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 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 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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Ireland has produced 9.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Algeria 0.4.

Algeria: 0.4 (2025) · Ireland: 9.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Ireland has 2 official languages, Algeria 1.

Algeria: 1 (2026) · Ireland: 2 (2026)

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 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 8.0% of its GDP on the military, Ireland 0.2%.

Algeria: 8% (2024) · Ireland: 0.2% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Ireland’s price level (US = 100) is 2.6× Algeria’s.

Algeria: 33% (2025) · Ireland: 85% (2025)

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 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 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)

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 people are online?

97% of people in Ireland are online, versus 77% in Algeria.

Algeria: 77% (2024) · Ireland: 97% (2024)

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)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 12% of Ireland, but only 0.8% of Algeria.

Algeria: 0.8% (2023) · Ireland: 11.5% (2023)

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)

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 6.5 times as deadly as in Ireland.

Algeria: 18.3 per 100k (2021) · Ireland: 2.8 per 100k (2021)

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)