Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
India is 38% bigger than Algeria
Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2024) · India: 3,287,260 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
India’s coastline is 7 times as long as Algeria’s
Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · India: 7,000 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
India’s highest peak towers 5,678 m above Algeria’s
Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · India: 8,586 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of India, versus 17% of Algeria
Algeria: 17.3% (2024) · India: 59.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 31 times as many people as Algeria
Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · India: 1.46 billion (2025)
How crowded is it?
India is 25 times as densely populated as Algeria
Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · India: 492 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Algeria are 8.5 cm taller than in India
Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · India: 166.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Algeria are 7.2 cm taller than in India
Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · India: 155.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
Algeria and India are practically level
Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · India: 28.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Algeria have 0.8 more children on average than in India
Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · India: 1.96 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
7.4% of people in India are 65 or older, versus 6.8% in Algeria
Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · India: 7.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Algeria hosts 23 times as many refugees per resident as India
Algeria: 3.8 per 1,000 (2025) · India: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Algeria has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, India 0.1
Algeria: 0.4 (2026) · India: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
India has 3 official languages, Algeria 1
Algeria: 1 (2026) · India: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 14 times the size of Algeria’s
Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · India: $3.96 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Algeria produces 58% more per person than India
Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · India: Int$11,748 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Algeria: no data · India: 23 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Algeria: no data · India: 2.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 4.2% in India
Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · India: 4.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Algeria spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, India 2.3%
Algeria: 8.8% (2025) · India: 2.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Algeria: no data · India: 6.9% (2022)
How expensive is it?
Algeria’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× India’s
Algeria: 33% (2025) · India: 23% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Algeria spends 2.8 times as much on health per person as India
Algeria: $233 (2023) · India: $85 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Algeria live 4.2 years longer than in India
Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · India: 72.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in India is 19% more likely to die before turning one than in Algeria
Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Algeria has 2.3 times as many doctors per person as India
Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020)
How many hospital beds are there?
Algeria has 1% more hospital beds per person than India
Algeria: 1.6 per 1,000 (2017) · India: 1.6 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in India is 4.8 times that in Algeria
Algeria: 3.2 per 100k (2023) · India: 15.3 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Algeria are obese, versus 8.0% in India
Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · India: 8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
India and Algeria are practically level
Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · India: 22.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Algeria rate their lives 1.18 points higher than in India
Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · India: 4.54 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in India drink 12 times as much alcohol as in Algeria
Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · India: 5.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Algeria has 2.7 times as much meat per person as India
Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · India: 8.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Algeria has 728 kcal more food per person per day than India
Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · India: 2,669 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in India put in 150 more hours a year than in Algeria
Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · India: 2,383 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Algeria went to school 0.54 years longer than in India
Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · India: 6.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Algeria: no data · India: 0.01 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
India has 38 more World Heritage sites than Algeria (45 against 7)
Algeria: 7 (2026) · India: 45 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
India has won 41 Olympic medals, Algeria 20
Algeria: 20 (2026 edition) · India: 41 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
77% of people in Algeria are online, versus 70% in India
Algeria: 77% (2024) · India: 70% (2025)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Algeria is 82% faster than in India
Algeria: 165 Mbps (2026) · India: 91 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Algeria and India are practically level
Algeria: 100% (2024) · India: 99.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
76% of people in Algeria live in cities, versus 36% in India
Algeria: 76% (2025) · India: 36% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Algeria has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79
Algeria: 115 (2024) · India: 79 (2024)
How much railway is there?
India’s railway network is 17 times as long as Algeria’s
Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · India: 68,103 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Algeria fly 22% more passengers per resident than those from India
Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · India: 0.12 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 24% of India, but only 0.7% of Algeria
Algeria: 0.7% (2024) · India: 24.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Algeria emits 92% more CO₂ than someone in India
Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · India: 2.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
24% of India’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria
Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · India: 24.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in India carries 3.1 times as much fine dust as in Algeria
Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.4 times as likely to be murdered in India as in Algeria
Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · India: 2.8 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in India are 14% deadlier than in Algeria
Algeria: 22.3 per 100k (2023) · India: 25.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Algeria is on average 0.2 °C warmer than India
Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
India gets 22 times as much rain as Algeria
Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · India: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Algeria bigger than India?
India is larger. India is 38% bigger than Algeria.
Which has more people, Algeria or India?
India has 31 times as many people as Algeria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Algeria or India?
People in Algeria live 4.2 years longer than in India. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 72.2 in India.
Are people taller in Algeria or India?
Men in Algeria are 8.5 cm taller than in India (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
