Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Algeria is 91% bigger than Angola
Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2024) · Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Angola’s coastline is 60% longer than Algeria’s
Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Algeria’s highest peak towers 288 m above Angola’s
Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 36% of Angola, versus 17% of Algeria
Algeria: 17.3% (2024) · Angola: 36.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Algeria has 22% more people than Angola
Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · Angola: 39 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Angola is 57% more densely populated than Algeria
Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · Angola: 31 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Algeria are 6.6 cm taller than in Angola
Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · Angola: 168.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Algeria are 4.3 cm taller than in Angola
Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · Angola: 158.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Algeria is 12 years older than in Angola
Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · Angola: 16.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Angola have 2.3 more children on average than in Algeria
Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
6.8% of people in Algeria are 65 or older, versus 2.9% in Angola
Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · Angola: 2.9% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Algeria hosts 5.9 times as many refugees per resident as Angola
Algeria: 3.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Angola: 0.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Algeria has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola none
Algeria: 0.4 (2026) · Angola: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Algeria and Angola are practically level
Algeria: 1 (2026) · Angola: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Algeria’s economy is 2.3 times the size of Angola’s
Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · Angola: $122 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Algeria produces 81% more per person than Angola
Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · Angola: Int$10,251 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Algeria: no data · Angola: 51.3 (2018)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Algeria: no data · Angola: 39.3% (2018)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 12% in Algeria
Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · Angola: 14.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Algeria spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Angola 1.4%
Algeria: 8.8% (2025) · Angola: 1.4% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Algeria: no data · Angola: 7.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Algeria’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Angola’s
Algeria: 33% (2025) · Angola: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Algeria spends 3.1 times as much on health per person as Angola
Algeria: $233 (2023) · Angola: $76 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Algeria live 12 years longer than in Angola
Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · Angola: 64.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Angola is 65% more likely to die before turning one than in Algeria
Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Algeria has 6.8 times as many doctors per person as Angola
Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Algeria has 2.1 times as many hospital beds per person as Angola
Algeria: 1.6 per 1,000 (2017) · Angola: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Angola is 5.5 times that in Algeria
Algeria: 3.2 per 100k (2023) · Angola: 17.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Algeria are obese, versus 12% in Angola
Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · Angola: 11.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · Angola: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Algeria rate their lives 1.92 points higher than in Angola
Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · Angola: 3.80 (2017)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Angola drink 9 times as much alcohol as in Algeria
Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · Angola: 3.8 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Algeria has 20% more meat per person than Angola
Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · Angola: 18.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Algeria has 997 kcal more food per person per day than Angola
Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Algeria put in 118 more hours a year than in Angola
Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · Angola: 2,115 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Algeria went to school 1.5 years longer than in Angola
Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · Angola: 6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Algeria: no data · Angola: 0.0036 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Algeria has 6 more World Heritage sites than Angola (7 against 1)
Algeria: 7 (2026) · Angola: 1 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Algeria has won 20 Olympic medals, Angola none
Algeria: 20 (2026 edition) · Angola: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
77% of people in Algeria are online, versus 41% in Angola
Algeria: 77% (2024) · Angola: 41% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Algeria is 4.4 times as fast as in Angola
Algeria: 165 Mbps (2026) · Angola: 38 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Algeria have electricity, versus 56% in Angola
Algeria: 100% (2024) · Angola: 55.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
76% of people in Algeria live in cities, versus 71% in Angola
Algeria: 76% (2025) · Angola: 71% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Algeria has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70
Algeria: 115 (2024) · Angola: 70 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Algeria’s railway network is 45% longer than Angola’s
Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · Angola: 2,761 km (2022)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Algeria fly 4.5 times as many passengers per resident as those from Angola
Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · Angola: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Angola, but only 0.7% of Algeria
Algeria: 0.7% (2024) · Angola: 51.2% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Algeria emits 7.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Angola
Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · Angola: 0.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
74% of Angola’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria
Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · Angola: 73.7% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Angola carries 81% more fine dust than in Algeria
Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.5 times as likely to be murdered in Angola as in Algeria
Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Algeria are 12% deadlier than in Angola
Algeria: 22.3 per 100k (2023) · Angola: 20 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Algeria is on average 1.9 °C warmer than Angola
Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Angola gets 19 times as much rain as Algeria
Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Algeria bigger than Angola?
Algeria is larger. Algeria is 91% bigger than Angola.
Which has more people, Algeria or Angola?
Algeria has 22% more people than Angola (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Algeria or Angola?
People in Algeria live 12 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 64.8 in Angola.
Are people taller in Algeria or Angola?
Men in Algeria are 6.6 cm taller than in Angola (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
