How much coast is there?

Algeria’s coastline is 2.5 times as long as Guatemala’s.

Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · Guatemala: 400 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Guatemala’s highest peak towers 1,312 m above Algeria’s.

Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · Guatemala: 4,220 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Algeria has 2.5 times as many people as Guatemala.

Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · Guatemala: 18.7 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Guatemala is 8.8 times as densely populated as Algeria.

Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · Guatemala: 174 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Algeria is 5.6 years older than in Guatemala.

Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · Guatemala: 22.6 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Algeria have 0.4 more children on average than in Guatemala.

Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · Guatemala: 2.29 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

6.8% of people in Algeria are 65 or older, versus 5.0% in Guatemala.

Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · Guatemala: 5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Guatemala has produced 1.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Algeria 0.4.

Algeria: 0.4 (2025) · Guatemala: 1.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Algeria and Guatemala are practically level.

Algeria: 1 (2026) · Guatemala: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Algeria’s economy is 2.3 times the size of Guatemala’s.

Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · Guatemala: $123 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Algeria produces 22% more per person than Guatemala.

Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · Guatemala: Int$15,197 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Algeria: no data · Guatemala: 45.2 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 2.6% in Guatemala.

Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · Guatemala: 2.6% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Algeria spends 8.0% of its GDP on the military, Guatemala 0.4%.

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

How expensive is it?

Guatemala’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Algeria’s.

Algeria: 33% (2025) · Guatemala: 43% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Guatemala spends 68% more on health per person than Algeria.

Algeria: $233 (2023) · Guatemala: $392 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Algeria is 13% more likely to die before turning one than in Guatemala.

Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Guatemala: 17.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Algeria has 30% more doctors per person than Guatemala.

Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Guatemala: 1.3 per 1,000 (2020)

How common is obesity?

27% of adults in Guatemala are obese, versus 24% in Algeria.

Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · Guatemala: 26.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

22% of adults in Algeria smoke, versus 11% in Guatemala.

Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · Guatemala: 11.2% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Guatemala rate their lives 0.82 points higher than in Algeria.

Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · Guatemala: 6.53 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Guatemala drink 7.2 times as much alcohol as in Algeria.

Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · Guatemala: 3.1 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Guatemala has 2.4 times as much meat per person as Algeria.

Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · Guatemala: 54.3 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Algeria has 573 kcal more food per person per day than Guatemala.

Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · Guatemala: 2,823 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Algeria put in 82 more hours a year than in Guatemala.

Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · Guatemala: 2,151 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Algeria went to school 1.6 years longer than in Guatemala.

Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · Guatemala: 5.8 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Algeria: no data · Guatemala: 0.08 (2022)

How many people are online?

77% of people in Algeria are online, versus 60% in Guatemala.

Algeria: 77% (2024) · Guatemala: 60% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Algeria have electricity, versus 91% in Guatemala.

Algeria: 100% (2024) · Guatemala: 90.9% (2024)

How many live in cities?

76% of people in Algeria live in cities, versus 56% in Guatemala.

Algeria: 76% (2025) · Guatemala: 56% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Algeria has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Guatemala 113.

Algeria: 115 (2024) · Guatemala: 113 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Algeria’s railway network is 5 times as long as Guatemala’s.

Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · Guatemala: 800 km (2018)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Algeria fly 13 times as many passengers per resident as those from Guatemala.

Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · Guatemala: 0.01 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 33% of Guatemala, but only 0.8% of Algeria.

Algeria: 0.8% (2023) · Guatemala: 32.6% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Algeria emits 3.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Guatemala.

Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · Guatemala: 1.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

68% of Guatemala’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria.

Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · Guatemala: 68.3% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Guatemala carries 92% more fine dust than in Algeria.

Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Guatemala: 27.7 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 20 times as likely to be murdered in Guatemala as in Algeria.

Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · Guatemala: 23.4 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Algeria are 45% deadlier than in Guatemala.

Algeria: 18.3 per 100k (2021) · Guatemala: 12.6 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Algeria is on average 1.0 °C warmer than Guatemala.

Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Guatemala: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Guatemala gets 31 times as much rain as Algeria.

Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Guatemala: 1,811 mm (2016–2025 avg)