Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Finland fits inside Algeria 7 times
Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2024) · Finland: 338,485 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Finland’s coastline is 25% longer than Algeria’s
Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · Finland: 1,250 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Algeria’s highest peak towers 1,580 m above Finland’s
Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · Finland: 1,328 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 17% of Algeria, versus 7.4% of Finland
Algeria: 17.3% (2024) · Finland: 7.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Algeria has 8.4 times as many people as Finland
Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · Finland: 5.65 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Algeria is 7% more densely populated than Finland
Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · Finland: 19 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Finland are 5.5 cm taller than in Algeria
Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · Finland: 180.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Finland are 4.1 cm taller than in Algeria
Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · Finland: 166.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Finland is 15 years older than in Algeria
Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · Finland: 42.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Algeria have 1.5 more children on average than in Finland
Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · Finland: 1.25 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Finland are 65 or older, versus 6.8% in Algeria
Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · Finland: 24.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Finland hosts 4.8 times as many refugees per resident as Algeria
Algeria: 3.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Finland: 18.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Algeria 0.4
Algeria: 0.4 (2026) · Finland: 8.9 (2026)
How many official languages?
Finland has 2 official languages, Algeria 1
Algeria: 1 (2026) · Finland: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Finland’s economy is 10% larger than Algeria’s
Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · Finland: $317 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Finland produces 3.5 times as much per person as Algeria
Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · Finland: Int$65,885 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Algeria: no data · Finland: 27.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Algeria: no data · Finland: 0.2% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 9.5% in Finland
Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · Finland: 9.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Algeria spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Finland 2.6%
Algeria: 8.8% (2025) · Finland: 2.6% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Algeria: no data · Finland: 25.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Finland’s price level (US = 100) is 2.6× Algeria’s
Algeria: 33% (2025) · Finland: 85% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Finland spends 24 times as much on health per person as Algeria
Algeria: $233 (2023) · Finland: $5,515 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Finland live 5.9 years longer than in Algeria
Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · Finland: 82.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Algeria is 10 times as likely to die before turning one as in Finland
Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Finland: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Finland has 2.2 times as many doctors per person as Algeria
Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Finland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Finland has 62% more hospital beds per person than Algeria
Algeria: 1.6 per 1,000 (2017) · Finland: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Finland is 4.1 times that in Algeria
Algeria: 3.2 per 100k (2023) · Finland: 13.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
26% of adults in Finland are obese, versus 24% in Algeria
Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · Finland: 26.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Algeria smoke, versus 21% in Finland
Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · Finland: 21.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Finland rate their lives 2.05 points higher than in Algeria
Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · Finland: 7.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Finland drink 22 times as much alcohol as in Algeria
Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · Finland: 9.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Finland has 3.1 times as much meat per person as Algeria
Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · Finland: 69.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Algeria has 50 kcal more food per person per day than Finland
Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · Finland: 3,346 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Algeria put in 736 more hours a year than in Finland
Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · Finland: 1,497 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Finland went to school 5.6 years longer than in Algeria
Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · Finland: 13 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Algeria: no data · Finland: 0.8 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Finland has 1 more World Heritage site than Algeria (8 against 7)
Algeria: 7 (2026) · Finland: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Finland has won 486 Olympic medals, Algeria 20
Algeria: 20 (2026 edition) · Finland: 486 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Finland are online, versus 77% in Algeria
Algeria: 77% (2024) · Finland: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Finland is 49% faster than in Algeria
Algeria: 165 Mbps (2026) · Finland: 247 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Algeria and Finland are practically level
Algeria: 100% (2024) · Finland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
76% of people in Algeria live in cities, versus 75% in Finland
Algeria: 76% (2025) · Finland: 75% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Finland has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Algeria 115
Algeria: 115 (2024) · Finland: 126 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Finland’s railway network is 48% longer than Algeria’s
Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · Finland: 5,918 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Finland fly 13 times as many passengers per resident as those from Algeria
Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · Finland: 1.91 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 0.7% of Algeria
Algeria: 0.7% (2024) · Finland: 74.2% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Finland emits 25% more CO₂ than someone in Algeria
Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · Finland: 5.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
56% of Finland’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria
Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · Finland: 56.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Algeria carries 2.7 times as much fine dust as in Finland
Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Finland: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 18% more likely to be murdered in Algeria than in Finland
Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · Finland: 1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Algeria are 4.2 times as deadly as in Finland
Algeria: 22.3 per 100k (2023) · Finland: 5.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Algeria is on average 21.1 °C warmer than Finland
Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Finland: 3.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Finland gets 13 times as much rain as Algeria
Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Finland: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Algeria bigger than Finland?
Algeria is larger. Finland fits inside Algeria 7 times.
Which has more people, Algeria or Finland?
Algeria has 8.4 times as many people as Finland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Algeria or Finland?
People in Finland live 5.9 years longer than in Algeria. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 82.3 in Finland.
Are people taller in Algeria or Finland?
Men in Finland are 5.5 cm taller than in Algeria (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
