Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Algeria is 22% bigger than Mexico
Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2024) · Mexico: 1,957,190 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Mexico’s coastline is 9.3 times as long as Algeria’s
Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · Mexico: 9,330 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Mexico’s highest peak towers 2,728 m above Algeria’s
Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · Mexico: 5,636 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 51% of Mexico, versus 17% of Algeria
Algeria: 17.3% (2024) · Mexico: 50.6% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Mexico has 2.8 times as many people as Algeria
Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · Mexico: 132 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Mexico is 3.4 times as densely populated as Algeria
Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · Mexico: 68 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Algeria are 4.8 cm taller than in Mexico
Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · Mexico: 170.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Algeria are 4.4 cm taller than in Mexico
Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · Mexico: 157.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Mexico is 0.7 years older than in Algeria
Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · Mexico: 28.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Algeria have 0.8 more children on average than in Mexico
Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · Mexico: 1.89 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.5% of people in Mexico are 65 or older, versus 6.8% in Algeria
Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · Mexico: 8.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Algeria hosts 3.3 times as many refugees per resident as Mexico
Algeria: 3.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Mexico: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Algeria has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Mexico 0.2
Algeria: 0.4 (2026) · Mexico: 0.2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Algeria and Mexico are practically level
Algeria: 1 (2026) · Mexico: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Mexico’s economy is 6.4 times the size of Algeria’s
Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · Mexico: $1.83 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Mexico produces 39% more per person than Algeria
Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · Mexico: Int$25,869 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Algeria: no data · Mexico: 42.6 (2024)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Algeria: no data · Mexico: 1.6% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 2.7% in Mexico
Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · Mexico: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Algeria spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Mexico 0.7%
Algeria: 8.8% (2025) · Mexico: 0.7% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Algeria: no data · Mexico: 14.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Mexico’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Algeria’s
Algeria: 33% (2025) · Mexico: 54% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Mexico spends 3.3 times as much on health per person as Algeria
Algeria: $233 (2023) · Mexico: $761 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Algeria live 1.2 years longer than in Mexico
Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · Mexico: 75.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Algeria is 61% more likely to die before turning one than in Mexico
Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Mexico: 12.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Mexico has 56% more doctors per person than Algeria
Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Mexico: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Algeria has 59% more hospital beds per person than Mexico
Algeria: 1.6 per 1,000 (2017) · Mexico: 1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Mexico is 2.7 times that in Algeria
Algeria: 3.2 per 100k (2023) · Mexico: 8.7 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
37% of adults in Mexico are obese, versus 24% in Algeria
Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · Mexico: 37.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Algeria smoke, versus 16% in Mexico
Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · Mexico: 15.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Mexico rate their lives 1.26 points higher than in Algeria
Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · Mexico: 6.97 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Mexico drink 16 times as much alcohol as in Algeria
Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · Mexico: 6.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Mexico has 3.5 times as much meat per person as Algeria
Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · Mexico: 78.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Algeria has 91 kcal more food per person per day than Mexico
Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · Mexico: 3,305 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Algeria put in 604 more hours a year than in Mexico
Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · Mexico: 1,629 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Mexico went to school 1.9 years longer than in Algeria
Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · Mexico: 9.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Algeria: no data · Mexico: 0.34 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Mexico has 29 more World Heritage sites than Algeria (36 against 7)
Algeria: 7 (2026) · Mexico: 36 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Mexico has won 77 Olympic medals, Algeria 20
Algeria: 20 (2026 edition) · Mexico: 77 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
83% of people in Mexico are online, versus 77% in Algeria
Algeria: 77% (2024) · Mexico: 83% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Algeria is 9% faster than in Mexico
Algeria: 165 Mbps (2026) · Mexico: 152 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Algeria and Mexico are practically level
Algeria: 100% (2024) · Mexico: 99.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
80% of people in Mexico live in cities, versus 76% in Algeria
Algeria: 76% (2025) · Mexico: 80% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Mexico has 116 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Algeria 115
Algeria: 115 (2024) · Mexico: 116 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Mexico’s railway network is 5.8 times as long as Algeria’s
Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · Mexico: 23,389 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Mexico fly 4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Algeria
Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · Mexico: 0.6 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of Mexico, but only 0.7% of Algeria
Algeria: 0.7% (2024) · Mexico: 34.2% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Algeria emits 20% more CO₂ than someone in Mexico
Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · Mexico: 3.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
23% of Mexico’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria
Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · Mexico: 23.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Mexico carries 27% more fine dust than in Algeria
Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Mexico: 18.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 21 times as likely to be murdered in Mexico as in Algeria
Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · Mexico: 24.9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Algeria are 17% deadlier than in Mexico
Algeria: 22.3 per 100k (2023) · Mexico: 19.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Algeria is on average 3.3 °C warmer than Mexico
Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Mexico: 21.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Mexico gets 14 times as much rain as Algeria
Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Mexico: 788 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Algeria bigger than Mexico?
Algeria is larger. Algeria is 22% bigger than Mexico.
Which has more people, Algeria or Mexico?
Mexico has 2.8 times as many people as Algeria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Algeria or Mexico?
People in Algeria live 1.2 years longer than in Mexico. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 75.3 in Mexico.
Are people taller in Algeria or Mexico?
Men in Algeria are 4.8 cm taller than in Mexico (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
