Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ethiopia fits inside Algeria 2.1 times
Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2024) · Ethiopia: 1,129,820 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Ethiopia’s highest peak towers 1,642 m above Algeria’s
Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 34% of Ethiopia, versus 17% of Algeria
Algeria: 17.3% (2024) · Ethiopia: 34.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ethiopia has 2.9 times as many people as Algeria
Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · Ethiopia: 135 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ethiopia is 6.1 times as densely populated as Algeria
Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · Ethiopia: 121 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Algeria are 6.2 cm taller than in Ethiopia
Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · Ethiopia: 168.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Algeria are 5.2 cm taller than in Ethiopia
Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · Ethiopia: 157.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Algeria is 9.5 years older than in Ethiopia
Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ethiopia have 1.2 more children on average than in Algeria
Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · Ethiopia: 3.91 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
6.8% of people in Algeria are 65 or older, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia
Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Ethiopia hosts 2 times as many refugees per resident as Algeria
Algeria: 3.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Ethiopia: 7.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Algeria has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ethiopia 0.1
Algeria: 0.4 (2026) · Ethiopia: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Algeria and Ethiopia are practically level
Algeria: 1 (2026) · Ethiopia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Algeria’s economy is 2.3 times the size of Ethiopia’s
Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Algeria produces 5.1 times as much per person as Ethiopia
Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Algeria: no data · Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Algeria: no data · Ethiopia: 38.6% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia
Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Algeria spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Ethiopia 0.5%
Algeria: 8.8% (2025) · Ethiopia: 0.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Algeria: no data · Ethiopia: 3.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Algeria’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Ethiopia’s
Algeria: 33% (2025) · Ethiopia: 26% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Algeria spends 6.7 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia
Algeria: $233 (2023) · Ethiopia: $35 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Algeria live 8.9 years longer than in Ethiopia
Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · Ethiopia: 67.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ethiopia is 77% more likely to die before turning one than in Algeria
Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Algeria has 12 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia
Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Algeria has 4.9 times as many hospital beds per person as Ethiopia
Algeria: 1.6 per 1,000 (2017) · Ethiopia: 0.3 per 1,000 (2016)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ethiopia is 4.5 times that in Algeria
Algeria: 3.2 per 100k (2023) · Ethiopia: 14.4 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Algeria are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia
Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Algeria smoke, versus 5.2% in Ethiopia
Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Algeria rate their lives 1.73 points higher than in Ethiopia
Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ethiopia drink 5.4 times as much alcohol as in Algeria
Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Algeria has 3.2 times as much meat per person as Ethiopia
Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Algeria has 838 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia
Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Algeria put in 633 more hours a year than in Ethiopia
Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Algeria went to school 5 years longer than in Ethiopia
Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Algeria: no data · Ethiopia: 0.0041 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Ethiopia has 5 more World Heritage sites than Algeria (12 against 7)
Algeria: 7 (2026) · Ethiopia: 12 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Ethiopia has won 62 Olympic medals, Algeria 20
Algeria: 20 (2026 edition) · Ethiopia: 62 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
77% of people in Algeria are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia
Algeria: 77% (2024) · Ethiopia: 22% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Algeria is 7.6 times as fast as in Ethiopia
Algeria: 165 Mbps (2026) · Ethiopia: 22 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Algeria have electricity, versus 57% in Ethiopia
Algeria: 100% (2024) · Ethiopia: 56.6% (2024)
How many live in cities?
76% of people in Algeria live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia
Algeria: 76% (2025) · Ethiopia: 24% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Algeria has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65
Algeria: 115 (2024) · Ethiopia: 65 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Algeria’s railway network is 5.3 times as long as Ethiopia’s
Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · Ethiopia: 754 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Algeria fly 34% more passengers per resident than those from Ethiopia
Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 24% of Ethiopia, but only 0.7% of Algeria
Algeria: 0.7% (2024) · Ethiopia: 23.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Algeria emits 31 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia
Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria
Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · Ethiopia: 100% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ethiopia carries 40% more fine dust than in Algeria
Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · Ethiopia: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ethiopia are 7% deadlier than in Algeria
Algeria: 22.3 per 100k (2023) · Ethiopia: 23.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Algeria is on average 0.8 °C warmer than Ethiopia
Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ethiopia gets 17 times as much rain as Algeria
Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Algeria bigger than Ethiopia?
Algeria is larger. Ethiopia fits inside Algeria 2.1 times.
Which has more people, Algeria or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia has 2.9 times as many people as Algeria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Algeria or Ethiopia?
People in Algeria live 8.9 years longer than in Ethiopia. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 67.6 in Ethiopia.
Are people taller in Algeria or Ethiopia?
Men in Algeria are 6.2 cm taller than in Ethiopia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
