Albania vs Serbia

Albania and Serbia compared on 9 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Serbia has about 2.8 times as many people as Albania: 6.5 million against 2.3 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Serbia ($15,262) is 17% higher than in Albania ($12,998) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Albania (3.8%) than in Serbia (2%), a difference of 1.8 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Serbia (3.9%) than in Albania (2.1%), a difference of 1.8 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Albania (10.9%) than in Serbia (7.1%), a difference of 3.8 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Albania can expect to live 3.8 years longer than one born in Serbia: 79.8 years against 76 years in 2024.
• The population of Serbia is older: half of its people are over 43.9 years, against 36.3 years in Albania in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Serbia (87.7%) than in Albania (85.9%), a difference of 1.8 percentage points in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Serbia (39.2%) than in Albania (34.3%), a difference of 4.9 percentage points in 2024.