How much coast is there?

Egypt’s coastline is 2.5 times as long as Algeria’s.

Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Algeria’s highest peak towers 279 m above Egypt’s.

Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Egypt has 2.5 times as many people as Algeria.

Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · Egypt: 118 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Egypt is 6 times as densely populated as Algeria.

Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · Egypt: 119 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Algeria is 4.2 years older than in Egypt.

Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · Egypt: 24 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Egypt and Algeria are practically level.

Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · Egypt: 2.74 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

6.8% of people in Algeria are 65 or older, versus 5.3% in Egypt.

Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · Egypt: 5.3% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Egypt has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Algeria 0.4.

Algeria: 0.4 (2025) · Egypt: 0.5 (2025)

How many official languages?

Algeria and Egypt are practically level.

Algeria: 1 (2026) · Egypt: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Egypt’s economy is 27% larger than Algeria’s.

Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · Egypt: $365 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Egypt produces 9% more per person than Algeria.

Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Algeria: no data · Egypt: 28.5 (2021)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 6.8% in Egypt.

Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · Egypt: 6.8% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Algeria spends 8.0% of its GDP on the military, Egypt 0.7%.

Algeria: 8% (2024) · Egypt: 0.7% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Algeria’s price level (US = 100) is 2.1× Egypt’s.

Algeria: 33% (2025) · Egypt: 15% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Algeria spends 65% more on health per person than Egypt.

Algeria: $233 (2023) · Egypt: $141 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Egypt is 7% more likely to die before turning one than in Algeria.

Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Algeria has 2.5 times as many doctors per person as Egypt.

Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020)

How common is obesity?

43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 24% in Algeria.

Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · Egypt: 42.8% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

25% of adults in Egypt smoke, versus 22% in Algeria.

Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · Egypt: 25% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Algeria rate their lives 1.85 points higher than in Egypt.

Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · Egypt: 3.86 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Algeria drink 4.1 times as much alcohol as in Egypt.

Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Egypt has 24% more meat per person than Algeria.

Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Algeria has 302 kcal more food per person per day than Egypt.

Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Egypt put in 136 more hours a year than in Algeria.

Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Egypt went to school 2.7 years longer than in Algeria.

Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · Egypt: 10.1 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Algeria: no data · Egypt: 0.1 (2022)

How many people are online?

77% of people in Algeria are online, versus 75% in Egypt.

Algeria: 77% (2024) · Egypt: 75% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Algeria and Egypt are practically level.

Algeria: 100% (2024) · Egypt: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

76% of people in Algeria live in cities, versus 43% in Egypt.

Algeria: 76% (2025) · Egypt: 43% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Algeria has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Egypt 97.

Algeria: 115 (2024) · Egypt: 97 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Egypt’s railway network is 29% longer than Algeria’s.

Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · Egypt: 5,153 km (2016)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Algeria fly 7% more passengers per resident than those from Egypt.

Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · Egypt: 0.14 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 0.8% of Algeria, but only 0.0% of Egypt.

Algeria: 0.8% (2023) · Egypt: 0% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Algeria emits 91% more CO₂ than someone in Egypt.

Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · Egypt: 2.2 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

13% of Egypt’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria.

Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · Egypt: 13% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Egypt carries 2.9 times as much fine dust as in Algeria.

Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 13% more likely to be murdered in Egypt than in Algeria.

Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Algeria are 95% deadlier than in Egypt.

Algeria: 18.3 per 100k (2021) · Egypt: 9.4 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Algeria is on average 1.1 °C warmer than Egypt.

Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Algeria gets 4.8 times as much rain as Egypt.

Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Egypt: 12 mm (2016–2025 avg)