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 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 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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Algeria has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Mexico 0.2.

Algeria: 0.4 (2025) · Mexico: 0.2 (2025)

How many official languages?

Algeria and Mexico are practically level.

Algeria: 1 (2026) · Mexico: 1 (2026)

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 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 8.0% of its GDP on the military, Mexico 0.9%.

Algeria: 8% (2024) · Mexico: 0.9% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Mexico’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Algeria’s.

Algeria: 33% (2025) · Mexico: 54% (2025)

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 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 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)

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 people are online?

83% of people in Mexico are online, versus 77% in Algeria.

Algeria: 77% (2024) · Mexico: 83% (2024)

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)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 34% of Mexico, but only 0.8% of Algeria.

Algeria: 0.8% (2023) · Mexico: 33.6% (2023)

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)

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 53% deadlier than in Mexico.

Algeria: 18.3 per 100k (2021) · Mexico: 12 per 100k (2021)

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)