Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Colombia fits inside Algeria 2.1 times
Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2024) · Colombia: 1,140,620 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Colombia’s coastline is 3.2 times as long as Algeria’s
Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · Colombia: 3,208 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Colombia’s highest peak towers 2,822 m above Algeria’s
Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · Colombia: 5,730 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 37% of Colombia, versus 17% of Algeria
Algeria: 17.3% (2024) · Colombia: 36.5% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Colombia has 13% more people than Algeria
Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · Colombia: 53.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Colombia is 2.4 times as densely populated as Algeria
Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · Colombia: 48 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Algeria are 3.2 cm taller than in Colombia
Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · Colombia: 171.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Algeria are 4.4 cm taller than in Colombia
Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · Colombia: 158 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Colombia is 3.4 years older than in Algeria
Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · Colombia: 31.6 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Algeria have 1.1 more children on average than in Colombia
Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · Colombia: 1.63 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
10% of people in Colombia are 65 or older, versus 6.8% in Algeria
Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · Colombia: 10.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Algeria hosts 139 times as many refugees per resident as Colombia
Algeria: 3.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Colombia: 0.027 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Algeria has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Colombia 0.4
Algeria: 0.4 (2026) · Colombia: 0.4 (2026)
How many official languages?
Algeria and Colombia are practically level
Algeria: 1 (2026) · Colombia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Colombia’s economy is 59% larger than Algeria’s
Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · Colombia: $457 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Colombia produces 22% more per person than Algeria
Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · Colombia: Int$22,640 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Algeria: no data · Colombia: 54.4 (2024)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Algeria: no data · Colombia: 8.5% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 8.3% in Colombia
Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · Colombia: 8.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Algeria spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Colombia 3.2%
Algeria: 8.8% (2025) · Colombia: 3.2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Algeria: no data · Colombia: 15.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Colombia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Algeria’s
Algeria: 33% (2025) · Colombia: 38% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Colombia spends 2.8 times as much on health per person as Algeria
Algeria: $233 (2023) · Colombia: $644 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Colombia live 1.4 years longer than in Algeria
Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · Colombia: 77.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Algeria is 86% more likely to die before turning one than in Colombia
Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Colombia: 10.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Colombia has 53% more doctors per person than Algeria
Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Colombia: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Colombia has 6% more hospital beds per person than Algeria
Algeria: 1.6 per 1,000 (2017) · Colombia: 1.7 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Colombia is 2.1 times that in Algeria
Algeria: 3.2 per 100k (2023) · Colombia: 6.8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
25% of adults in Colombia are obese, versus 24% in Algeria
Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · Colombia: 25.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Algeria smoke, versus 8.0% in Colombia
Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · Colombia: 8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Colombia rate their lives 0.33 points higher than in Algeria
Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · Colombia: 6.04 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Colombia drink 12 times as much alcohol as in Algeria
Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · Colombia: 4.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Colombia has 2.8 times as much meat per person as Algeria
Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · Colombia: 62.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Algeria has 270 kcal more food per person per day than Colombia
Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · Colombia: 3,126 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Colombia put in 238 more hours a year than in Algeria
Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · Colombia: 2,471 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Colombia went to school 1.6 years longer than in Algeria
Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · Colombia: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Algeria: no data · Colombia: 0.09 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Colombia has 2 more World Heritage sites than Algeria (9 against 7)
Algeria: 7 (2026) · Colombia: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Colombia has won 38 Olympic medals, Algeria 20
Algeria: 20 (2026 edition) · Colombia: 38 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
79% of people in Colombia are online, versus 77% in Algeria
Algeria: 77% (2024) · Colombia: 79% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Colombia is 49% faster than in Algeria
Algeria: 165 Mbps (2026) · Colombia: 246 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Algeria have electricity, versus 99% in Colombia
Algeria: 100% (2024) · Colombia: 98.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Colombia live in cities, versus 76% in Algeria
Algeria: 76% (2025) · Colombia: 79% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Colombia has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Algeria 115
Algeria: 115 (2024) · Colombia: 174 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Algeria’s railway network is 87% longer than Colombia’s
Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · Colombia: 2,141 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Colombia fly 5.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Algeria
Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · Colombia: 0.79 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 54% of Colombia, but only 0.7% of Algeria
Algeria: 0.7% (2024) · Colombia: 53.7% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Algeria emits 2.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Colombia
Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · Colombia: 1.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
77% of Colombia’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria
Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · Colombia: 77% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Colombia carries 5% more fine dust than in Algeria
Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Colombia: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 21 times as likely to be murdered in Colombia as in Algeria
Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · Colombia: 24.9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Colombia are 20% deadlier than in Algeria
Algeria: 22.3 per 100k (2023) · Colombia: 26.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Algeria is on average 0.3 °C warmer than Colombia
Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Colombia: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Colombia gets 54 times as much rain as Algeria
Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Colombia: 3,155 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Algeria bigger than Colombia?
Algeria is larger. Colombia fits inside Algeria 2.1 times.
Which has more people, Algeria or Colombia?
Colombia has 13% more people than Algeria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Algeria or Colombia?
People in Colombia live 1.4 years longer than in Algeria. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 77.9 in Colombia.
Are people taller in Algeria or Colombia?
Men in Algeria are 3.2 cm taller than in Colombia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
