Albania covers 28,748 km² on the new Equal Earth world map, 0.021% of all land on Earth. It ranks 144th of 237 countries worldwide and 34th in Europe. At 41° latitude the old Mercator map inflates area by about 1.8×, drawing it closer to 50,680 km², a difference of roughly 76%.
Albania: key figures
| True area | 28,748 km² |
| World rank | 144th |
| Share of world land | 0.021% |
| Rank in Europe | 34th / 50 |
| Old-map (Mercator) inflation | 1.8× |
| Apparent size on Mercator | 50,680 km² |
Largest countries in Europe (true area)