Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Algeria fits inside China 4 times
Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2024) · China: 9,562,910 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
China’s coastline is 15 times as long as Algeria’s
Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · China: 14,500 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
China’s highest peak towers 5,941 m above Algeria’s
Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · China: 8,849 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 42% of China, versus 17% of Algeria
Algeria: 17.3% (2024) · China: 41.7% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
China has 30 times as many people as Algeria
Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · China: 1.41 billion (2025)
How crowded is it?
China is 7.5 times as densely populated as Algeria
Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · China: 150 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
China and Algeria are practically level
Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · China: 175.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in China are 1.1 cm taller than in Algeria
Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · China: 163.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in China is 11 years older than in Algeria
Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · China: 39.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Algeria have 1.7 more children on average than in China
Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · China: 1.01 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
15% of people in China are 65 or older, versus 6.8% in Algeria
Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · China: 14.9% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Algeria hosts 23,281 times as many refugees per resident as China
Algeria: 3.8 per 1,000 (2025) · China: 0.00016 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Algeria has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, China 0.1
Algeria: 0.4 (2026) · China: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Algeria and China are practically level
Algeria: 1 (2026) · China: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
China’s economy is 68 times the size of Algeria’s
Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · China: $19.5 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
China produces 58% more per person than Algeria
Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · China: Int$29,333 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Algeria: no data · China: 36 (2022)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Algeria: no data · China: 0% (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 4.6% in China
Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · China: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Algeria spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, China 1.7%
Algeria: 8.8% (2025) · China: 1.7% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Algeria: no data · China: 7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
China’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Algeria’s
Algeria: 33% (2025) · China: 47% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
China spends 3.3 times as much on health per person as Algeria
Algeria: $233 (2023) · China: $763 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in China live 1.5 years longer than in Algeria
Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · China: 78 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Algeria is 4.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in China
Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · China: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
China has 87% more doctors per person than Algeria
Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · China: 3.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
China has 3.5 times as many hospital beds per person as Algeria
Algeria: 1.6 per 1,000 (2017) · China: 5.6 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in China is 2.5 times that in Algeria
Algeria: 3.2 per 100k (2023) · China: 8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Algeria are obese, versus 9.1% in China
Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · China: 9.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
China and Algeria are practically level
Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · China: 22.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in China rate their lives 0.36 points higher than in Algeria
Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · China: 6.07 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in China drink 8.7 times as much alcohol as in Algeria
Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · China: 3.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
China has 3.3 times as much meat per person as Algeria
Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · China: 73.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
China has 131 kcal more food per person per day than Algeria
Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · China: 3,527 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in China put in 95 more hours a year than in Algeria
Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · China: 2,328 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in China went to school 0.62 years longer than in Algeria
Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · China: 8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Algeria: no data · China: 0.05 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
China has 54 more World Heritage sites than Algeria (61 against 7)
Algeria: 7 (2026) · China: 61 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
China has won 819 Olympic medals, Algeria 20
Algeria: 20 (2026 edition) · China: 819 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
92% of people in China are online, versus 77% in Algeria
Algeria: 77% (2024) · China: 92% (2025)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in China is 2.2 times as fast as in Algeria
Algeria: 165 Mbps (2026) · China: 364 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Algeria and China are practically level
Algeria: 100% (2024) · China: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
76% of people in Algeria live in cities, versus 66% in China
Algeria: 76% (2025) · China: 66% (2025)
How many phones per person?
China has 132 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Algeria 115
Algeria: 115 (2024) · China: 132 (2024)
How much railway is there?
China’s railway network is 27 times as long as Algeria’s
Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · China: 109,767 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from China fly 2.9 times as many passengers per resident as those from Algeria
Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · China: 0.44 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 24% of China, but only 0.7% of Algeria
Algeria: 0.7% (2024) · China: 24% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in China emits 2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Algeria
Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · China: 8.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
37% of China’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria
Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · China: 37% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in China carries 2.2 times as much fine dust as in Algeria
Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · China: 31.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.3 times as likely to be murdered in Algeria as in China
Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · China: 0.5 per 100k (2020)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in China are 11% deadlier than in Algeria
Algeria: 22.3 per 100k (2023) · China: 24.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Algeria is on average 16.8 °C warmer than China
Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · China: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
China gets 14 times as much rain as Algeria
Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · China: 813 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Algeria bigger than China?
China is larger. Algeria fits inside China 4 times.
Which has more people, Algeria or China?
China has 30 times as many people as Algeria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Algeria or China?
People in China live 1.5 years longer than in Algeria. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 78.0 in China.
Are people taller in Algeria or China?
China and Algeria are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
