Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Denmark fits inside Algeria 55 times
Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2024) · Denmark: 42,920 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Denmark’s coastline is 7.3 times as long as Algeria’s
Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · Denmark: 7,314 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Algeria’s highest peak towers 2,737 m above Denmark’s
Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · Denmark: 171 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 65% of Denmark, versus 17% of Algeria
Algeria: 17.3% (2024) · Denmark: 65.1% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Algeria has 7.9 times as many people as Denmark
Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · Denmark: 6.01 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Denmark is 7.5 times as densely populated as Algeria
Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · Denmark: 150 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Denmark are 6.8 cm taller than in Algeria
Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · Denmark: 181.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Denmark are 7.1 cm taller than in Algeria
Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · Denmark: 169.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Denmark is 13 years older than in Algeria
Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · Denmark: 41.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Algeria have 1.3 more children on average than in Denmark
Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · Denmark: 1.47 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Denmark are 65 or older, versus 6.8% in Algeria
Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · Denmark: 21.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Denmark hosts 4.2 times as many refugees per resident as Algeria
Algeria: 3.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Denmark: 15.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Denmark has produced 20.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Algeria 0.4
Algeria: 0.4 (2026) · Denmark: 20 (2026)
How many official languages?
Algeria and Denmark are practically level
Algeria: 1 (2026) · Denmark: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Denmark’s economy is 61% larger than Algeria’s
Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · Denmark: $463 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Denmark produces 4.5 times as much per person as Algeria
Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · Denmark: Int$83,218 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Algeria: no data · Denmark: 29.9 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Algeria: no data · Denmark: 0.4% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 5.5% in Denmark
Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · Denmark: 5.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Algeria spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Denmark 3.3%
Algeria: 8.8% (2025) · Denmark: 3.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Algeria: no data · Denmark: 33.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Denmark’s price level (US = 100) is 2.8× Algeria’s
Algeria: 33% (2025) · Denmark: 92% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Denmark spends 29 times as much on health per person as Algeria
Algeria: $233 (2023) · Denmark: $6,745 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Denmark live 5.8 years longer than in Algeria
Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · Denmark: 82.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Algeria is 5.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Denmark
Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Denmark: 3.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Denmark has 2.7 times as many doctors per person as Algeria
Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Denmark: 4.5 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Denmark has 51% more hospital beds per person than Algeria
Algeria: 1.6 per 1,000 (2017) · Denmark: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Denmark is 2.7 times that in Algeria
Algeria: 3.2 per 100k (2023) · Denmark: 8.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Algeria are obese, versus 15% in Denmark
Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · Denmark: 15.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Algeria smoke, versus 16% in Denmark
Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · Denmark: 15.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Denmark rate their lives 1.82 points higher than in Algeria
Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · Denmark: 7.54 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Denmark drink 23 times as much alcohol as in Algeria
Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · Denmark: 9.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Denmark has 4.5 times as much meat per person as Algeria
Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · Denmark: 101.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Denmark has 338 kcal more food per person per day than Algeria
Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · Denmark: 3,734 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Algeria put in 852 more hours a year than in Denmark
Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · Denmark: 1,380 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Denmark went to school 5.6 years longer than in Algeria
Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · Denmark: 13 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Algeria: no data · Denmark: 2.4 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Denmark has 6 more World Heritage sites than Algeria (13 against 7)
Algeria: 7 (2026) · Denmark: 13 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Denmark has won 216 Olympic medals, Algeria 20
Algeria: 20 (2026 edition) · Denmark: 216 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
100% of people in Denmark are online, versus 77% in Algeria
Algeria: 77% (2024) · Denmark: 100% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Denmark is 90% faster than in Algeria
Algeria: 165 Mbps (2026) · Denmark: 314 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Algeria and Denmark are practically level
Algeria: 100% (2024) · Denmark: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Denmark live in cities, versus 76% in Algeria
Algeria: 76% (2025) · Denmark: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Denmark has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Algeria 115
Algeria: 115 (2024) · Denmark: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Algeria’s railway network is 49% longer than Denmark’s
Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · Denmark: 2,682 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · Denmark: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 16% of Denmark, but only 0.7% of Algeria
Algeria: 0.7% (2024) · Denmark: 16% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Denmark emits 12% more CO₂ than someone in Algeria
Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · Denmark: 4.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Denmark’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria
Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · Denmark: 91.2% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Algeria carries 60% more fine dust than in Denmark
Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Denmark: 9 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 38% more likely to be murdered in Algeria than in Denmark
Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · Denmark: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Algeria are 5.3 times as deadly as in Denmark
Algeria: 22.3 per 100k (2023) · Denmark: 4.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Algeria is on average 15.1 °C warmer than Denmark
Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Denmark: 9.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Denmark gets 15 times as much rain as Algeria
Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Denmark: 845 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Algeria bigger than Denmark?
Algeria is larger. Denmark fits inside Algeria 55 times.
Which has more people, Algeria or Denmark?
Algeria has 7.9 times as many people as Denmark (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Algeria or Denmark?
People in Denmark live 5.8 years longer than in Algeria. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 82.3 in Denmark.
Are people taller in Algeria or Denmark?
Men in Denmark are 6.8 cm taller than in Algeria (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
