Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Malaysia fits inside Algeria 7.2 times
Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2024) · Malaysia: 330,534 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Malaysia’s coastline is 4.7 times as long as Algeria’s
Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · Malaysia: 4,675 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Malaysia’s highest peak towers 1,187 m above Algeria’s
Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · Malaysia: 4,095 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 25% of Malaysia, versus 17% of Algeria
Algeria: 17.3% (2024) · Malaysia: 24.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Algeria has 32% more people than Malaysia
Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · Malaysia: 36 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Malaysia is 5.5 times as densely populated as Algeria
Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · Malaysia: 110 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Algeria are 5.8 cm taller than in Malaysia
Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · Malaysia: 169.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Algeria are 5.3 cm taller than in Malaysia
Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · Malaysia: 157.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Malaysia is 1.9 years older than in Algeria
Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · Malaysia: 30.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Algeria have 1.2 more children on average than in Malaysia
Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · Malaysia: 1.54 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.0% of people in Malaysia are 65 or older, versus 6.8% in Algeria
Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · Malaysia: 8% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Malaysia hosts 10% more refugees per resident than Algeria
Algeria: 3.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Malaysia: 4.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Algeria has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Malaysia none
Algeria: 0.4 (2026) · Malaysia: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Malaysia has 2 official languages, Algeria 1
Algeria: 1 (2026) · Malaysia: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Malaysia’s economy is 65% larger than Algeria’s
Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · Malaysia: $472 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Malaysia produces 2.2 times as much per person as Algeria
Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · Malaysia: Int$41,498 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Algeria: no data · Malaysia: 40.7 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Algeria: no data · Malaysia: 0% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 3.8% in Malaysia
Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · Malaysia: 3.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Algeria spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Malaysia 1.0%
Algeria: 8.8% (2025) · Malaysia: 1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Algeria: no data · Malaysia: 12.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Algeria’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Malaysia’s
Algeria: 33% (2025) · Malaysia: 32% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Malaysia spends 93% more on health per person than Algeria
Algeria: $233 (2023) · Malaysia: $450 (2023)
How long do people live?
Malaysia and Algeria are practically level
Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · Malaysia: 76.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Algeria is 2.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Malaysia
Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Malaysia: 7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Malaysia has 41% more doctors per person than Algeria
Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Malaysia: 2.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Malaysia has 22% more hospital beds per person than Algeria
Algeria: 1.6 per 1,000 (2017) · Malaysia: 2 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Malaysia is 56% higher than in Algeria
Algeria: 3.2 per 100k (2023) · Malaysia: 5 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Algeria are obese, versus 24% in Malaysia
Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · Malaysia: 23.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Algeria smoke, versus 17% in Malaysia
Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · Malaysia: 16.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Malaysia rate their lives 0.29 points higher than in Algeria
Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · Malaysia: 6.01 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Malaysia drink 92% more alcohol than in Algeria
Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · Malaysia: 0.8 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Malaysia has 3.1 times as much meat per person as Algeria
Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · Malaysia: 69.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Algeria has 470 kcal more food per person per day than Malaysia
Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · Malaysia: 2,927 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Malaysia put in 75 more hours a year than in Algeria
Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · Malaysia: 2,308 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Malaysia went to school 3.7 years longer than in Algeria
Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · Malaysia: 11.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Algeria: no data · Malaysia: 0.29 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Algeria has 1 more World Heritage site than Malaysia (7 against 6)
Algeria: 7 (2026) · Malaysia: 6 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Algeria has won 20 Olympic medals, Malaysia 15
Algeria: 20 (2026 edition) · Malaysia: 15 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
98% of people in Malaysia are online, versus 77% in Algeria
Algeria: 77% (2024) · Malaysia: 98% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Malaysia is 63% faster than in Algeria
Algeria: 165 Mbps (2026) · Malaysia: 269 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Algeria and Malaysia are practically level
Algeria: 100% (2024) · Malaysia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
77% of people in Malaysia live in cities, versus 76% in Algeria
Algeria: 76% (2025) · Malaysia: 77% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Malaysia has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Algeria 115
Algeria: 115 (2024) · Malaysia: 140 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Algeria’s railway network is 2.4 times as long as Malaysia’s
Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · Malaysia: 1,655 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Malaysia fly 8.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from Algeria
Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · Malaysia: 1.3 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 58% of Malaysia, but only 0.7% of Algeria
Algeria: 0.7% (2024) · Malaysia: 57.7% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Malaysia emits 93% more CO₂ than someone in Algeria
Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · Malaysia: 8.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
21% of Malaysia’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria
Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · Malaysia: 20.7% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Malaysia carries 6% more fine dust than in Algeria
Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Malaysia: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 58% more likely to be murdered in Algeria than in Malaysia
Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · Malaysia: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Algeria are 38% deadlier than in Malaysia
Algeria: 22.3 per 100k (2023) · Malaysia: 16.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Malaysia is on average 1.3 °C warmer than Algeria
Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Malaysia: 26°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Malaysia gets 53 times as much rain as Algeria
Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Malaysia: 3,081 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Algeria bigger than Malaysia?
Algeria is larger. Malaysia fits inside Algeria 7.2 times.
Which has more people, Algeria or Malaysia?
Algeria has 32% more people than Malaysia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Algeria or Malaysia?
Malaysia and Algeria are practically level. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 76.8 in Malaysia.
Are people taller in Algeria or Malaysia?
Men in Algeria are 5.8 cm taller than in Malaysia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
