Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Netherlands fits inside Algeria 57 times.
Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2023) · Netherlands: 41,540 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Algeria’s coastline is 2.2 times as long as the Netherlands’.
Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · Netherlands: 451 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Algeria’s highest peak towers 2,046 m above the Netherlands’.
Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · Netherlands: 862 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Algeria has 2.6 times as many people as the Netherlands.
Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · Netherlands: 18.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Netherlands is 27 times as densely populated as Algeria.
Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · Netherlands: 537 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the Netherlands are 8.7 cm taller than in Algeria.
Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · Netherlands: 183.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the Netherlands are 8.0 cm taller than in Algeria.
Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · Netherlands: 170.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the Netherlands is 13 years older than in Algeria.
Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · Netherlands: 41.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Algeria have 1.3 more children on average than in the Netherlands.
Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · Netherlands: 1.43 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in the Netherlands are 65 or older, versus 6.8% in Algeria.
Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · Netherlands: 20.9% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The Netherlands has produced 11.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Algeria 0.4.
Algeria: 0.4 (2025) · Netherlands: 11.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Algeria and the Netherlands are practically level.
Algeria: 1 (2026) · Netherlands: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The Netherlands’ economy is 4.6 times the size of Algeria’s.
Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · Netherlands: $1.33 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The Netherlands produces 4.7 times as much per person as Algeria.
Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · Netherlands: Int$87,320 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Algeria: no data · Netherlands: 25.7 (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 3.9% in the Netherlands.
Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · Netherlands: 3.9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Algeria spends 8.0% of its GDP on the military, the Netherlands 1.9%.
Algeria: 8% (2024) · Netherlands: 1.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The Netherlands’ price level (US = 100) is 2.6× Algeria’s.
Algeria: 33% (2025) · Netherlands: 84% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The Netherlands spends 29 times as much on health per person as Algeria.
Algeria: $233 (2023) · Netherlands: $6,845 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in the Netherlands live 5.5 years longer than in Algeria.
Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · Netherlands: 82 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Algeria is 5.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in the Netherlands.
Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Netherlands: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The Netherlands has 2.3 times as many doctors per person as Algeria.
Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Netherlands: 3.9 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Algeria are obese, versus 17% in the Netherlands.
Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · Netherlands: 16.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Algeria smoke, versus 21% in the Netherlands.
Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · Netherlands: 20.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the Netherlands rate their lives 1.51 points higher than in Algeria.
Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · Netherlands: 7.22 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the Netherlands drink 20 times as much alcohol as in Algeria.
Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · Netherlands: 8.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The Netherlands has 3.2 times as much meat per person as Algeria.
Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · Netherlands: 71.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The Netherlands has 71 kcal more food per person per day than Algeria.
Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · Netherlands: 3,467 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Algeria put in 794 more hours a year than in the Netherlands.
Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · Netherlands: 1,439 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the Netherlands went to school 5.3 years longer than in Algeria.
Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · Netherlands: 12.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Algeria: no data · Netherlands: 0.91 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in the Netherlands are online, versus 77% in Algeria.
Algeria: 77% (2024) · Netherlands: 97% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Algeria and the Netherlands are practically level.
Algeria: 100% (2024) · Netherlands: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
96% of people in the Netherlands live in cities, versus 76% in Algeria.
Algeria: 76% (2025) · Netherlands: 96% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The Netherlands has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Algeria 115.
Algeria: 115 (2024) · Netherlands: 129 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Algeria’s railway network is 32% longer than the Netherlands’.
Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · Netherlands: 3,041 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the Netherlands fly 15 times as many passengers per resident as those from Algeria.
Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · Netherlands: 2.29 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 11% of the Netherlands, but only 0.8% of Algeria.
Algeria: 0.8% (2023) · Netherlands: 11.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the Netherlands emits 49% more CO₂ than someone in Algeria.
Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · Netherlands: 6.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
51% of the Netherlands’ electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria.
Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · Netherlands: 51.2% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Algeria carries 50% more fine dust than in the Netherlands.
Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Netherlands: 9.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 68% more likely to be murdered in Algeria than in the Netherlands.
Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · Netherlands: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Algeria are 5.4 times as deadly as in the Netherlands.
Algeria: 18.3 per 100k (2021) · Netherlands: 3.4 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Algeria is on average 13.5 °C warmer than the Netherlands.
Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Netherlands: 11.2°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The Netherlands gets 15 times as much rain as Algeria.
Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Netherlands: 887 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Algeria bigger than the Netherlands?
Algeria is larger. The Netherlands fits inside Algeria 57 times.
Which has more people, Algeria or the Netherlands?
Algeria has 2.6 times as many people as the Netherlands (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Algeria or the Netherlands?
People in the Netherlands live 5.5 years longer than in Algeria. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 82.0 in the Netherlands.
Are people taller in Algeria or the Netherlands?
Men in the Netherlands are 8.7 cm taller than in Algeria (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
