Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
France fits inside Algeria 3.9 times
Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2024) · France: 606,410 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
France’s coastline is 4.9 times as long as Algeria’s
Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · France: 4,853 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
France’s highest peak towers 1,902 m above Algeria’s
Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · France: 4,810 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 53% of France, versus 17% of Algeria
Algeria: 17.3% (2024) · France: 52.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
France has 45% more people than Algeria
Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · France: 68.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
France is 6.4 times as densely populated as Algeria
Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · France: 128 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in France are 3.6 cm taller than in Algeria
Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · France: 178.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in France are 2.1 cm taller than in Algeria
Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · France: 164.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in France is 14 years older than in Algeria
Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · France: 41.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Algeria have 1.1 more children on average than in France
Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · France: 1.61 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
23% of people in France are 65 or older, versus 6.8% in Algeria
Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · France: 22.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
France hosts 3 times as many refugees per resident as Algeria
Algeria: 3.8 per 1,000 (2025) · France: 11.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
France has produced 9.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Algeria 0.4
Algeria: 0.4 (2026) · France: 9.5 (2026)
How many official languages?
Algeria and France are practically level
Algeria: 1 (2026) · France: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
France’s economy is 12 times the size of Algeria’s
Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · France: $3.37 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
France produces 3.4 times as much per person as Algeria
Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · France: Int$63,975 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Algeria: no data · France: 31.8 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Algeria: no data · France: 0.1% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 7.5% in France
Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · France: 7.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Algeria spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, France 2.0%
Algeria: 8.8% (2025) · France: 2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Algeria: no data · France: 22.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
France’s price level (US = 100) is 2.4× Algeria’s
Algeria: 33% (2025) · France: 77% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
France spends 23 times as much on health per person as Algeria
Algeria: $233 (2023) · France: $5,327 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in France live 6.5 years longer than in Algeria
Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · France: 83 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Algeria is 5.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in France
Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · France: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
France has 2 times as many doctors per person as Algeria
Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · France: 3.3 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
France has 3.5 times as many hospital beds per person as Algeria
Algeria: 1.6 per 1,000 (2017) · France: 5.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in France is 4.3 times that in Algeria
Algeria: 3.2 per 100k (2023) · France: 13.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Algeria are obese, versus 13% in France
Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · France: 12.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
34% of adults in France smoke, versus 22% in Algeria
Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · France: 33.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in France rate their lives 0.87 points higher than in Algeria
Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · France: 6.59 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in France drink 27 times as much alcohol as in Algeria
Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · France: 11.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
France has 3.6 times as much meat per person as Algeria
Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · France: 80.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
France has 94 kcal more food per person per day than Algeria
Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · France: 3,490 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Algeria put in 745 more hours a year than in France
Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · France: 1,487 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in France went to school 4.3 years longer than in Algeria
Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · France: 11.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Algeria: no data · France: 1.35 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
France has 49 more World Heritage sites than Algeria (56 against 7)
Algeria: 7 (2026) · France: 56 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
France has won 985 Olympic medals, Algeria 20
Algeria: 20 (2026 edition) · France: 985 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in France are online, versus 77% in Algeria
Algeria: 77% (2024) · France: 89% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in France is 2.8 times as fast as in Algeria
Algeria: 165 Mbps (2026) · France: 460 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Algeria and France are practically level
Algeria: 100% (2024) · France: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in France live in cities, versus 76% in Algeria
Algeria: 76% (2025) · France: 79% (2025)
How many phones per person?
France has 117 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Algeria 115
Algeria: 115 (2024) · France: 117 (2023)
How much railway is there?
France’s railway network is 6.9 times as long as Algeria’s
Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · France: 27,716 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from France fly 6.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Algeria
Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · France: 0.94 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of France, but only 0.7% of Algeria
Algeria: 0.7% (2024) · France: 32.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Algeria emits 7% more CO₂ than someone in France
Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · France: 4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
26% of France’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria
Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · France: 26.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Algeria carries 62% more fine dust than in France
Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · France: 8.9 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 16% more likely to be murdered in France than in Algeria
Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · France: 1.3 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Algeria are 2.9 times as deadly as in France
Algeria: 22.3 per 100k (2023) · France: 7.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Algeria is on average 10.5 °C warmer than France
Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · France: 14.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
France gets 20 times as much rain as Algeria
Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · France: 1,158 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Algeria bigger than France?
Algeria is larger. France fits inside Algeria 3.9 times.
Which has more people, Algeria or France?
France has 45% more people than Algeria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Algeria or France?
People in France live 6.5 years longer than in Algeria. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 83.0 in France.
Are people taller in Algeria or France?
Men in France are 3.6 cm taller than in Algeria (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
