Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Italy fits inside Algeria 7.9 times
Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2024) · Italy: 302,070 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 44% of Italy, versus 17% of Algeria
Algeria: 17.3% (2024) · Italy: 43.6% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Algeria and Italy are practically level
Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · Italy: 174.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Algeria and Italy are practically level
Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · Italy: 161.8 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Algeria hosts 16% more refugees per resident than Italy
Algeria: 3.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Italy: 3.3 per 1,000 (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 (2026) · Italy: 3.4 (2026)
How many official languages?
Algeria and Italy are practically level
Algeria: 1 (2026) · Italy: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Algeria: no data · Italy: 0.9% (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 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Italy 1.9%
Algeria: 8.8% (2025) · Italy: 1.9% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Algeria: no data · Italy: 25.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Italy’s price level (US = 100) is 2.1× Algeria’s
Algeria: 33% (2025) · Italy: 69% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Italy live 7.5 years longer than in Algeria
Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · Italy: 84 years (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 many hospital beds are there?
Italy has 90% more hospital beds per person than Algeria
Algeria: 1.6 per 1,000 (2017) · Italy: 3.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Italy is 78% higher than in Algeria
Algeria: 3.2 per 100k (2023) · Italy: 5.7 per 100k (2023)
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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Italy has 55 more World Heritage sites than Algeria (62 against 7)
Algeria: 7 (2026) · Italy: 62 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Italy has won 829 Olympic medals, Algeria 20
Algeria: 20 (2026 edition) · Italy: 829 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in Italy are online, versus 77% in Algeria
Algeria: 77% (2024) · Italy: 89% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Italy is 66% faster than in Algeria
Algeria: 165 Mbps (2026) · Italy: 274 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 32% of Italy, but only 0.7% of Algeria
Algeria: 0.7% (2024) · Italy: 31.8% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 2.6 times as deadly as in Italy
Algeria: 22.3 per 100k (2023) · Italy: 8.5 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Algeria bigger than Italy?
Algeria is larger. Italy fits inside Algeria 7.9 times.
Which has more people, Algeria or Italy?
Italy has 24% more people than Algeria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Algeria or Italy?
People in Italy live 7.5 years longer than in Algeria. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 84.0 in Italy.
Are people taller in Algeria or Italy?
Algeria and Italy are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
