Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ghana fits inside Algeria 10 times
Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2024) · Ghana: 238,539 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Algeria’s coastline is 85% longer than Ghana’s
Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · Ghana: 539 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Algeria’s highest peak towers 2,023 m above Ghana’s
Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · Ghana: 885 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 55% of Ghana, versus 17% of Algeria
Algeria: 17.3% (2024) · Ghana: 55.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Algeria has 35% more people than Ghana
Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · Ghana: 35.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ghana is 7.7 times as densely populated as Algeria
Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · Ghana: 154 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Algeria are 4.7 cm taller than in Ghana
Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · Ghana: 170.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Algeria are 3.5 cm taller than in Ghana
Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · Ghana: 158.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Algeria is 7.3 years older than in Ghana
Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · Ghana: 20.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ghana have 0.6 more children on average than in Algeria
Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · Ghana: 3.34 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
6.8% of people in Algeria are 65 or older, versus 3.8% in Ghana
Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · Ghana: 3.8% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Algeria hosts 6.3 times as many refugees per resident as Ghana
Algeria: 3.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Ghana: 0.6 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Algeria has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ghana 0.3
Algeria: 0.4 (2026) · Ghana: 0.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Algeria and Ghana are practically level
Algeria: 1 (2026) · Ghana: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Algeria’s economy is 2.5 times the size of Ghana’s
Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · Ghana: $114 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Algeria produces 2.2 times as much per person as Ghana
Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · Ghana: Int$8,610 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Algeria: no data · Ghana: 43.5 (2016)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 3.0% in Ghana
Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · Ghana: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Algeria spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Ghana 0.5%
Algeria: 8.8% (2025) · Ghana: 0.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Algeria: no data · Ghana: 12.4% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Ghana’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Algeria’s
Algeria: 33% (2025) · Ghana: 38% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Algeria spends 3.3 times as much on health per person as Ghana
Algeria: $233 (2023) · Ghana: $70 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Algeria live 11 years longer than in Ghana
Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · Ghana: 65.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ghana is 41% more likely to die before turning one than in Algeria
Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Ghana: 27.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Algeria has 6.2 times as many doctors per person as Ghana
Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Ghana: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Algeria has 2.3 times as many hospital beds per person as Ghana
Algeria: 1.6 per 1,000 (2017) · Ghana: 0.7 per 1,000 (2015)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ghana is 5.4 times that in Algeria
Algeria: 3.2 per 100k (2023) · Ghana: 17.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Algeria are obese, versus 14% in Ghana
Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · Ghana: 13.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Algeria smoke, versus 3.3% in Ghana
Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · Ghana: 3.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Algeria rate their lives 1.16 points higher than in Ghana
Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · Ghana: 4.55 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ghana drink 6.1 times as much alcohol as in Algeria
Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · Ghana: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Algeria has 28% more meat per person than Ghana
Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · Ghana: 17.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Algeria has 271 kcal more food per person per day than Ghana
Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · Ghana: 3,125 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Algeria put in 577 more hours a year than in Ghana
Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · Ghana: 1,656 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Algeria went to school 0.31 years longer than in Ghana
Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · Ghana: 7.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Algeria: no data · Ghana: 0.03 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Algeria has 5 more World Heritage sites than Ghana (7 against 2)
Algeria: 7 (2026) · Ghana: 2 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Algeria has won 20 Olympic medals, Ghana 5
Algeria: 20 (2026 edition) · Ghana: 5 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
77% of people in Algeria are online, versus 72% in Ghana
Algeria: 77% (2024) · Ghana: 72% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Algeria is 79% faster than in Ghana
Algeria: 165 Mbps (2026) · Ghana: 92 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Algeria have electricity, versus 92% in Ghana
Algeria: 100% (2024) · Ghana: 91.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
76% of people in Algeria live in cities, versus 59% in Ghana
Algeria: 76% (2025) · Ghana: 59% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Algeria has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ghana 114
Algeria: 115 (2024) · Ghana: 114 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Algeria’s railway network is 4.2 times as long as Ghana’s
Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · Ghana: 947 km (2022)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Algeria fly 12 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ghana
Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · Ghana: 0.01 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 31% of Ghana, but only 0.7% of Algeria
Algeria: 0.7% (2024) · Ghana: 30.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Algeria emits 6.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ghana
Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · Ghana: 0.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
36% of Ghana’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria
Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · Ghana: 36.2% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ghana carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Algeria
Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Ghana: 28.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 58% more likely to be murdered in Ghana than in Algeria
Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · Ghana: 1.8 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ghana are 2.5 times as deadly as in Algeria
Algeria: 22.3 per 100k (2023) · Ghana: 54.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ghana is on average 3.3 °C warmer than Algeria
Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ghana: 27.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ghana gets 19 times as much rain as Algeria
Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ghana: 1,118 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Algeria bigger than Ghana?
Algeria is larger. Ghana fits inside Algeria 10 times.
Which has more people, Algeria or Ghana?
Algeria has 35% more people than Ghana (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Algeria or Ghana?
People in Algeria live 11 years longer than in Ghana. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 65.7 in Ghana.
Are people taller in Algeria or Ghana?
Men in Algeria are 4.7 cm taller than in Ghana (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
