How much coast is there?

Algeria’s coastline is 86% longer than Kenya’s.

Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Kenya’s highest peak towers 2,291 m above Algeria’s.

Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Kenya has 21% more people than Algeria.

Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · Kenya: 57.5 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Kenya is 5 times as densely populated as Algeria.

Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · Kenya: 99 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Algeria is 8.7 years older than in Kenya.

Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · Kenya: 19.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Kenya have 0.4 more children on average than in Algeria.

Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · Kenya: 3.17 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

6.8% of people in Algeria are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Kenya.

Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · Kenya: 3% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Algeria has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kenya 0.2.

Algeria: 0.4 (2025) · Kenya: 0.2 (2025)

How many official languages?

Kenya has 2 official languages, Algeria 1.

Algeria: 1 (2026) · Kenya: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Algeria’s economy is 2.1 times the size of Kenya’s.

Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · Kenya: $136 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Algeria produces 2.6 times as much per person as Kenya.

Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Algeria: no data · Kenya: 38.5 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 5.4% in Kenya.

Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · Kenya: 5.4% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Algeria spends 8.0% of its GDP on the military, Kenya 1.0%.

Algeria: 8% (2024) · Kenya: 1% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Kenya’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Algeria’s.

Algeria: 33% (2025) · Kenya: 34% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Algeria spends 2.7 times as much on health per person as Kenya.

Algeria: $233 (2023) · Kenya: $85 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Kenya is 75% more likely to die before turning one than in Algeria.

Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Algeria has 5.7 times as many doctors per person as Kenya.

Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

24% of adults in Algeria are obese, versus 10% in Kenya.

Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · Kenya: 10.4% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

22% of adults in Algeria smoke, versus 9.6% in Kenya.

Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · Kenya: 9.6% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Algeria rate their lives 1.04 points higher than in Kenya.

Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · Kenya: 4.67 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Kenya drink 5.3 times as much alcohol as in Algeria.

Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Algeria has 2.2 times as much meat per person as Kenya.

Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Algeria has 1,250 kcal more food per person per day than Kenya.

Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Algeria put in 198 more hours a year than in Kenya.

Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · Kenya: 2,035 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Kenya went to school 1.2 years longer than in Algeria.

Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · Kenya: 8.6 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Algeria: no data · Kenya: 0.03 (2017)

How many people are online?

77% of people in Algeria are online, versus 35% in Kenya.

Algeria: 77% (2024) · Kenya: 35% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Algeria have electricity, versus 77% in Kenya.

Algeria: 100% (2024) · Kenya: 77% (2024)

How many live in cities?

76% of people in Algeria live in cities, versus 32% in Kenya.

Algeria: 76% (2025) · Kenya: 32% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Kenya has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Algeria 115.

Algeria: 115 (2024) · Kenya: 126 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Algeria’s railway network is 5% longer than Kenya’s.

Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · Kenya: 3,819 km (2018)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Algeria fly 69% more passengers per resident than those from Kenya.

Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · Kenya: 0.09 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 6.2% of Kenya, but only 0.8% of Algeria.

Algeria: 0.8% (2023) · Kenya: 6.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Algeria emits 11 times as much CO₂ as someone in Kenya.

Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · Kenya: 0.4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

90% of Kenya’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria.

Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · Kenya: 90% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Kenya carries 53% more fine dust than in Algeria.

Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 4.2 times as likely to be murdered in Kenya as in Algeria.

Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Kenya are 54% deadlier than in Algeria.

Algeria: 18.3 per 100k (2021) · Kenya: 28.2 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Kenya is on average 1.0 °C warmer than Algeria.

Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Kenya gets 12 times as much rain as Algeria.

Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Kenya: 696 mm (2016–2025 avg)