Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Kenya fits inside Algeria 4 times
Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2024) · Kenya: 591,970 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 50% of Kenya, versus 17% of Algeria
Algeria: 17.3% (2024) · Kenya: 50% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in Algeria are 4.6 cm taller than in Kenya
Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · Kenya: 170.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Algeria are 2.9 cm taller than in Kenya
Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · Kenya: 159.4 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Kenya hosts 2.8 times as many refugees per resident as Algeria
Algeria: 3.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Kenya: 10.7 per 1,000 (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 (2026) · Kenya: 0.2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Kenya has 2 official languages, Algeria 1
Algeria: 1 (2026) · Kenya: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Algeria: no data · Kenya: 45.5% (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 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Kenya 1.1%
Algeria: 8.8% (2025) · Kenya: 1.1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Algeria: no data · Kenya: 14.1% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Kenya’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Algeria’s
Algeria: 33% (2025) · Kenya: 34% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Algeria live 13 years longer than in Kenya
Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · Kenya: 63.8 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Algeria has 21% more hospital beds per person than Kenya
Algeria: 1.6 per 1,000 (2017) · Kenya: 1.3 per 1,000 (2019)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kenya is 6 times that in Algeria
Algeria: 3.2 per 100k (2023) · Kenya: 19.1 per 100k (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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Kenya has 1 more World Heritage site than Algeria (8 against 7)
Algeria: 7 (2026) · Kenya: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Kenya has won 124 Olympic medals, Algeria 20
Algeria: 20 (2026 edition) · Kenya: 124 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
77% of people in Algeria are online, versus 35% in Kenya
Algeria: 77% (2024) · Kenya: 35% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Algeria is 4 times as fast as in Kenya
Algeria: 165 Mbps (2026) · Kenya: 41 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 6.6% of Kenya, but only 0.7% of Algeria
Algeria: 0.7% (2024) · Kenya: 6.6% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 2.5 times as deadly as in Algeria
Algeria: 22.3 per 100k (2023) · Kenya: 55.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Algeria bigger than Kenya?
Algeria is larger. Kenya fits inside Algeria 4 times.
Which has more people, Algeria or Kenya?
Kenya has 21% more people than Algeria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Algeria or Kenya?
People in Algeria live 13 years longer than in Kenya. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 63.8 in Kenya.
Are people taller in Algeria or Kenya?
Men in Algeria are 4.6 cm taller than in Kenya (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
