Albania vs Greece
Albania vs Greece: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 5.1 per 100,000 people in Albania and 3.5 per 100,000 people in Greece, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Albania, by 1.6 per 100,000 people, or 1.46 times that in Greece.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Albania has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Albania ranked 159 and Greece ranked 182 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Albania | Greece | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 10 |
| 2016 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 11 |
| 2010 | 5.3 | 3.4 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 5.4 | 3.2 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 5.5 | 3 | 12 |
| 2005 | 5.6 | 3.1 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 5.6 | 3 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 5.5 | 2.9 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 5.3 | 2.9 | 13 |
| 2001 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 4.9 | 3 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 4 | 3.3 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 4 | 3.4 | 16 |
| 1992 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 4 | 3.5 | 15.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Albania vs Greece
Health
- Life expectancyAlbania: 79.6 years in 2023Greece: 81.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAlbania: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024Greece: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAlbania: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Greece: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAlbania: 70.7% in 2022Greece: 98.9% in 2022
- DepressionAlbania: 2.21% in 2017Greece: 4.19% in 2017
People
- PopulationAlbania: 2.81 million people in 2023Greece: 10.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthAlbania: -0.71% a year in 2023Greece: -2.08% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAlbania: 1.35 births per woman in 2023Greece: 1.33 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAlbania: 58.9% in 2025Greece: 79.2% in 2025
- Median ageAlbania: 36.3 years in 2023Greece: 45.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAlbania: 16.3% in 2023Greece: 23.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateAlbania: -9 per 1,000 people in 2023Greece: -15.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAlbania: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Greece: 2.99% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAlbania: $568M in 2025Greece: $7.81B in 2025
- Military spending per personAlbania: $224 in 2025Greece: $842 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAlbania: 6.7% of government spending in 2025Greece: 6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAlbania: 8,000 people in 2020Greece: 147,000 people in 2020
- National powerAlbania: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Greece: 0.26% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAlbania: 0.65% of the labour force in 2020Greece: 3.2% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAlbania: 23 million TIV in 2025Greece: 574 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAlbania: 1 million TIV in 2011Greece: 2 million TIV in 2025