.1% of firms

Firms Asked for Bribes

15.12% of firms

5.5% of firms

Infant Mortality

8.3 per 1k births

3.2 per 1k births

Child Mortality

9.4 per 1k births

3.7 per 1k births

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

6.3% of GDP

2.6% of GDP

Political Corruption Index

0.62

0.28

Foreign Patents

1.0

532

Air Passengers

374.8K

19.09M

Scientific Publications

238.59

15.1K

All-Time Olympic Medals

2.0 medals

129 medals

Coastline Length

362 km

13.7K km

Airports

3.0

Renewable Energy (%)

41.9%

21.5%

Armed Forces Personnel

8.0K

147.0K

Domestic Patents

394

Merchant Fleet Size

1.2K

GDP Growth Rate

4.0%

2.1%

2.9 per 100k people

39.27 per 100k people

Water Withdrawal

0.80 B m³

10.05 B m³

Electricity Carbon Intensity

25.18 gCO2/kWh

315.09 gCO2/kWh

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Analysis

Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Firms Making Informal Payments

Firms Asked for Bribes

Infant Mortality

Child Mortality

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Political Corruption Index

Foreign Patents

Air Passengers

Scientific Publications

All-Time Olympic Medals

Coastline Length

Airports

Renewable Energy (%)

Armed Forces Personnel

Domestic Patents

Merchant Fleet Size

GDP Growth Rate

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Water Withdrawal

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Total CO2 Emissions

High-Tech Exports (%)

GDP (Nominal)

Electric Generating Capacity

Irrigated Land

Electricity Generation

Water Stress (%)

Railway Length

Teen Birth Rate

Solar Electricity Share

Forest Area

Tourism Revenue

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Land Area

Health Spending Per Capita

Population

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Doctors (per 1,000)

CO2 Per Capita

Credit Card Ownership

Official Languages Count

Homicide Rate

Tourist Arrivals

Digital Payments Used

Seafood Consumption per Person

Government Debt (% GDP)

GNI Per Capita

Firms Hit by Power Outages

Women in Parliament (%)

Energy Use (Per Capita)

University Enrollment Rate

Broadband Access (%)

Capital Elevation

Road Traffic Death Rate

Nurses & Midwives

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Suicide Rate

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Milk Consumption per Person

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Land Border Length

Electoral Democracy Index

Military Spending

Meat Consumption per Person

Death Rate

Smoking Rate

Liberal Democracy Index

Protected Land (%)

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

Insufficient Physical Activity

Hypertension Prevalence