Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Egypt fits inside Algeria 2.4 times
Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2024) · Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 17% of Algeria, versus 4.2% of Egypt
Algeria: 17.3% (2024) · Egypt: 4.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Algeria and Egypt are practically level
Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Algeria are 1.5 cm taller than in Egypt
Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Algeria hosts 2 times as many refugees per resident as Egypt
Algeria: 3.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Egypt: 1.9 per 1,000 (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 (2026) · Egypt: 0.5 (2026)
How many official languages?
Algeria and Egypt are practically level
Algeria: 1 (2026) · Egypt: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Algeria: no data · Egypt: 1.4% (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 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Egypt 0.6%
Algeria: 8.8% (2025) · Egypt: 0.6% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Algeria: no data · Egypt: 12.5% (2015)
How expensive is it?
Algeria’s price level (US = 100) is 2.1× Egypt’s
Algeria: 33% (2025) · Egypt: 15% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Algeria spends 65% more on health per person than Egypt
Algeria: $233 (2023) · Egypt: $141 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Algeria live 4.7 years longer than in Egypt
Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · Egypt: 71.8 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Algeria has 52% more hospital beds per person than Egypt
Algeria: 1.6 per 1,000 (2017) · Egypt: 1.1 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Algeria is 4 times that in Egypt
Algeria: 3.2 per 100k (2023) · Egypt: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Algeria and Egypt are practically level
Algeria: 7 (2026) · Egypt: 7 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Egypt has won 41 Olympic medals, Algeria 20
Algeria: 20 (2026 edition) · Egypt: 41 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
77% of people in Algeria are online, versus 75% in Egypt
Algeria: 77% (2024) · Egypt: 75% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Algeria is 2.1 times as fast as in Egypt
Algeria: 165 Mbps (2026) · Egypt: 80 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 0.7% of Algeria, but only 0.0% of Egypt
Algeria: 0.7% (2024) · Egypt: 0% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 80% deadlier than in Egypt
Algeria: 22.3 per 100k (2023) · Egypt: 12.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Algeria bigger than Egypt?
Algeria is larger. Egypt fits inside Algeria 2.4 times.
Which has more people, Algeria or Egypt?
Egypt has 2.5 times as many people as Algeria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Algeria or Egypt?
People in Algeria live 4.7 years longer than in Egypt. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 71.8 in Egypt.
Are people taller in Algeria or Egypt?
Algeria and Egypt are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
