Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Algeria is 2% bigger than the DR Congo
Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2024) · DR Congo: 2,345,410 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Algeria’s coastline is 27 times as long as the DR Congo’s
Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · DR Congo: 37 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The DR Congo’s highest peak towers 2,202 m above Algeria’s
Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · DR Congo: 5,110 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 17% of Algeria, versus 16% of the DR Congo
Algeria: 17.3% (2024) · DR Congo: 16.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The DR Congo has 2.4 times as many people as Algeria
Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · DR Congo: 113 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The DR Congo is 2.5 times as densely populated as Algeria
Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · DR Congo: 50 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Algeria are 6.4 cm taller than in the DR Congo
Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · DR Congo: 168.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Algeria are 6.0 cm taller than in the DR Congo
Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · DR Congo: 156.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Algeria is 12 years older than in the DR Congo
Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · DR Congo: 15.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the DR Congo have 3.3 more children on average than in Algeria
Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · DR Congo: 5.98 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
6.8% of people in Algeria are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in the DR Congo
Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · DR Congo: 3.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
The DR Congo hosts 17% more refugees per resident than Algeria
Algeria: 3.8 per 1,000 (2025) · DR Congo: 4.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Algeria has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the DR Congo 0.1
Algeria: 0.4 (2026) · DR Congo: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
The DR Congo has 5 official languages, Algeria 1
Algeria: 1 (2026) · DR Congo: 5 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Algeria’s economy is 3.2 times the size of the DR Congo’s
Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · DR Congo: $91 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Algeria produces 9.7 times as much per person as the DR Congo
Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · DR Congo: Int$1,920 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Algeria: no data · DR Congo: 44.7 (2020)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Algeria: no data · DR Congo: 85.3% (2020)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 4.4% in the DR Congo
Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · DR Congo: 4.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Algeria spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, the DR Congo 1.4%
Algeria: 8.8% (2025) · DR Congo: 1.4% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Algeria: no data · DR Congo: 10.7% (2022)
How expensive is it?
The DR Congo’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Algeria’s
Algeria: 33% (2025) · DR Congo: 42% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Algeria spends 10 times as much on health per person as the DR Congo
Algeria: $233 (2023) · DR Congo: $23 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Algeria live 14 years longer than in the DR Congo
Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · DR Congo: 62.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the DR Congo is 2.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Algeria
Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · DR Congo: 56.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Algeria has 8 times as many doctors per person as the DR Congo
Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · DR Congo: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Algeria: 1.6 per 1,000 (2017) · DR Congo: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in the DR Congo is 5.6 times that in Algeria
Algeria: 3.2 per 100k (2023) · DR Congo: 18 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Algeria are obese, versus 5.9% in the DR Congo
Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · DR Congo: 5.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Algeria smoke, versus 12% in the DR Congo
Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · DR Congo: 12.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Algeria rate their lives 1.95 points higher than in the DR Congo
Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · DR Congo: 3.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the DR Congo drink 3.8 times as much alcohol as in Algeria
Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · DR Congo: 1.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Algeria has 6.4 times as much meat per person as the DR Congo
Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · DR Congo: 3.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Algeria has 1,381 kcal more food per person per day than the DR Congo
Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · DR Congo: 2,015 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Algeria put in 391 more hours a year than in the DR Congo
Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · DR Congo: 1,841 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Algeria went to school 0.04 years longer than in the DR Congo
Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · DR Congo: 7.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Algeria: no data · DR Congo: 0.01 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Algeria has 2 more World Heritage sites than the DR Congo (7 against 5)
Algeria: 7 (2026) · DR Congo: 5 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Algeria has won 20 Olympic medals, the DR Congo none
Algeria: 20 (2026 edition) · DR Congo: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
77% of people in Algeria are online, versus 20% in the DR Congo
Algeria: 77% (2024) · DR Congo: 20% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Algeria is 2.2 times as fast as in the DR Congo
Algeria: 165 Mbps (2026) · DR Congo: 75 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Algeria have electricity, versus 23% in the DR Congo
Algeria: 100% (2024) · DR Congo: 22.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
76% of people in Algeria live in cities, versus 45% in the DR Congo
Algeria: 76% (2025) · DR Congo: 45% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Algeria has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the DR Congo 59
Algeria: 115 (2024) · DR Congo: 59 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Algeria’s railway network is 10% longer than the DR Congo’s
Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · DR Congo: 3,641 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Algeria fly 15 times as many passengers per resident as those from the DR Congo
Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · DR Congo: 0.01 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 62% of the DR Congo, but only 0.7% of Algeria
Algeria: 0.7% (2024) · DR Congo: 61.5% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Algeria emits 78 times as much CO₂ as someone in the DR Congo
Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · DR Congo: 0.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of the DR Congo’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria
Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · DR Congo: 100% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the DR Congo carries 2.9 times as much fine dust as in Algeria
Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · DR Congo: 41.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · DR Congo: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the DR Congo are 6% deadlier than in Algeria
Algeria: 22.3 per 100k (2023) · DR Congo: 23.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The DR Congo is on average 0.2 °C warmer than Algeria
Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · DR Congo: 24.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The DR Congo gets 25 times as much rain as Algeria
Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · DR Congo: 1,469 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Algeria bigger than the DR Congo?
Algeria is larger. Algeria is 2% bigger than the DR Congo.
Which has more people, Algeria or the DR Congo?
The DR Congo has 2.4 times as many people as Algeria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Algeria or the DR Congo?
People in Algeria live 14 years longer than in the DR Congo. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 62.1 in the DR Congo.
Are people taller in Algeria or the DR Congo?
Men in Algeria are 6.4 cm taller than in the DR Congo (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
