Albania vs North Macedonia
Albania vs North Macedonia: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $224 in Albania and $206 in North Macedonia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Albania, by $18, or 1.09 times that in North Macedonia.
US dollars per person · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Albania has been higher since 2024, when it overtook North Macedonia.
- In 2025, Albania ranked 58 and North Macedonia ranked 62 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Albania | North Macedonia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $224 | $206 |
| 2024 | $191 | $164 |
| 2023 | $142 | $153 |
| 2022 | $81 | $112 |
| 2021 | $78 | $106 |
| 2020 | $68 | $78 |
| 2019 | $68 | $79 |
| 2018 | $61 | $61 |
| 2017 | $50 | $52 |
| 2016 | $45 | $51 |
| 2015 | $46 | $50 |
| 2014 | $61 | $62 |
| 2013 | $62 | $63 |
| 2012 | $63 | $59 |
| 2011 | $68 | $65 |
| 2010 | $63 | $63 |
| 2009 | $61 | $77 |
| 2008 | $85 | $83 |
| 2007 | $64 | $78 |
| 2006 | $46 | $60 |
| 2005 | $36 | $61 |
| 2004 | $32 | $65 |
| 2003 | $24 | $56 |
| 2002 | $19 | $51 |
| 2001 | $17 | $110 |
| 2000 | $14 | $34 |
| 1999 | $13 | $32 |
| 1998 | $10 | $39 |
| 1997 | $9 | $41 |
| 1996 | $14 | $65 |
| 1995 | $16 | – |
| 1994 | $15 | – |
| 1993 | $12 | – |
| 1992 | $10 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence for each person living there, in US dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Albania vs North Macedonia
Health
- Life expectancyAlbania: 79.6 years in 2023North Macedonia: 77.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAlbania: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024North Macedonia: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAlbania: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023North Macedonia: 4.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAlbania: 70.7% in 2022North Macedonia: 80.5% in 2022
- DepressionAlbania: 2.21% in 2017North Macedonia: 2.33% in 2017
- Suicide rateAlbania: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017North Macedonia: 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAlbania: 2.81 million people in 2023North Macedonia: 1.83 million people in 2023
- Population growthAlbania: -0.71% a year in 2023North Macedonia: -0.47% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAlbania: 1.35 births per woman in 2023North Macedonia: 1.47 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAlbania: 58.9% in 2025North Macedonia: 62.9% in 2025
- Median ageAlbania: 36.3 years in 2023North Macedonia: 40.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAlbania: 16.3% in 2023North Macedonia: 17.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateAlbania: -9 per 1,000 people in 2023North Macedonia: -3.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAlbania: 2.03% of GDP in 2025North Macedonia: 1.97% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAlbania: $568M in 2025North Macedonia: $346M in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAlbania: 6.7% of government spending in 2025North Macedonia: 5.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAlbania: 8,000 people in 2020North Macedonia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerAlbania: 0.02% of world capability in 2022North Macedonia: 0.02% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAlbania: 0.65% of the labour force in 2020North Macedonia: 2% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAlbania: 23 million TIV in 2025North Macedonia: 9 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAlbania: 1 million TIV in 2011North Macedonia: 59 million TIV in 2023