Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Germany fits inside Algeria 6.7 times
Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2024) · Germany: 357,680 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Germany’s coastline is 2.4 times as long as Algeria’s
Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · Germany: 2,389 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Germany’s highest peak towers 55 m above Algeria’s
Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · Germany: 2,963 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 47% of Germany, versus 17% of Algeria
Algeria: 17.3% (2024) · Germany: 47.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Germany has 76% more people than Algeria
Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · Germany: 83.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Germany is 12 times as densely populated as Algeria
Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · Germany: 239 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Germany are 5.2 cm taller than in Algeria
Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · Germany: 180.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Germany are 3.8 cm taller than in Algeria
Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · Germany: 166.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Germany is 17 years older than in Algeria
Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · Germany: 45.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Algeria have 1.4 more children on average than in Germany
Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · Germany: 1.36 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Germany are 65 or older, versus 6.8% in Algeria
Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · Germany: 23.7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Germany hosts 8.4 times as many refugees per resident as Algeria
Algeria: 3.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Germany: 31.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Germany has produced 10.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Algeria 0.4
Algeria: 0.4 (2026) · Germany: 10.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Algeria and Germany are practically level
Algeria: 1 (2026) · Germany: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Germany’s economy is 18 times the size of Algeria’s
Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · Germany: $5.05 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Germany produces 4.1 times as much per person as Algeria
Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · Germany: Int$75,407 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Algeria: no data · Germany: 33.7 (2022)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Algeria: no data · Germany: 0.7% (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 3.7% in Germany
Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · Germany: 3.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Algeria spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Germany 2.3%
Algeria: 8.8% (2025) · Germany: 2.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Algeria: no data · Germany: 10.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Germany’s price level (US = 100) is 2.5× Algeria’s
Algeria: 33% (2025) · Germany: 80% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Germany spends 29 times as much on health per person as Algeria
Algeria: $233 (2023) · Germany: $6,849 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Germany live 4.3 years longer than in Algeria
Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · Germany: 80.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Algeria is 6.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Germany
Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Germany: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Germany has 2.7 times as many doctors per person as Algeria
Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Germany: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Germany has 4.7 times as many hospital beds per person as Algeria
Algeria: 1.6 per 1,000 (2017) · Germany: 7.6 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Germany is 3.1 times that in Algeria
Algeria: 3.2 per 100k (2023) · Germany: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
Germany and Algeria are practically level
Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · Germany: 24.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Algeria and Germany are practically level
Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · Germany: 22% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Germany rate their lives 1.17 points higher than in Algeria
Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · Germany: 6.88 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Germany drink 26 times as much alcohol as in Algeria
Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · Germany: 10.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Germany has 3.2 times as much meat per person as Algeria
Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · Germany: 70.7 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Germany has 139 kcal more food per person per day than Algeria
Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · Germany: 3,535 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Algeria put in 897 more hours a year than in Germany
Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · Germany: 1,335 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Germany went to school 6.9 years longer than in Algeria
Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · Germany: 14.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Algeria: no data · Germany: 0.45 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Germany has 48 more World Heritage sites than Algeria (55 against 7)
Algeria: 7 (2026) · Germany: 55 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Germany has won 980 Olympic medals, Algeria 20
Algeria: 20 (2026 edition) · Germany: 980 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Germany are online, versus 77% in Algeria
Algeria: 77% (2024) · Germany: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Germany is 13% faster than in Algeria
Algeria: 165 Mbps (2026) · Germany: 187 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Algeria and Germany are practically level
Algeria: 100% (2024) · Germany: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
82% of people in Germany live in cities, versus 76% in Algeria
Algeria: 76% (2025) · Germany: 82% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Germany has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Algeria 115
Algeria: 115 (2024) · Germany: 129 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Germany’s railway network is 8.3 times as long as Algeria’s
Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · Germany: 33,401 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Germany fly 6.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Algeria
Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · Germany: 0.96 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of Germany, but only 0.7% of Algeria
Algeria: 0.7% (2024) · Germany: 32.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Germany emits 60% more CO₂ than someone in Algeria
Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · Germany: 6.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
59% of Germany’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria
Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · Germany: 59.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Algeria carries 58% more fine dust than in Germany
Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Germany: 9.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 27% more likely to be murdered in Algeria than in Germany
Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · Germany: 0.9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Algeria are 4.1 times as deadly as in Germany
Algeria: 22.3 per 100k (2023) · Germany: 5.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Algeria is on average 14.4 °C warmer than Germany
Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Germany: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Germany gets 15 times as much rain as Algeria
Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Germany: 871 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Algeria bigger than Germany?
Algeria is larger. Germany fits inside Algeria 6.7 times.
Which has more people, Algeria or Germany?
Germany has 76% more people than Algeria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Algeria or Germany?
People in Germany live 4.3 years longer than in Algeria. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 80.8 in Germany.
Are people taller in Algeria or Germany?
Men in Germany are 5.2 cm taller than in Algeria (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
