Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Algeria is 88% bigger than Niger
Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2024) · Niger: 1,267,000 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · Niger: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Algeria’s highest peak towers 886 m above Niger’s
Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · Niger: 2,022 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 37% of Niger, versus 17% of Algeria
Algeria: 17.3% (2024) · Niger: 36.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Algeria has 70% more people than Niger
Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · Niger: 27.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Niger is 11% more densely populated than Algeria
Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · Niger: 22 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Algeria are 4.8 cm taller than in Niger
Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · Niger: 170.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Algeria are 2.5 cm taller than in Niger
Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · Niger: 159.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Algeria is 13 years older than in Niger
Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · Niger: 15.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Niger have 3.2 more children on average than in Algeria
Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · Niger: 5.94 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
6.8% of people in Algeria are 65 or older, versus 2.6% in Niger
Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · Niger: 2.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Niger hosts 3.6 times as many refugees per resident as Algeria
Algeria: 3.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Niger: 13.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Algeria has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Niger none
Algeria: 0.4 (2026) · Niger: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Algeria and Niger are practically level
Algeria: 1 (2026) · Niger: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Algeria’s economy is 13 times the size of Niger’s
Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · Niger: $21.6 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Algeria produces 8.5 times as much per person as Niger
Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · Niger: Int$2,177 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Algeria: no data · Niger: 32.9 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Algeria: no data · Niger: 60.5% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 0.4% in Niger
Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · Niger: 0.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Algeria spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Niger 2.1%
Algeria: 8.8% (2025) · Niger: 2.1% (2025)
How expensive is it?
Niger’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Algeria’s
Algeria: 33% (2025) · Niger: 36% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Algeria spends 9 times as much on health per person as Niger
Algeria: $233 (2023) · Niger: $26 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Algeria live 15 years longer than in Niger
Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · Niger: 61.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Niger is 3.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Algeria
Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Niger: 65.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Algeria has 44 times as many doctors per person as Niger
Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Niger: 0.038 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Algeria has 5.8 times as many hospital beds per person as Niger
Algeria: 1.6 per 1,000 (2017) · Niger: 0.3 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Niger is 3.9 times that in Algeria
Algeria: 3.2 per 100k (2023) · Niger: 12.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Algeria are obese, versus 6.0% in Niger
Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · Niger: 6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Algeria smoke, versus 7.4% in Niger
Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · Niger: 7.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Algeria rate their lives 0.77 points higher than in Niger
Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · Niger: 4.94 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Algeria drink 3.3 times as much alcohol as in Niger
Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · Niger: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Algeria has 2.9 times as much meat per person as Niger
Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · Niger: 7.7 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Algeria has 742 kcal more food per person per day than Niger
Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · Niger: 2,654 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Algeria put in 163 more hours a year than in Niger
Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · Niger: 2,069 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Algeria went to school 6 years longer than in Niger
Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · Niger: 1.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Algeria: no data · Niger: 0.01 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Algeria has 4 more World Heritage sites than Niger (7 against 3)
Algeria: 7 (2026) · Niger: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Algeria has won 20 Olympic medals, Niger 2
Algeria: 20 (2026 edition) · Niger: 2 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
77% of people in Algeria are online, versus 16% in Niger
Algeria: 77% (2024) · Niger: 16% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Algeria is 4.3 times as fast as in Niger
Algeria: 165 Mbps (2026) · Niger: 38 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Algeria have electricity, versus 21% in Niger
Algeria: 100% (2024) · Niger: 21.3% (2024)
How many live in cities?
76% of people in Algeria live in cities, versus 18% in Niger
Algeria: 76% (2025) · Niger: 18% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Algeria has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Niger 61
Algeria: 115 (2024) · Niger: 61 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · Niger: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Algeria fly 730 times as many passengers per resident as those from Niger
Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · Niger: 0.00021 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Niger and Algeria are practically level
Algeria: 0.7% (2024) · Niger: 0.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Algeria emits 36 times as much CO₂ as someone in Niger
Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · Niger: 0.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
3.2% of Niger’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria
Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · Niger: 3.2% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Niger carries 3.3 times as much fine dust as in Algeria
Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Niger: 47.9 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · Niger: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Niger are 41% deadlier than in Algeria
Algeria: 22.3 per 100k (2023) · Niger: 31.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Niger is on average 3.4 °C warmer than Algeria
Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Niger: 28°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Niger gets 67% more rain than Algeria
Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Niger: 97 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Algeria bigger than Niger?
Algeria is larger. Algeria is 88% bigger than Niger.
Which has more people, Algeria or Niger?
Algeria has 70% more people than Niger (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Algeria or Niger?
People in Algeria live 15 years longer than in Niger. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 61.4 in Niger.
Are people taller in Algeria or Niger?
Men in Algeria are 4.8 cm taller than in Niger (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
