Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Algeria fits inside Canada 6.6 times
Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2024) · Canada: 15,634,400 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Canada’s coastline is 202 times as long as Algeria’s
Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · Canada: 202,080 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Canada’s highest peak towers 3,051 m above Algeria’s
Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · Canada: 5,959 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 17% of Algeria, versus 6.5% of Canada
Algeria: 17.3% (2024) · Canada: 6.5% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Algeria has 14% more people than Canada
Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · Canada: 41.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Algeria is 4.2 times as densely populated as Canada
Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · Canada: 5 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Canada are 3.7 cm taller than in Algeria
Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · Canada: 178.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Canada are 2.4 cm taller than in Algeria
Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · Canada: 164.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Canada is 12 years older than in Algeria
Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · Canada: 40.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Algeria have 1.5 more children on average than in Canada
Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · Canada: 1.25 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Canada are 65 or older, versus 6.8% in Algeria
Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · Canada: 20.3% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Canada hosts 2.6 times as many refugees per resident as Algeria
Algeria: 3.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Canada: 10 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Canada has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Algeria 0.4
Algeria: 0.4 (2026) · Canada: 5.5 (2026)
How many official languages?
Canada has 2 official languages, Algeria 1
Algeria: 1 (2026) · Canada: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Canada’s economy is 8.1 times the size of Algeria’s
Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · Canada: $2.32 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Canada produces 3.6 times as much per person as Algeria
Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · Canada: Int$66,746 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Algeria: no data · Canada: 31.5 (2022)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Algeria: no data · Canada: 0.3% (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 6.9% in Canada
Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · Canada: 6.9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Algeria spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Canada 1.6%
Algeria: 8.8% (2025) · Canada: 1.6% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Algeria: no data · Canada: 13.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Canada’s price level (US = 100) is 2.6× Algeria’s
Algeria: 33% (2025) · Canada: 83% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Canada spends 27 times as much on health per person as Algeria
Algeria: $233 (2023) · Canada: $6,378 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Canada live 5.6 years longer than in Algeria
Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · Canada: 82.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Algeria is 4.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Canada
Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Canada: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Canada has 70% more doctors per person than Algeria
Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Canada: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Canada has 58% more hospital beds per person than Algeria
Algeria: 1.6 per 1,000 (2017) · Canada: 2.5 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Canada is 2.6 times that in Algeria
Algeria: 3.2 per 100k (2023) · Canada: 8.4 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
27% of adults in Canada are obese, versus 24% in Algeria
Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · Canada: 27.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Algeria smoke, versus 11% in Canada
Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · Canada: 11.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Canada rate their lives 1.03 points higher than in Algeria
Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · Canada: 6.74 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Canada drink 22 times as much alcohol as in Algeria
Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · Canada: 9.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Canada has 4.3 times as much meat per person as Algeria
Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · Canada: 94.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Canada has 194 kcal more food per person per day than Algeria
Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · Canada: 3,590 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Algeria put in 501 more hours a year than in Canada
Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · Canada: 1,731 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Canada went to school 6.5 years longer than in Algeria
Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · Canada: 13.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Algeria: no data · Canada: 0.48 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Canada has 15 more World Heritage sites than Algeria (22 against 7)
Algeria: 7 (2026) · Canada: 22 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Canada has won 597 Olympic medals, Algeria 20
Algeria: 20 (2026 edition) · Canada: 597 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Canada are online, versus 77% in Algeria
Algeria: 77% (2024) · Canada: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Canada is 2.2 times as fast as in Algeria
Algeria: 165 Mbps (2026) · Canada: 357 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Algeria and Canada are practically level
Algeria: 100% (2024) · Canada: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in Canada live in cities, versus 76% in Algeria
Algeria: 76% (2025) · Canada: 83% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Algeria has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Canada 94
Algeria: 115 (2024) · Canada: 94 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Canada’s railway network is 12 times as long as Algeria’s
Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · Canada: 48,150 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Canada fly 14 times as many passengers per resident as those from Algeria
Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · Canada: 2.13 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 42% of Canada, but only 0.7% of Algeria
Algeria: 0.7% (2024) · Canada: 42% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Canada emits 3.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Algeria
Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · Canada: 13.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
64% of Canada’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria
Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · Canada: 63.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Algeria carries 2.1 times as much fine dust as in Canada
Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Canada: 7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 71% more likely to be murdered in Canada than in Algeria
Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · Canada: 2 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Algeria are 2.9 times as deadly as in Canada
Algeria: 22.3 per 100k (2023) · Canada: 7.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Algeria is on average 27.6 °C warmer than Canada
Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Canada: -3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Canada gets 12 times as much rain as Algeria
Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Canada: 683 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Algeria bigger than Canada?
Canada is larger. Algeria fits inside Canada 6.6 times.
Which has more people, Algeria or Canada?
Algeria has 14% more people than Canada (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Algeria or Canada?
People in Canada live 5.6 years longer than in Algeria. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 82.1 in Canada.
Are people taller in Algeria or Canada?
Men in Canada are 3.7 cm taller than in Algeria (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
