How much coast is there?

Italy’s coastline is 7.6 times as long as Algeria’s.

Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · Italy: 7,600 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Italy’s highest peak towers 1,840 m above Algeria’s.

Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · Italy: 4,748 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Italy has 24% more people than Algeria.

Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · Italy: 58.9 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Italy is 10 times as densely populated as Algeria.

Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · Italy: 199 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Italy is 19 years older than in Algeria.

Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · Italy: 47.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Algeria have 1.5 more children on average than in Italy.

Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · Italy: 1.18 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

25% of people in Italy are 65 or older, versus 6.8% in Algeria.

Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · Italy: 25.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Italy has produced 3.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Algeria 0.4.

Algeria: 0.4 (2025) · Italy: 3.4 (2025)

How many official languages?

Algeria and Italy are practically level.

Algeria: 1 (2026) · Italy: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Italy’s economy is 8.9 times the size of Algeria’s.

Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · Italy: $2.55 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Italy produces 3.4 times as much per person as Algeria.

Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · Italy: Int$62,803 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Algeria: no data · Italy: 34.3 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 6.4% in Italy.

Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · Italy: 6.4% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Algeria spends 8.0% of its GDP on the military, Italy 1.6%.

Algeria: 8% (2024) · Italy: 1.6% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Italy’s price level (US = 100) is 2.1× Algeria’s.

Algeria: 33% (2025) · Italy: 69% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Italy spends 15 times as much on health per person as Algeria.

Algeria: $233 (2023) · Italy: $3,398 (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Algeria is 8.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Italy.

Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Italy: 2.3 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Italy has 2.5 times as many doctors per person as Algeria.

Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Italy: 4.2 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

24% of adults in Algeria are obese, versus 18% in Italy.

Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · Italy: 17.9% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Algeria and Italy are practically level.

Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · Italy: 22.4% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Italy rate their lives 0.86 points higher than in Algeria.

Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · Italy: 6.57 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Italy drink 20 times as much alcohol as in Algeria.

Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · Italy: 8.4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Italy has 3.2 times as much meat per person as Algeria.

Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · Italy: 71.2 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Italy has 357 kcal more food per person per day than Algeria.

Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · Italy: 3,753 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Algeria put in 531 more hours a year than in Italy.

Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · Italy: 1,701 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Italy went to school 3.4 years longer than in Algeria.

Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · Italy: 10.8 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Algeria: no data · Italy: 0.98 (2024)

How many people are online?

89% of people in Italy are online, versus 77% in Algeria.

Algeria: 77% (2024) · Italy: 89% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Algeria and Italy are practically level.

Algeria: 100% (2024) · Italy: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

76% of people in Algeria live in cities, versus 70% in Italy.

Algeria: 76% (2025) · Italy: 70% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Italy has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Algeria 115.

Algeria: 115 (2024) · Italy: 133 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Italy’s railway network is 4.3 times as long as Algeria’s.

Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · Italy: 17,305 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Italy fly 2.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Algeria.

Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · Italy: 0.34 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

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

Algeria: 0.8% (2023) · Italy: 32.9% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Italy emits 20% more CO₂ than someone in Algeria.

Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · Italy: 5.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

49% of Italy’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria.

Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · Italy: 48.8% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Italy carries 6% more fine dust than in Algeria.

Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Italy: 15.2 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 2 times as likely to be murdered in Algeria as in Italy.

Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · Italy: 0.6 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Algeria are 3.7 times as deadly as in Italy.

Algeria: 18.3 per 100k (2021) · Italy: 5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Algeria is on average 10.8 °C warmer than Italy.

Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Italy: 13.9°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Italy gets 18 times as much rain as Algeria.

Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Italy: 1,030 mm (2016–2025 avg)