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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Ivory Coast fits inside Algeria 7.4 times.

Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2023) · Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Algeria’s coastline is 94% longer than Ivory Coast’s.

Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Algeria’s highest peak towers 1,156 m above Ivory Coast’s.

Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Algeria has 45% more people than Ivory Coast.

Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Ivory Coast is 5.2 times as densely populated as Algeria.

Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Algeria are 6.8 cm taller than in Ivory Coast.

Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Algeria are 3.7 cm taller than in Ivory Coast.

Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Algeria is 10 years older than in Ivory Coast.

Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ivory Coast have 1.5 more children on average than in Algeria.

Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

6.8% of people in Algeria are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Ivory Coast.

Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Algeria has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ivory Coast 0.0.

Algeria: 0.4 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Algeria and Ivory Coast are practically level.

Algeria: 1 (2026) · Ivory Coast: 1 (2026)

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Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Algeria’s economy is 2.9 times the size of Ivory Coast’s.

Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Algeria produces 2.3 times as much per person as Ivory Coast.

Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Algeria: no data · Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 2.3% in Ivory Coast.

Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Algeria spends 8.0% of its GDP on the military, Ivory Coast 0.8%.

Algeria: 8% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Ivory Coast’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Algeria’s.

Algeria: 33% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 37% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Algeria spends 2.7 times as much on health per person as Ivory Coast.

Algeria: $233 (2023) · Ivory Coast: $88 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Algeria live 14 years longer than in Ivory Coast.

Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ivory Coast is 2.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Algeria.

Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Algeria has 10 times as many doctors per person as Ivory Coast.

Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

24% of adults in Algeria are obese, versus 12% in Ivory Coast.

Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 12% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

22% of adults in Algeria smoke, versus 7.3% in Ivory Coast.

Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Algeria rate their lives 0.57 points higher than in Ivory Coast.

Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Ivory Coast drink 9.9 times as much alcohol as in Algeria.

Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Algeria has 85% more meat per person than Ivory Coast.

Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Algeria has 458 kcal more food per person per day than Ivory Coast.

Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Algeria put in 129 more hours a year than in Ivory Coast.

Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Algeria went to school 2.5 years longer than in Ivory Coast.

Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

77% of people in Algeria are online, versus 41% in Ivory Coast.

Algeria: 77% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 41% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Algeria have electricity, versus 73% in Ivory Coast.

Algeria: 100% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024)

How many live in cities?

76% of people in Algeria live in cities, versus 55% in Ivory Coast.

Algeria: 76% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 55% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Algeria 115.

Algeria: 115 (2024) · Ivory Coast: 184 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Algeria’s railway network is 6.3 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.

Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Algeria fly 6.9 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ivory Coast.

Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 7.9% of Ivory Coast, but only 0.8% of Algeria.

Algeria: 0.8% (2023) · Ivory Coast: 7.9% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Algeria emits 9.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ivory Coast.

Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

29% of Ivory Coast’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria.

Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ivory Coast carries 40% more fine dust than in Algeria.

Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · Ivory Coast: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ivory Coast are 13% deadlier than in Algeria.

Algeria: 18.3 per 100k (2021) · Ivory Coast: 20.6 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Ivory Coast is on average 2.1 °C warmer than Algeria.

Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ivory Coast gets 21 times as much rain as Algeria.

Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg)

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Quick answers

Is Algeria bigger than Ivory Coast?

Algeria is larger. Ivory Coast fits inside Algeria 7.4 times.

Which has more people, Algeria or Ivory Coast?

Algeria has 45% more people than Ivory Coast (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Algeria or Ivory Coast?

People in Algeria live 14 years longer than in Ivory Coast. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 62.1 in Ivory Coast.

Are people taller in Algeria or Ivory Coast?

Men in Algeria are 6.8 cm taller than in Ivory Coast (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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