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Albania vs Moldova
Side-by-side comparison of Albania and Moldova from official statistics: size, economy, people, trade, natural resources, health, infrastructure and military, with world ranks, years and sources.
Albania
Europe & Central Asia · nation age 114 years
Moldova
Europe & Central Asia · nation age 35 years
In short
Albania scores 60.6 in the NationsTree Index (55th in the world) and Moldova scores 51.0 (84th), a gap of 9.6 points. Their trees are 4.9 m and 4.1 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.
Albania and Moldova have a similar population. Moldova has 18% more land area than Albania. The economy of Albania is 40% larger than that of Moldova (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Albania 2.3 million and Moldova 2.4 million (2025).
GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $28,221 in Albania and $19,996 in Moldova (2025, international dollars). People in Albania live on average 8.4 years longer (79.8 vs 71.3 years).
Of 35 indicators reported by both countries, Albania ranks higher in the world on 22 and Moldova on 13. Albania is clearly stronger in tourism, military and natural resources.
As a nation, Albania is the older of the two (statehood since 1912, 114 years), compared with Moldova (since 1991). Over the last five years Albania improved faster (direction score 90 vs 34 out of 100).
Where they differ most
The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Albania and Moldova.
Albania
10.9%
153rd of 187
Moldovabetter
1.5%
10th of 187
Renewable freshwater per personNatural resources
Albaniabetter
10,972
43rd of 183
Moldova
641
147th of 183
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI)Infrastructure & digital
Albaniabetter
2.70
71st of 164
Moldova
1.90
154th of 164
DPT immunizationSociety & health
Albaniabetter
97%
29th of 193
Moldova
86%
125th of 193
InflationEconomy
Albaniabetter
2.1%
63rd of 180
Moldova
7.8%
150th of 180
Over time
How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.
Albania overtook Moldova in the NationsTree Index in 2023 and has stayed ahead since.
Moldova overtook Albania in population in 2013 and has stayed ahead since.
Albania overtook Moldova in GDP per person (PPP) and GDP (PPP) in 1998 and has stayed ahead since.
Albania has been ahead of Moldova in life expectancy in every year since 1990.
Strength by category
Average world percentile of the indicators in each category (0–100, direction taken into account). i
AlbaniaMoldova All indicators
Latest available value for each country with its year and world rank. Green: the better world position of the two, red: the weaker one.
| Indicator | Albania | Moldova |
|---|---|---|
| Land & people | ||
| Surface area km² | 28,750140th/216 · 2024 | 33,849136th/216 · 2024 |
| Land area km² | 27,400143rd/216 · 2024 | 32,930135th/216 · 2024 |
| Population people | 2.3 m146th/217 · 2025 | 2.4 m145th/217 · 2025 |
| Population growth % | -1.17%211th/217 · 2025 | -1.75%215th/217 · 2025 |
| Population density people/km² | 86.8115th/216 · 2024 | 83.5118th/216 · 2024 |
| Urban population % | 58.9%133rd/217 · 2025 | 43.7%165th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 0–14 % | 16.6%157th/217 · 2025 | 19.5%127th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 65+ % | 17.6%53rd/217 · 2025 | 16.9%58th/217 · 2025 |
| Economy | ||
| GDP USD | $30.54 bn113th/210 · 2025 | $20.35 bn133rd/210 · 2025 |
| GDP (PPP) intl. USD | $66.31 bn121st/199 · 2025 | $47.20 bn135th/199 · 2025 |
| Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) intl. USD 2021 | $53.39 bn124th/199 · 2025 | $40.33 bn135th/199 · 2025 |
| GDP per person USD | $12,99895th/210 · 2025 | $8,622108th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP per person (PPP) intl. USD | $28,22185th/199 · 2025 | $19,996106th/199 · 2025 |
| GNI per person (Atlas) USD | $12,06087th/201 · 2025 | $8,050102nd/201 · 2025 |
| GDP growth % | 3.8%84th/210 · 2025 | 2.4%135th/210 · 2025 |
| Inflation % | 2.1%63rd/180 · 2025 | 7.8%150th/180 · 2025 |
| Unemployment % | 10.9%153rd/187 · 2025 | 1.5%10th/187 · 2025 |
| Central government debt % of GDP | 50.0%23rd/55 · 2024 | 37.5%13th/55 · 2024 |
| General government gross debt % of GDP | 53.8%98th/189 · 2025 | 39.2%56th/189 · 2025 |
| Government budget balance % of GDP | -1.8%71st/192 · 2025 | -3.9%129th/192 · 2025 |
| Main industries | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing % of GDP | 14.8%53rd/197 · 2025 | 7.4%89th/197 · 2025 |
| Industry incl. construction % of GDP | 21.8%115th/200 · 2025 | 16.9%148th/200 · 2025 |
| Manufacturing % of GDP | 6.0%142nd/192 · 2025 | 7.4%130th/192 · 2025 |
| Services % of GDP | 49.7%146th/200 · 2025 | 61.5%75th/200 · 2025 |
| Trade | ||
| Exports of goods & services USD | $11.30 bn109th/182 · 2025 | $6.46 bn122nd/182 · 2025 |
| Imports of goods & services USD | $12.99 bn110th/182 · 2025 | $12.40 bn113th/182 · 2025 |
| Exports % of GDP | 37.0%90th/183 · 2025 | 31.8%105th/183 · 2025 |
| Imports % of GDP | 42.5%96th/183 · 2025 | 60.9%54th/183 · 2025 |
| Trade openness % of GDP | 79.5%96th/183 · 2025 | 92.7%76th/183 · 2025 |
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 3.3%85th/170 · 2024 | 1.8%108th/170 · 2025 |
| Manufactures exports % of merchandise exports | 54.1%65th/171 · 2024 | 36.5%83rd/171 · 2025 |
| Food exports % of merchandise exports | 13.4%98th/171 · 2024 | 58.5%22nd/171 · 2025 |
| Ores & metals exports % of merchandise exports | 5.6%60th/171 · 2024 | 2.7%92nd/171 · 2025 |
| High-tech exports % of manufactured exports | 1.5%141st/168 · 2024 | 2.9%119th/168 · 2024 |
| Current account balance % of GDP | -0.7%87th/191 · 2025 | -19.7%182nd/191 · 2025 |
| Foreign direct investment, inflows % of GDP | 6.1%34th/196 · 2025 | 2.3%94th/196 · 2025 |
| Natural resources | ||
| Natural resource rents % of GDP | 1.4%106th/209 · 2021 | 0.2%148th/209 · 2021 |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 1.04%44th/197 · 2021 | 0.01%103rd/197 · 2021 |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 0.05%67th/197 · 2021 | 0.00%99th/197 · 2021 |
| Coal rents % of GDP | 0.03%39th/195 · 2021 | 0.00%68th/195 · 2021 |
| Mineral rents % of GDP | 0.18%64th/209 · 2021 | 0.00%91st/209 · 2021 |
| Forest rents % of GDP | 0.14%104th/209 · 2021 | 0.22%89th/209 · 2021 |
| Arable land % of land area | 21.5%51st/206 · 2024 | 56.4%5th/206 · 2024 |
| Renewable freshwater per person m³ | 10,97243rd/183 · 2022 | 641147th/183 · 2022 |
| Tourism | ||
| International tourist arrivals arrivals | 2.7 m56th/194 · 2020 | 29,000184th/194 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts USD | $1.24 bn64th/175 · 2020 | $354.0 m104th/175 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts % of exports | 35.9%22nd/168 · 2020 | 11.0%54th/168 · 2020 |
| Outbound trips departures | 2.9 m40th/107 · 2020 | 75,00098th/107 · 2020 |
| Society & health | ||
| Life expectancy years | 79.854th/217 · 2024 | 71.3144th/217 · 2024 |
| Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births | 9.268th/196 · 2024 | 16.5107th/196 · 2024 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 1.8884th/174 · 2020 | 4.0231st/174 · 2023 |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | 2.962nd/145 · 2020 | 5.522nd/145 · 2023 |
| DPT immunization % of children 12–23 months | 97%29th/193 · 2024 | 86%125th/193 · 2024 |
| Completed lower secondary, 25+ % of adults | 93.2%36th/153 · 2023 | 98.3%16th/153 · 2024 |
| Secondary enrolment % gross | 108.4%29th/173 · 2024 | 99.3%64th/173 · 2024 |
| Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) % of population | 48.5%2018 | 60.2%2018 |
| Old-age dependency ratio % of working-age population | 26.8%54th/217 · 2025 | 26.5%55th/217 · 2025 |
| Health spending % of GDP | 7.1%84th/193 · 2023 | 6.7%93rd/193 · 2023 |
| Adult literacy % | 97.7%23rd/98 · 2023 | 99.4%2014 |
| Tertiary enrolment % gross | 84.1%18th/150 · 2024 | 74.7%43rd/150 · 2024 |
| Human Development Index index 0–1 | 0.81071st/193 · 2023 | 0.78586th/193 · 2023 |
| Income inequality (Gini) index | 29.42020 | 26.89th/108 · 2024 |
| Extreme poverty % of population | 0.3%2020 | 0.0%1st/108 · 2024 |
| Infrastructure & digital | ||
| Access to electricity % of population | 100.0%1st/215 · 2024 | 100.0%1st/215 · 2024 |
| Safely managed drinking water % of population | 70.8%85th/150 · 2024 | 75.8%81st/150 · 2024 |
| Safely managed sanitation % of population | 69.3%65th/144 · 2024 | — |
| Internet users % of population | 85.9%79th/186 · 2024 | 77.4%107th/186 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 89160th/210 · 2024 | 12090th/210 · 2024 |
| Fixed broadband per 100 people | 24.977th/208 · 2024 | 29.661st/208 · 2024 |
| Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) score 1–5 | 2.7071st/164 · 2022 | 1.90154th/164 · 2022 |
| Rail lines route-km | 4232009 | 1,14964th/82 · 2021 |
| Air passengers carried passengers | 374,800120th/161 · 2023 | 827,604102nd/161 · 2023 |
| Environment & energy | ||
| CO₂ emissions per person t CO₂e | 1.7984th/203 · 2024 | 3.42117th/203 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy % of final energy use | 41.9%57th/212 · 2021 | 21.4%102nd/212 · 2021 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ | 15.587th/200 · 2023 | 14.981st/200 · 2023 |
| Forest area % of land area | 34.3%99th/214 · 2024 | 11.3%164th/214 · 2024 |
| Energy use per person kg oil eq. | 88895th/149 · 2024 | 1,43279th/149 · 2024 |
| Institutions & safety | ||
| Government effectiveness score 0–100 | 62.066th/205 · 2025 | 56.787th/205 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption score 0–100 | 42.0116th/207 · 2025 | 42.9107th/207 · 2025 |
| Rule of law score 0–100 | 58.0100th/207 · 2025 | 56.1109th/207 · 2025 |
| Political stability score 0–100 | 67.2110th/207 · 2025 | 63.6124th/207 · 2025 |
| Regulatory quality score 0–100 | 60.772nd/205 · 2025 | 54.698th/205 · 2025 |
| Voice & accountability score 0–100 | 60.094th/205 · 2025 | 62.585th/205 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate per 100,000 | 1.455th/145 · 2023 | 2.578th/145 · 2023 |
| Military | ||
| Military expenditure USD | $623.6 m96th/156 · 2025 | $113.3 m138th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of GDP | 2.0%59th/156 · 2025 | 0.6%143rd/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of government spending | 6.7%50th/154 · 2025 | 1.4%148th/154 · 2025 |
| Armed forces personnel people | 8,000140th/170 · 2020 | 6,000145th/170 · 2020 |
| Armed forces personnel % of labour force | 0.65%98th/168 · 2020 | 0.41%127th/168 · 2020 |
| Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 23.0 m86th/163 · 2025 | 5.0 m129th/163 · 2025 |
| Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 1.0 m2011 | 12.0 m2011 |
| Science & innovation | ||
| R&D spending % of GDP | 0.20%85th/110 · 2022 | 0.22%82nd/110 · 2024 |
| Patent applications by residents applications | 9107th/137 · 2023 | 3584th/137 · 2024 |
| Scientific articles articles | 319115th/197 · 2023 | 335113th/197 · 2023 |
Questions and answers
Which has more people, Albania or Moldova?
Moldova has the larger population: 2.4 m (2025) compared with 2.3 m for Albania (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.
Which is bigger by area, Albania or Moldova?
Moldova is larger: 33,849 km² (2024) compared with 28,750 km² for Albania (2024). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.
Which economy is larger, Albania or Moldova?
Albania has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $66.31 bn intl. (2025) compared with $47.20 bn intl. for Moldova (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD.
Which is richer per person, Albania or Moldova?
Albania has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $28,221 intl. (2025) compared with $19,996 intl. for Moldova (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD.
Where do people live longer, in Albania or Moldova?
Albania has the higher life expectancy at birth: 79.8 years (2024) compared with 71.3 years for Moldova (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.
Which spends more on the military, Albania or Moldova?
Albania spends more on the military: $623.6 m (2025) compared with $113.3 m for Moldova (2025). Source: World Bank, MS.MIL.XPND.CD.
Which ranks higher in the NationsTree Index, Albania or Moldova?
Albania: 60.6 points (55th in the world); Moldova: 51.0 points (84th). The index combines foundations, economic strength, quality of life, problems and 5-year direction from public statistics.
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World Bank World Development Indicators and Worldwide Governance Indicators, compiling UN agencies, the IMF, WHO, SIPRI and national statistical offices; every row links to its world ranking with the source series. See Sources & licences and Methodology.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Albania vs Moldova — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/albania-vs-moldova. Data as of 26 October 2026.