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 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 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 Nobel laureates were born there?

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

Algeria: 0.4 (2025) · Malaysia: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Malaysia has 2 official languages, Algeria 1.

Algeria: 1 (2026) · Malaysia: 2 (2026)

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 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 8.0% of its GDP on the military, Malaysia 1.0%.

Algeria: 8% (2024) · Malaysia: 1% (2024)

How expensive is it?

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

Algeria: 33% (2025) · Malaysia: 32% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Malaysia spends 93% more on health per person than Algeria.

Algeria: $233 (2023) · Malaysia: $450 (2023)

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 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)

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 people are online?

98% of people in Malaysia are online, versus 77% in Algeria.

Algeria: 77% (2024) · Malaysia: 98% (2024)

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)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 58% of Malaysia, but only 0.8% of Algeria.

Algeria: 0.8% (2023) · Malaysia: 57.7% (2023)

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)

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 32% deadlier than in Malaysia.

Algeria: 18.3 per 100k (2021) · Malaysia: 13.9 per 100k (2021)

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)