Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Algeria fits inside Brazil 3.6 times
Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2024) · Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 28% of Brazil, versus 17% of Algeria
Algeria: 17.3% (2024) · Brazil: 28.4% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
Algeria hosts 2.9 times as many refugees per resident as Brazil
Algeria: 3.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Brazil: 1.3 per 1,000 (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 (2026) · Brazil: 0.047 (2026)
How many official languages?
Algeria and Brazil are practically level
Algeria: 1 (2026) · Brazil: 1 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Algeria: no data · Brazil: 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 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Brazil 1.1%
Algeria: 8.8% (2025) · Brazil: 1.1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Algeria: no data · Brazil: 15.4% (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 many hospital beds are there?
Brazil has 57% more hospital beds per person than Algeria
Algeria: 1.6 per 1,000 (2017) · Brazil: 2.5 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Brazil is 2.8 times that in Algeria
Algeria: 3.2 per 100k (2023) · Brazil: 8.8 per 100k (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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Brazil has 19 more World Heritage sites than Algeria (26 against 7)
Algeria: 7 (2026) · Brazil: 26 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Brazil has won 171 Olympic medals, Algeria 20
Algeria: 20 (2026 edition) · Brazil: 171 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Brazil is 78% faster than in Algeria
Algeria: 165 Mbps (2026) · Brazil: 293 Mbps (2026)
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 0.7% of Algeria
Algeria: 0.7% (2024) · Brazil: 58.5% (2024)
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)
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 Brazil are 16% deadlier than in Algeria
Algeria: 22.3 per 100k (2023) · Brazil: 25.9 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).
