Albania or China: which is better?

Country: head-to-head comparison

Albania
6
indicators ahead
China
6
indicators ahead

Albania and China are even: 6 : 6 across 13 indicators.

  • Safety and trust: China 0:2
  • Costs and work: China 0:1
  • Climate and health: Albania 5:2
  • Law and institutions: tie 1:1

All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.

Albania
China

Safety and trust

Better: China (0 : 2)
Organized violence
tie
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
lower is better
periods differ
✗1.8 per 100,000 residents
2024252% higher
✓0.5 per 100,000 residents
202072% lower
Trust between people
higher is better
✗3%
202296% lower
✓64%
20222168% higher

Costs and work

Better: China (0 : 1)
GDP per capita
higher is better
✗$28,221
20254% lower
✓$29,333
20254% higher

Climate and health

Better: Albania (5 : 2)
Life expectancy
higher is better
✓79.8 years
20242% higher
✗78.0 years
20242% lower
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✓77.9 years
20244% higher
✗75.2 years
20243% lower
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✓81.6 years
2024almost equal
81.0 years
2024almost equal
Median age at death
higher is better
✓82.7 years
20232% higher
✗81.1 years
20232% lower
Infant survival
higher is better
99.17%
2024almost equal
✓99.59%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
99.08%
2024almost equal
✓99.43%
2024almost equal
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✓15.5 µg/m³ per year
202352% lower
✗32.0 µg/m³ per year
2023106% higher

Law and institutions

Tie (1 : 1)
Rule of law
higher is better
✓-0.04 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-0.43 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✗-0.30 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓0.07 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025

A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Albania, China.

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