Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ireland fits inside Algeria 34 times
Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2024) · Ireland: 70,280 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Ireland’s coastline is 45% longer than Algeria’s
Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · Ireland: 1,448 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Algeria’s highest peak towers 1,867 m above Ireland’s
Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · Ireland: 1,041 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 65% of Ireland, versus 17% of Algeria
Algeria: 17.3% (2024) · Ireland: 65.1% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Algeria has 8.6 times as many people as Ireland
Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · Ireland: 5.48 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ireland is 4 times as densely populated as Algeria
Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · Ireland: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ireland are 4.0 cm taller than in Algeria
Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · Ireland: 179 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ireland are 2.2 cm taller than in Algeria
Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · Ireland: 164.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ireland is 10 years older than in Algeria
Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · Ireland: 38.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Algeria have 1.3 more children on average than in Ireland
Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · Ireland: 1.47 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
16% of people in Ireland are 65 or older, versus 6.8% in Algeria
Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · Ireland: 16.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Ireland hosts 6.6 times as many refugees per resident as Algeria
Algeria: 3.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Ireland: 25.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ireland has produced 9.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Algeria 0.4
Algeria: 0.4 (2026) · Ireland: 9.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Ireland has 2 official languages, Algeria 1
Algeria: 1 (2026) · Ireland: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ireland’s economy is 2.5 times the size of Algeria’s
Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · Ireland: $722 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ireland produces 8.3 times as much per person as Algeria
Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · Ireland: Int$155,089 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Algeria: no data · Ireland: 29 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Algeria: no data · Ireland: 0.1% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 4.6% in Ireland
Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · Ireland: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Algeria spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Ireland 0.2%
Algeria: 8.8% (2025) · Ireland: 0.2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Algeria: no data · Ireland: 17.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ireland’s price level (US = 100) is 2.6× Algeria’s
Algeria: 33% (2025) · Ireland: 85% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ireland spends 32 times as much on health per person as Algeria
Algeria: $233 (2023) · Ireland: $7,395 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Ireland live 6.5 years longer than in Algeria
Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · Ireland: 83 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Algeria is 5.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Ireland
Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Ireland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ireland has 2.3 times as many doctors per person as Algeria
Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Ireland: 3.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Ireland has 84% more hospital beds per person than Algeria
Algeria: 1.6 per 1,000 (2017) · Ireland: 3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ireland is 2.3 times that in Algeria
Algeria: 3.2 per 100k (2023) · Ireland: 7.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Ireland are obese, versus 24% in Algeria
Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · Ireland: 30.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Algeria smoke, versus 18% in Ireland
Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · Ireland: 18.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ireland rate their lives 1.21 points higher than in Algeria
Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · Ireland: 6.93 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ireland drink 24 times as much alcohol as in Algeria
Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · Ireland: 10.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ireland has 4.4 times as much meat per person as Algeria
Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · Ireland: 98.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ireland has 525 kcal more food per person per day than Algeria
Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · Ireland: 3,921 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Algeria put in 578 more hours a year than in Ireland
Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · Ireland: 1,654 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ireland went to school 4.3 years longer than in Algeria
Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · Ireland: 11.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Algeria: no data · Ireland: 2.2 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Algeria has 5 more World Heritage sites than Ireland (7 against 2)
Algeria: 7 (2026) · Ireland: 2 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Ireland has won 42 Olympic medals, Algeria 20
Algeria: 20 (2026 edition) · Ireland: 42 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in Ireland are online, versus 77% in Algeria
Algeria: 77% (2024) · Ireland: 97% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Ireland is 82% faster than in Algeria
Algeria: 165 Mbps (2026) · Ireland: 300 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Algeria and Ireland are practically level
Algeria: 100% (2024) · Ireland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
76% of people in Algeria live in cities, versus 65% in Ireland
Algeria: 76% (2025) · Ireland: 65% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Algeria has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ireland 113
Algeria: 115 (2024) · Ireland: 113 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Algeria’s railway network is 2.4 times as long as Ireland’s
Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · Ireland: 1,650 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Ireland fly 233 times as many passengers per resident as those from Algeria
Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · Ireland: 35.11 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 12% of Ireland, but only 0.7% of Algeria
Algeria: 0.7% (2024) · Ireland: 12% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ireland emits 50% more CO₂ than someone in Algeria
Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · Ireland: 6.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
48% of Ireland’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria
Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · Ireland: 48.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Algeria carries 95% more fine dust than in Ireland
Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Ireland: 7.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 77% more likely to be murdered in Algeria than in Ireland
Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · Ireland: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Algeria are 4.3 times as deadly as in Ireland
Algeria: 22.3 per 100k (2023) · Ireland: 5.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Algeria is on average 14.4 °C warmer than Ireland
Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ireland: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ireland gets 20 times as much rain as Algeria
Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ireland: 1,139 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Algeria bigger than Ireland?
Algeria is larger. Ireland fits inside Algeria 34 times.
Which has more people, Algeria or Ireland?
Algeria has 8.6 times as many people as Ireland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Algeria or Ireland?
People in Ireland live 6.5 years longer than in Algeria. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 83.0 in Ireland.
Are people taller in Algeria or Ireland?
Men in Ireland are 4.0 cm taller than in Algeria (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
