Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ecuador fits inside Algeria 9.3 times
Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2024) · Ecuador: 256,370 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Ecuador’s coastline is 2.2 times as long as Algeria’s
Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · Ecuador: 2,237 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Ecuador’s highest peak towers 3,359 m above Algeria’s
Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · Ecuador: 6,267 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 20% of Ecuador, versus 17% of Algeria
Algeria: 17.3% (2024) · Ecuador: 20.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Algeria has 2.6 times as many people as Ecuador
Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ecuador is 3.7 times as densely populated as Algeria
Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Algeria are 7.7 cm taller than in Ecuador
Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · Ecuador: 167.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Algeria are 7.1 cm taller than in Ecuador
Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · Ecuador: 155.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ecuador is 0.22 years older than in Algeria
Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · Ecuador: 28.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Algeria have 0.9 more children on average than in Ecuador
Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · Ecuador: 1.81 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in Ecuador are 65 or older, versus 6.8% in Algeria
Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · Ecuador: 8.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Algeria hosts 2.6 times as many refugees per resident as Ecuador
Algeria: 3.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Ecuador: 1.4 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Algeria has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ecuador none
Algeria: 0.4 (2026) · Ecuador: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Algeria and Ecuador are practically level
Algeria: 1 (2026) · Ecuador: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Algeria’s economy is 2.2 times the size of Ecuador’s
Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · Ecuador: $130 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Algeria produces 11% more per person than Ecuador
Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Algeria: no data · Ecuador: 45.9 (2025)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Algeria: no data · Ecuador: 3.4% (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 3.3% in Ecuador
Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · Ecuador: 3.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Algeria spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Ecuador 2.1%
Algeria: 8.8% (2025) · Ecuador: 2.1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Algeria: no data · Ecuador: 13.1% (2022)
How expensive is it?
Ecuador’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Algeria’s
Algeria: 33% (2025) · Ecuador: 43% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ecuador spends 2.2 times as much on health per person as Algeria
Algeria: $233 (2023) · Ecuador: $509 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Ecuador live 1.1 years longer than in Algeria
Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · Ecuador: 77.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Algeria is 79% more likely to die before turning one than in Ecuador
Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Ecuador: 10.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ecuador has 39% more doctors per person than Algeria
Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Ecuador: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020)
How many hospital beds are there?
Algeria has 22% more hospital beds per person than Ecuador
Algeria: 1.6 per 1,000 (2017) · Ecuador: 1.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ecuador is 72% higher than in Algeria
Algeria: 3.2 per 100k (2023) · Ecuador: 5.5 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Ecuador are obese, versus 24% in Algeria
Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · Ecuador: 28.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Algeria smoke, versus 10% in Ecuador
Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · Ecuador: 10.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ecuador rate their lives 0.43 points higher than in Algeria
Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · Ecuador: 6.14 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ecuador drink 7.6 times as much alcohol as in Algeria
Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · Ecuador: 3.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ecuador has 2.5 times as much meat per person as Algeria
Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · Ecuador: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Algeria has 775 kcal more food per person per day than Ecuador
Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · Ecuador: 2,621 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Algeria put in 639 more hours a year than in Ecuador
Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · Ecuador: 1,594 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ecuador went to school 1.6 years longer than in Algeria
Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · Ecuador: 9 years (2023)
How many World Heritage sites?
Algeria has 2 more World Heritage sites than Ecuador (7 against 5)
Algeria: 7 (2026) · Ecuador: 5 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Algeria has won 20 Olympic medals, Ecuador 10
Algeria: 20 (2026 edition) · Ecuador: 10 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
Algeria and Ecuador are practically level
Algeria: 77% (2024) · Ecuador: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Ecuador is 76% faster than in Algeria
Algeria: 165 Mbps (2026) · Ecuador: 290 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Algeria have electricity, versus 99% in Ecuador
Algeria: 100% (2024) · Ecuador: 98.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
76% of people in Algeria live in cities, versus 63% in Ecuador
Algeria: 76% (2025) · Ecuador: 63% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Algeria has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ecuador 102
Algeria: 115 (2024) · Ecuador: 102 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Algeria’s railway network is 4.1 times as long as Ecuador’s
Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · Ecuador: 965 km (2022)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Ecuador fly 65% more passengers per resident than those from Algeria
Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · Ecuador: 0.25 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Ecuador, but only 0.7% of Algeria
Algeria: 0.7% (2024) · Ecuador: 49.7% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Algeria emits 67% more CO₂ than someone in Ecuador
Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · Ecuador: 2.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
79% of Ecuador’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria
Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · Ecuador: 79.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ecuador carries 23% more fine dust than in Algeria
Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 39 times as likely to be murdered in Ecuador as in Algeria
Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · Ecuador: 45.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ecuador are 38% deadlier than in Algeria
Algeria: 22.3 per 100k (2023) · Ecuador: 30.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Algeria is on average 3.4 °C warmer than Ecuador
Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ecuador: 21.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ecuador gets 55 times as much rain as Algeria
Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ecuador: 3,204 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Algeria bigger than Ecuador?
Algeria is larger. Ecuador fits inside Algeria 9.3 times.
Which has more people, Algeria or Ecuador?
Algeria has 2.6 times as many people as Ecuador (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Algeria or Ecuador?
People in Ecuador live 1.1 years longer than in Algeria. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 77.6 in Ecuador.
Are people taller in Algeria or Ecuador?
Men in Algeria are 7.7 cm taller than in Ecuador (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
