How much coast is there?

Algeria’s coastline is 15 times as long as Belgium’s.

Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · Belgium: 67 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Algeria’s highest peak towers 2,214 m above Belgium’s.

Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · Belgium: 694 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Algeria has 4 times as many people as Belgium.

Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · Belgium: 11.9 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Belgium is 20 times as densely populated as Algeria.

Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · Belgium: 392 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Belgium is 13 years older than in Algeria.

Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · Belgium: 41.4 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Algeria have 1.3 more children on average than in Belgium.

Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · Belgium: 1.44 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Belgium are 65 or older, versus 6.8% in Algeria.

Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · Belgium: 21% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Belgium has produced 7.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Algeria 0.4.

Algeria: 0.4 (2025) · Belgium: 7.5 (2025)

How many official languages?

Belgium has 3 official languages, Algeria 1.

Algeria: 1 (2026) · Belgium: 3 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Belgium’s economy is 2.5 times the size of Algeria’s.

Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · Belgium: $725 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Belgium produces 4 times as much per person as Algeria.

Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · Belgium: Int$74,676 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Algeria: no data · Belgium: 26.8 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 5.9% in Belgium.

Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · Belgium: 5.9% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Algeria spends 8.0% of its GDP on the military, Belgium 1.3%.

Algeria: 8% (2024) · Belgium: 1.3% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Belgium’s price level (US = 100) is 2.5× Algeria’s.

Algeria: 33% (2025) · Belgium: 81% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Belgium spends 25 times as much on health per person as Algeria.

Algeria: $233 (2023) · Belgium: $5,931 (2023)

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 Belgium.

Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Belgium: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Belgium has 2.2 times as many doctors per person as Algeria.

Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Belgium: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

24% of adults in Algeria are obese, versus 23% in Belgium.

Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · Belgium: 22.9% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

24% of adults in Belgium smoke, versus 22% in Algeria.

Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · Belgium: 23.5% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Belgium rate their lives 1.21 points higher than in Algeria.

Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · Belgium: 6.93 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Belgium drink 23 times as much alcohol as in Algeria.

Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · Belgium: 9.5 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Belgium has 2.7 times as much meat per person as Algeria.

Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · Belgium: 60 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Belgium has 525 kcal more food per person per day than Algeria.

Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · Belgium: 3,921 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Algeria put in 639 more hours a year than in Belgium.

Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · Belgium: 1,593 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Belgium went to school 5.3 years longer than in Algeria.

Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · Belgium: 12.7 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Algeria: no data · Belgium: 0.81 (2024)

How many people are online?

96% of people in Belgium are online, versus 77% in Algeria.

Algeria: 77% (2024) · Belgium: 96% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Algeria and Belgium are practically level.

Algeria: 100% (2024) · Belgium: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

88% of people in Belgium live in cities, versus 76% in Algeria.

Algeria: 76% (2025) · Belgium: 88% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Algeria has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Belgium 104.

Algeria: 115 (2024) · Belgium: 104 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Algeria’s railway network is 11% longer than Belgium’s.

Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · Belgium: 3,612 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Belgium fly 6.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Algeria.

Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · Belgium: 0.95 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 23% of Belgium, but only 0.8% of Algeria.

Algeria: 0.8% (2023) · Belgium: 22.6% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Belgium emits 72% more CO₂ than someone in Algeria.

Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · Belgium: 7.3 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

39% of Belgium’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria.

Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · Belgium: 38.9% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Algeria carries 55% more fine dust than in Belgium.

Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Belgium: 9.3 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 7% more likely to be murdered in Algeria than in Belgium.

Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · Belgium: 1.1 per 100k (2021)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Algeria are 4 times as deadly as in Belgium.

Algeria: 18.3 per 100k (2021) · Belgium: 4.6 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Algeria is on average 13.6 °C warmer than Belgium.

Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Belgium: 11°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Belgium gets 16 times as much rain as Algeria.

Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Belgium: 928 mm (2016–2025 avg)