How much coast is there?

Libya’s coastline is 77% longer than Algeria’s.

Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · Libya: 1,770 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Algeria’s highest peak towers 641 m above Libya’s.

Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · Libya: 2,267 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Algeria has 6.4 times as many people as Libya.

Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · Libya: 7.46 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Algeria is 4.7 times as densely populated as Libya.

Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · Libya: 4 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Algeria is 0.99 year older than in Libya.

Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · Libya: 27.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

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

Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · Libya: 2.3 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

6.8% of people in Algeria are 65 or older, versus 5.2% in Libya.

Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · Libya: 5.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

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

Algeria: 0.4 (2025) · Libya: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Algeria and Libya are practically level.

Algeria: 1 (2026) · Libya: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Algeria’s economy is 6 times the size of Libya’s.

Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · Libya: $48.1 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Algeria produces 12% more per person than Libya.

Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · Libya: Int$16,521 (2025)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 19% in Libya, versus 12% in Algeria.

Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · Libya: 18.8% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Algeria spends 8.0% of its GDP on the military, Libya 5.3%.

Algeria: 8% (2024) · Libya: 5.3% (2023)

How expensive is it?

Libya’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Algeria’s.

Algeria: 33% (2025) · Libya: 39% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Libya spends 2 times as much on health per person as Algeria.

Algeria: $233 (2023) · Libya: $470 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Algeria is 2.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Libya.

Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Libya: 7.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Libya has 23% more doctors per person than Algeria.

Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Libya: 2 per 1,000 (2017)

How common is obesity?

34% of adults in Libya are obese, versus 24% in Algeria.

Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · Libya: 33.5% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

24% of adults in Libya smoke, versus 22% in Algeria.

Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · Libya: 24.2% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

Libya and Algeria are practically level.

Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · Libya: 5.73 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Algeria drink 184 times as much alcohol as in Libya.

Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · Libya: 0.0023 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Libya has 2 times as much meat per person as Algeria.

Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · Libya: 43.7 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Algeria has 529 kcal more food per person per day than Libya.

Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · Libya: 2,867 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · Libya: no data

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Libya went to school 0.36 years longer than in Algeria.

Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · Libya: 7.8 years (2023)

How many people are online?

82% of people in Libya are online, versus 77% in Algeria.

Algeria: 77% (2024) · Libya: 82% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

Algeria: 100% (2024) · Libya: 77.4% (2024)

How many live in cities?

88% of people in Libya live in cities, versus 76% in Algeria.

Algeria: 76% (2025) · Libya: 88% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Libya has 193 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Algeria 115.

Algeria: 115 (2024) · Libya: 193 (2022)

How much railway is there?

Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · Libya: no data

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Algeria fly 3% more passengers per resident than those from Libya.

Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · Libya: 0.15 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 0.8% of Algeria, but only 0.1% of Libya.

Algeria: 0.8% (2023) · Libya: 0.1% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Libya emits 2.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Algeria.

Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · Libya: 8.8 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

1.1% of Algeria’s electricity is renewable, versus 0.0% in Libya.

Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · Libya: 0% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Libya carries 19% more fine dust than in Algeria.

Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Libya: 17.1 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

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

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Libya are 86% deadlier than in Algeria.

Algeria: 18.3 per 100k (2021) · Libya: 34 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Algeria is on average 1.7 °C warmer than Libya.

Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Libya: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Algeria gets 3 times as much rain as Libya.

Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Libya: 19 mm (2016–2025 avg)