Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Algeria is 92% bigger than Mali
Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2024) · Mali: 1,241,240 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · Mali: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Algeria’s highest peak towers 1,753 m above Mali’s
Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · Mali: 1,155 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 34% of Mali, versus 17% of Algeria
Algeria: 17.3% (2024) · Mali: 34.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Algeria has 88% more people than Mali
Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · Mali: 25.2 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Mali is 4% more densely populated than Algeria
Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · Mali: 21 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Algeria and Mali are practically level
Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · Mali: 175 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Algeria and Mali are practically level
Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · Mali: 162 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Algeria is 13 years older than in Mali
Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · Mali: 15.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Mali have 2.8 more children on average than in Algeria
Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · Mali: 5.51 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
6.8% of people in Algeria are 65 or older, versus 2.4% in Mali
Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · Mali: 2.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Mali hosts 3 times as many refugees per resident as Algeria
Algeria: 3.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Mali: 11.4 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Algeria has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Mali none
Algeria: 0.4 (2026) · Mali: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Algeria and Mali are practically level
Algeria: 1 (2026) · Mali: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Algeria’s economy is 9.5 times the size of Mali’s
Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · Mali: $30.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Algeria produces 5.3 times as much per person as Mali
Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · Mali: Int$3,503 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Algeria: no data · Mali: 35.7 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Algeria: no data · Mali: 36.1% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 2.8% in Mali
Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · Mali: 2.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Algeria spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Mali 3.9%
Algeria: 8.8% (2025) · Mali: 3.9% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Algeria: no data · Mali: 12% (2020)
How expensive is it?
Mali’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Algeria’s
Algeria: 33% (2025) · Mali: 34% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Algeria spends 6.9 times as much on health per person as Mali
Algeria: $233 (2023) · Mali: $34 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Algeria live 16 years longer than in Mali
Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · Mali: 60.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Mali is 2.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Algeria
Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Mali: 47.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Algeria has 8.8 times as many doctors per person as Mali
Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Mali: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Algeria has 6.4 times as many hospital beds per person as Mali
Algeria: 1.6 per 1,000 (2017) · Mali: 0.3 per 1,000 (2018)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Mali is 3.3 times that in Algeria
Algeria: 3.2 per 100k (2023) · Mali: 10.5 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Algeria are obese, versus 12% in Mali
Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · Mali: 11.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Algeria smoke, versus 7.4% in Mali
Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · Mali: 7.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Algeria rate their lives 1.13 points higher than in Mali
Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · Mali: 4.59 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Mali drink 4.7 times as much alcohol as in Algeria
Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · Mali: 2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Algeria has 3 times as much meat per person as Mali
Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · Mali: 7.5 kg (2022)
How much food is there per day?
Algeria has 662 kcal more food per person per day than Mali
Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · Mali: 2,734 kcal (2022)
How long do people work?
Mali and Algeria are practically level
Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · Mali: 2,243 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Algeria went to school 5.8 years longer than in Mali
Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · Mali: 1.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Algeria: no data · Mali: 0.01 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Algeria has 3 more World Heritage sites than Mali (7 against 4)
Algeria: 7 (2026) · Mali: 4 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Algeria has won 20 Olympic medals, Mali none
Algeria: 20 (2026 edition) · Mali: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
77% of people in Algeria are online, versus 37% in Mali
Algeria: 77% (2024) · Mali: 37% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Algeria is 3.5 times as fast as in Mali
Algeria: 165 Mbps (2026) · Mali: 47 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Algeria have electricity, versus 50% in Mali
Algeria: 100% (2024) · Mali: 49.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
76% of people in Algeria live in cities, versus 32% in Mali
Algeria: 76% (2025) · Mali: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Algeria has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Mali 112
Algeria: 115 (2024) · Mali: 112 (2022)
How much railway is there?
Algeria’s railway network is 6.7 times as long as Mali’s
Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · Mali: 593 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · Mali: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 8.7% of Mali, but only 0.7% of Algeria
Algeria: 0.7% (2024) · Mali: 8.7% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Algeria emits 15 times as much CO₂ as someone in Mali
Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · Mali: 0.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
19% of Mali’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria
Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · Mali: 19.5% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Mali carries 2.2 times as much fine dust as in Algeria
Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Mali: 31 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · Mali: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Algeria are 1% deadlier than in Mali
Algeria: 22.3 per 100k (2023) · Mali: 22 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Mali is on average 4.6 °C warmer than Algeria
Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Mali: 29.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Mali gets 4.3 times as much rain as Algeria
Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Mali: 249 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Algeria bigger than Mali?
Algeria is larger. Algeria is 92% bigger than Mali.
Which has more people, Algeria or Mali?
Algeria has 88% more people than Mali (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Algeria or Mali?
People in Algeria live 16 years longer than in Mali. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 60.7 in Mali.
Are people taller in Algeria or Mali?
Algeria and Mali are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
