Albania vs Serbia
Albania vs Serbia: National power
National power in 2022: 0.02% of world capability in Albania and 0.09% of world capability in Serbia, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Serbia, by 0.07 percentage points, or 4.06 times that in Albania.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Serbia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1914.
- In 2022, Albania ranked 143 and Serbia ranked 100 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Albania | Serbia |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.02 | 0.09 |
| 2021 | 0.02 | 0.09 |
| 2020 | 0.02 | 0.09 |
| 2019 | 0.02 | 0.09 |
| 2018 | 0.02 | 0.09 |
| 2017 | 0.02 | 0.09 |
| 2016 | 0.02 | 0.09 |
| 2015 | 0.02 | 0.09 |
| 2014 | 0.03 | 0.08 |
| 2013 | 0.03 | 0.08 |
| 2012 | 0.03 | 0.09 |
| 2011 | 0.03 | 0.1 |
| 2010 | 0.03 | 0.1 |
| 2009 | 0.03 | 0.1 |
| 2008 | 0.03 | 0.11 |
| 2007 | 0.03 | 0.12 |
| 2006 | 0.04 | – |
| 2005 | 0.04 | – |
| 2004 | 0.04 | – |
| 2003 | 0.04 | – |
| 2002 | 0.04 | – |
| 2001 | 0.04 | – |
| 2000 | 0.06 | – |
| 1999 | 0.03 | – |
| 1998 | 0.03 | – |
| 1997 | 0.06 | – |
| 1996 | 0.06 | – |
| 1995 | 0.06 | – |
| 1994 | 0.06 | – |
| 1993 | 0.06 | – |
| 1992 | 0.06 | – |
| 1991 | 0.05 | – |
| 1990 | 0.05 | – |
| 1989 | 0.05 | – |
| 1988 | 0.05 | – |
| 1987 | 0.05 | – |
| 1986 | 0.05 | – |
| 1985 | 0.05 | – |
| 1984 | 0.05 | – |
| 1983 | 0.06 | – |
| 1982 | 0.06 | – |
| 1981 | 0.06 | – |
| 1980 | 0.06 | – |
| 1979 | 0.06 | – |
| 1978 | 0.06 | – |
| 1977 | 0.06 | – |
| 1976 | 0.06 | – |
| 1975 | 0.06 | – |
| 1974 | 0.06 | – |
| 1973 | 0.06 | – |
| 1972 | 0.06 | – |
| 1971 | 0.06 | – |
| 1970 | 0.06 | – |
| 1969 | 0.06 | – |
| 1968 | 0.06 | – |
| 1967 | 0.06 | – |
| 1966 | 0.07 | – |
| 1965 | 0.07 | – |
| 1964 | 0.07 | – |
| 1963 | 0.07 | – |
| 1962 | 0.07 | – |
| 1961 | 0.07 | – |
| 1960 | 0.05 | – |
| 1959 | 0.05 | – |
| 1958 | 0.05 | – |
| 1957 | 0.05 | – |
| 1956 | 0.05 | – |
| 1955 | 0.05 | – |
| 1954 | 0.05 | – |
| 1953 | 0.06 | – |
| 1952 | 0.06 | – |
| 1951 | 0.06 | – |
| 1950 | 0.08 | – |
| 1949 | 0.08 | – |
| 1948 | 0.09 | – |
| 1947 | 0.08 | – |
| 1946 | 0.08 | – |
| 1945 | 0.03 | – |
| 1944 | 0.04 | – |
| 1939 | 0.03 | – |
| 1938 | 0.03 | – |
| 1937 | 0.03 | – |
| 1936 | 0.03 | – |
| 1935 | 0.03 | – |
| 1934 | 0.05 | – |
| 1933 | 0.05 | – |
| 1932 | 0.06 | – |
| 1931 | 0.05 | – |
| 1930 | 0.05 | – |
| 1929 | 0.05 | – |
| 1928 | 0.05 | – |
| 1927 | 0.04 | – |
| 1926 | 0.04 | – |
| 1925 | 0.04 | – |
| 1924 | 0.04 | – |
| 1923 | 0.03 | – |
| 1922 | 0.02 | – |
| 1921 | 0.02 | – |
| 1920 | 0.02 | – |
| 1919 | 0.02 | – |
| 1918 | 0.01 | 0.22 |
| 1917 | 0.01 | 0.18 |
| 1916 | 0.01 | 0.16 |
| 1915 | 0.01 | 0.14 |
| 1914 | 0.02 | 0.19 |
| 1913 | – | 0.18 |
| 1912 | – | 0.19 |
| 1911 | – | 0.18 |
| 1910 | – | 0.19 |
| 1909 | – | 0.2 |
| 1908 | – | 0.16 |
| 1907 | – | 0.17 |
| 1906 | – | 0.15 |
| 1905 | – | 0.13 |
| 1904 | – | 0.16 |
| 1903 | – | 0.15 |
| 1902 | – | 0.14 |
| 1901 | – | 0.14 |
| 1900 | – | 0.14 |
| 1899 | – | 0.15 |
| 1898 | – | 0.14 |
| 1897 | – | 0.14 |
| 1896 | – | 0.15 |
| 1895 | – | 0.14 |
| 1894 | – | 0.13 |
| 1893 | – | 0.12 |
| 1892 | – | 0.12 |
| 1891 | – | 0.1 |
| 1890 | – | 0.1 |
| 1889 | – | 0.13 |
| 1888 | – | 0.13 |
| 1887 | – | 0.13 |
| 1886 | – | 0.14 |
| 1885 | – | 0.14 |
| 1884 | – | 0.16 |
| 1883 | – | 0.13 |
| 1882 | – | 0.1 |
| 1881 | – | 0.1 |
| 1880 | – | 0.1 |
| 1879 | – | 0.09 |
| 1878 | – | 0.08 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The Correlates of War’s Composite Index of National Capability: the country’s share of the world’s military spending, soldiers, iron and steel, energy use, people and city dwellers, averaged.
- Source: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Albania vs Serbia
Health
- Life expectancyAlbania: 79.6 years in 2023Serbia: 76.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAlbania: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024Serbia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAlbania: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Serbia: 4.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAlbania: 70.7% in 2022Serbia: 75.1% in 2022
- DepressionAlbania: 2.21% in 2017Serbia: 2.57% in 2017
- Suicide rateAlbania: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Serbia: 12.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAlbania: 2.81 million people in 2023Serbia: 6.77 million people in 2023
- Population growthAlbania: -0.71% a year in 2023Serbia: -0.44% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAlbania: 1.35 births per woman in 2023Serbia: 1.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAlbania: 58.9% in 2025Serbia: 62.6% in 2025
- Median ageAlbania: 36.3 years in 2023Serbia: 43.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAlbania: 16.3% in 2023Serbia: 22.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateAlbania: -9 per 1,000 people in 2023Serbia: 0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAlbania: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Serbia: 2.76% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAlbania: $568M in 2025Serbia: $2.55B in 2025
- Military spending per personAlbania: $224 in 2025Serbia: $414 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAlbania: 6.7% of government spending in 2025Serbia: 6.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAlbania: 8,000 people in 2020Serbia: 32,000 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersAlbania: 0.65% of the labour force in 2020Serbia: 1.01% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAlbania: 23 million TIV in 2025Serbia: 146 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAlbania: 1 million TIV in 2011Serbia: 39 million TIV in 2025