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 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 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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Algeria has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ghana 0.3.

Algeria: 0.4 (2025) · Ghana: 0.3 (2025)

How many official languages?

Algeria and Ghana are practically level.

Algeria: 1 (2026) · Ghana: 1 (2026)

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 8.0% of its GDP on the military, Ghana 0.4%.

Algeria: 8% (2024) · Ghana: 0.4% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Ghana’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Algeria’s.

Algeria: 33% (2025) · Ghana: 38% (2025)

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 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 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)

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 people are online?

77% of people in Algeria are online, versus 72% in Ghana.

Algeria: 77% (2024) · Ghana: 72% (2024)

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)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 35% of Ghana, but only 0.8% of Algeria.

Algeria: 0.8% (2023) · Ghana: 35.2% (2023)

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)

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 42% deadlier than in Algeria.

Algeria: 18.3 per 100k (2021) · Ghana: 25.9 per 100k (2021)

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)