Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Algeria fits inside Australia 3.3 times.
Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2023) · Australia: 7,741,220 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Australia’s coastline is 26 times as long as Algeria’s.
Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · Australia: 25,760 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Algeria’s highest peak towers 680 m above Australia’s.
Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · Australia: 2,228 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Algeria has 72% more people than Australia.
Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · Australia: 27.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Algeria is 5.5 times as densely populated as Australia.
Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · Australia: 4 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Australia are 3.7 cm taller than in Algeria.
Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · Australia: 178.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Australia are 2.3 cm taller than in Algeria.
Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · Australia: 164.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Australia is 9.6 years older than in Algeria.
Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · Australia: 37.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Algeria have 1.2 more children on average than in Australia.
Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · Australia: 1.48 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in Australia are 65 or older, versus 6.8% in Algeria.
Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · Australia: 18.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Australia has produced 3.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Algeria 0.4.
Algeria: 0.4 (2025) · Australia: 3.6 (2025)
How many official languages?
Algeria and Australia are practically level.
Algeria: 1 (2026) · Australia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Australia’s economy is 6.3 times the size of Algeria’s.
Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · Australia: $1.8 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Australia produces 3.9 times as much per person as Algeria.
Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · Australia: Int$71,934 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Algeria: no data · Australia: 33.8 (2020)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 4.1% in Australia.
Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · Australia: 4.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Algeria spends 8.0% of its GDP on the military, Australia 1.9%.
Algeria: 8% (2024) · Australia: 1.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 2.8× Algeria’s.
Algeria: 33% (2025) · Australia: 91% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Australia spends 30 times as much on health per person as Algeria.
Algeria: $233 (2023) · Australia: $6,980 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Australia live 6.6 years longer than in Algeria.
Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · Australia: 83.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Algeria is 6.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Australia.
Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Australia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Australia has 2.5 times as many doctors per person as Algeria.
Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Australia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Australia are obese, versus 24% in Algeria.
Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · Australia: 32.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Algeria smoke, versus 12% in Australia.
Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · Australia: 11.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Australia rate their lives 1.20 points higher than in Algeria.
Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · Australia: 6.92 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Australia drink 25 times as much alcohol as in Algeria.
Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · Australia: 10.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Australia has 5.2 times as much meat per person as Algeria.
Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · Australia: 116.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Australia has 166 kcal more food per person per day than Algeria.
Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · Australia: 3,562 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Algeria put in 621 more hours a year than in Australia.
Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · Australia: 1,611 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Australia went to school 5.5 years longer than in Algeria.
Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · Australia: 12.9 years (2023)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Australia are online, versus 77% in Algeria.
Algeria: 77% (2024) · Australia: 96% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Algeria and Australia are practically level.
Algeria: 100% (2024) · Australia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Australia live in cities, versus 76% in Algeria.
Algeria: 76% (2025) · Australia: 88% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Algeria has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Australia 113.
Algeria: 115 (2024) · Australia: 113 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Australia’s railway network is 8.2 times as long as Algeria’s.
Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · Australia: 32,606 km (2022)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Australia fly 17 times as many passengers per resident as those from Algeria.
Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · Australia: 2.5 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 17% of Australia, but only 0.8% of Algeria.
Algeria: 0.8% (2023) · Australia: 17.4% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Australia emits 3.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Algeria.
Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · Australia: 14.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
39% of Australia’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria.
Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · Australia: 38.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Algeria carries 2.7 times as much fine dust as in Australia.
Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Australia: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 36% more likely to be murdered in Algeria than in Australia.
Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · Australia: 0.9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Algeria are 4.1 times as deadly as in Australia.
Algeria: 18.3 per 100k (2021) · Australia: 4.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Algeria is on average 2.2 °C warmer than Australia.
Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Australia: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Australia gets 7.7 times as much rain as Algeria.
Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Australia: 447 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Algeria bigger than Australia?
Australia is larger. Algeria fits inside Australia 3.3 times.
Which has more people, Algeria or Australia?
Algeria has 72% more people than Australia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Algeria or Australia?
People in Australia live 6.6 years longer than in Algeria. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 83.1 in Australia.
Are people taller in Algeria or Australia?
Men in Australia are 3.7 cm taller than in Algeria (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
