Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
New Zealand fits inside Algeria 8.9 times.
Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2023) · New Zealand: 267,710 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
New Zealand’s coastline is 15 times as long as Algeria’s.
Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · New Zealand: 15,134 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Algeria’s highest peak towers 2,878 m above New Zealand’s.
Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · New Zealand: 30 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Algeria has 8.9 times as many people as New Zealand.
Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · New Zealand: 5.32 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
New Zealand is 2% more densely populated than Algeria.
Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · New Zealand: 20 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in New Zealand are 2.7 cm taller than in Algeria.
Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · New Zealand: 177.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in New Zealand are 2.3 cm taller than in Algeria.
Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · New Zealand: 164.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in New Zealand is 9.1 years older than in Algeria.
Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · New Zealand: 37.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Algeria have 1.2 more children on average than in New Zealand.
Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · New Zealand: 1.57 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in New Zealand are 65 or older, versus 6.8% in Algeria.
Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · New Zealand: 17.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
New Zealand has produced 5.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Algeria 0.4.
Algeria: 0.4 (2025) · New Zealand: 5.6 (2025)
How many official languages?
New Zealand has 3 official languages, Algeria 1.
Algeria: 1 (2026) · New Zealand: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Algeria’s economy is 9% larger than New Zealand’s.
Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · New Zealand: $264 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
New Zealand produces 3.1 times as much per person as Algeria.
Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · New Zealand: Int$57,350 (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 5.1% in New Zealand.
Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · New Zealand: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Algeria spends 8.0% of its GDP on the military, New Zealand 1.2%.
Algeria: 8% (2024) · New Zealand: 1.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
New Zealand’s price level (US = 100) is 2.7× Algeria’s.
Algeria: 33% (2025) · New Zealand: 86% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
New Zealand spends 22 times as much on health per person as Algeria.
Algeria: $233 (2023) · New Zealand: $5,022 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in New Zealand live 5.5 years longer than in Algeria.
Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · New Zealand: 82 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Algeria is 4.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in New Zealand.
Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · New Zealand: 4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
New Zealand has 2.2 times as many doctors per person as Algeria.
Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · New Zealand: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
35% of adults in New Zealand are obese, versus 24% in Algeria.
Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · New Zealand: 34.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Algeria smoke, versus 9.3% in New Zealand.
Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · New Zealand: 9.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in New Zealand rate their lives 1.28 points higher than in Algeria.
Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · New Zealand: 7.00 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in New Zealand drink 21 times as much alcohol as in Algeria.
Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · New Zealand: 8.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
New Zealand has 3.6 times as much meat per person as Algeria.
Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · New Zealand: 79.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Algeria has 275 kcal more food per person per day than New Zealand.
Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · New Zealand: 3,122 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Algeria put in 525 more hours a year than in New Zealand.
Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · New Zealand: 1,708 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in New Zealand went to school 5.5 years longer than in Algeria.
Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · New Zealand: 12.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Algeria: no data · New Zealand: 0.6 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in New Zealand are online, versus 77% in Algeria.
Algeria: 77% (2024) · New Zealand: 94% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Algeria and New Zealand are practically level.
Algeria: 100% (2024) · New Zealand: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
84% of people in New Zealand live in cities, versus 76% in Algeria.
Algeria: 76% (2025) · New Zealand: 84% (2025)
How many phones per person?
New Zealand has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Algeria 115.
Algeria: 115 (2024) · New Zealand: 130 (2024)
How much railway is there?
New Zealand’s railway network is 3% longer than Algeria’s.
Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · New Zealand: 4,128 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from New Zealand fly 19 times as many passengers per resident as those from Algeria.
Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · New Zealand: 2.82 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 38% of New Zealand, but only 0.8% of Algeria.
Algeria: 0.8% (2023) · New Zealand: 37.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in New Zealand emits 47% more CO₂ than someone in Algeria.
Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · New Zealand: 6.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
89% of New Zealand’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria.
Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · New Zealand: 88.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Algeria carries 2.1 times as much fine dust as in New Zealand.
Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · New Zealand: 7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 26% more likely to be murdered in New Zealand than in Algeria.
Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · New Zealand: 1.5 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Algeria are 2.8 times as deadly as in New Zealand.
Algeria: 18.3 per 100k (2021) · New Zealand: 6.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Algeria is on average 13.6 °C warmer than New Zealand.
Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · New Zealand: 11.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
New Zealand gets 28 times as much rain as Algeria.
Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · New Zealand: 1,596 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Algeria bigger than New Zealand?
Algeria is larger. New Zealand fits inside Algeria 8.9 times.
Which has more people, Algeria or New Zealand?
Algeria has 8.9 times as many people as New Zealand (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Algeria or New Zealand?
People in New Zealand live 5.5 years longer than in Algeria. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 82.0 in New Zealand.
Are people taller in Algeria or New Zealand?
Men in New Zealand are 2.7 cm taller than in Algeria (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
