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Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Algeria fits inside Brazil 3.6 times.

Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2023) · Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Brazil’s coastline is 7.5 times as long as Algeria’s.

Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Brazil’s highest peak towers 86 m above Algeria’s.

Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Brazil has 4.5 times as many people as Algeria.

Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · Brazil: 213 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Brazil is 28% more densely populated than Algeria.

Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · Brazil: 25 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Brazil and Algeria are practically level.

Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · Brazil: 175.7 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Brazil and Algeria are practically level.

Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · Brazil: 162.4 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Brazil is 5.8 years older than in Algeria.

Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · Brazil: 33.9 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Algeria have 1.1 more children on average than in Brazil.

Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · Brazil: 1.61 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

11% of people in Brazil are 65 or older, versus 6.8% in Algeria.

Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · Brazil: 11.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Algeria has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Brazil 0.0.

Algeria: 0.4 (2025) · Brazil: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Algeria and Brazil are practically level.

Algeria: 1 (2026) · Brazil: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Brazil’s economy is 7.9 times the size of Algeria’s.

Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Brazil produces 26% more per person than Algeria.

Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Algeria: no data · Brazil: 50.3 (2024)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 6.0% in Brazil.

Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · Brazil: 6% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Algeria spends 8.0% of its GDP on the military, Brazil 1.0%.

Algeria: 8% (2024) · Brazil: 1% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Brazil’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Algeria’s.

Algeria: 33% (2025) · Brazil: 46% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Brazil spends 4.3 times as much on health per person as Algeria.

Algeria: $233 (2023) · Brazil: $1,010 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Algeria live 0.45 years longer than in Brazil.

Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · Brazil: 76 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Algeria is 59% more likely to die before turning one than in Brazil.

Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Brazil has 42% more doctors per person than Algeria.

Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

31% of adults in Brazil are obese, versus 24% in Algeria.

Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · Brazil: 30.9% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

22% of adults in Algeria smoke, versus 12% in Brazil.

Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · Brazil: 11.9% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Brazil rate their lives 0.92 points higher than in Algeria.

Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · Brazil: 6.63 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Brazil drink 25 times as much alcohol as in Algeria.

Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Brazil has 4.7 times as much meat per person as Algeria.

Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Brazil has 27 kcal more food per person per day than Algeria.

Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Algeria put in 239 more hours a year than in Brazil.

Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Brazil went to school 1 year longer than in Algeria.

Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · Brazil: 8.4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Algeria: no data · Brazil: 0.03 (2024)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

84% of people in Brazil are online, versus 77% in Algeria.

Algeria: 77% (2024) · Brazil: 84% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Algeria and Brazil are practically level.

Algeria: 100% (2024) · Brazil: 99.8% (2024)

How many live in cities?

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

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

How many phones per person?

Algeria has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Brazil 102.

Algeria: 115 (2024) · Brazil: 102 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Brazil’s railway network is 7.5 times as long as Algeria’s.

Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · Brazil: 29,850 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Brazil fly 3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Algeria.

Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · Brazil: 0.45 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 0.8% of Algeria.

Algeria: 0.8% (2023) · Brazil: 59% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Algeria emits 86% more CO₂ than someone in Brazil.

Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · Brazil: 2.3 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

87% of Brazil’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria.

Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · Brazil: 86.6% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Brazil carries 6% more fine dust than in Algeria.

Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 17 times as likely to be murdered in Brazil as in Algeria.

Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Algeria are 17% deadlier than in Brazil.

Algeria: 18.3 per 100k (2021) · Brazil: 15.7 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Brazil is on average 0.6 °C warmer than Algeria.

Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Brazil gets 29 times as much rain as Algeria.

Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Brazil: 1,661 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Algeria bigger than Brazil?

Brazil is larger. Algeria fits inside Brazil 3.6 times.

Which has more people, Algeria or Brazil?

Brazil has 4.5 times as many people as Algeria (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Algeria or Brazil?

People in Algeria live 0.45 years longer than in Brazil. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 76.0 in Brazil.

Are people taller in Algeria or Brazil?

Brazil and Algeria are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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