Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Nigeria fits inside Algeria 2.6 times
Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2024) · Nigeria: 923,768 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Algeria’s coastline is 17% longer than Nigeria’s
Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · Nigeria: 853 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Algeria’s highest peak towers 489 m above Nigeria’s
Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · Nigeria: 2,419 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 77% of Nigeria, versus 17% of Algeria
Algeria: 17.3% (2024) · Nigeria: 77.1% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Nigeria has 5 times as many people as Algeria
Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · Nigeria: 238 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Nigeria is 13 times as densely populated as Algeria
Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · Nigeria: 261 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Algeria are 3.5 cm taller than in Nigeria
Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · Nigeria: 171.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Algeria are 4.2 cm taller than in Nigeria
Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · Nigeria: 158.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Algeria is 10 years older than in Nigeria
Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · Nigeria: 17.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Nigeria have 1.7 more children on average than in Algeria
Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · Nigeria: 4.38 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
6.8% of people in Algeria are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in Nigeria
Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Algeria hosts 7.3 times as many refugees per resident as Nigeria
Algeria: 3.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Nigeria: 0.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Algeria has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Nigeria 0.0
Algeria: 0.4 (2026) · Nigeria: 0.042 (2026)
How many official languages?
Algeria and Nigeria are practically level
Algeria: 1 (2026) · Nigeria: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Nigeria’s economy is 1% larger than Algeria’s
Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · Nigeria: $291 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Algeria produces 95% more per person than Nigeria
Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · Nigeria: Int$9,532 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Algeria: no data · Nigeria: 33.9 (2022)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Algeria: no data · Nigeria: 41.8% (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 3.1% in Nigeria
Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Algeria spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Nigeria 0.9%
Algeria: 8.8% (2025) · Nigeria: 0.9% (2025)
How expensive is it?
Algeria’s price level (US = 100) is 2.5× Nigeria’s
Algeria: 33% (2025) · Nigeria: 13% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Algeria spends 3.5 times as much on health per person as Nigeria
Algeria: $233 (2023) · Nigeria: $67 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Algeria live 22 years longer than in Nigeria
Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · Nigeria: 54.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Nigeria is 3.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Algeria
Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Nigeria: 69.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Algeria has 4.4 times as many doctors per person as Nigeria
Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Nigeria: 0.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Algeria: 1.6 per 1,000 (2017) · Nigeria: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Nigeria is 2 times that in Algeria
Algeria: 3.2 per 100k (2023) · Nigeria: 6.5 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Algeria are obese, versus 12% in Nigeria
Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · Nigeria: 12.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Algeria smoke, versus 3.1% in Nigeria
Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Algeria rate their lives 0.93 points higher than in Nigeria
Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · Nigeria: 4.79 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Nigeria drink 4.8 times as much alcohol as in Algeria
Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · Nigeria: 2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Algeria has 3.1 times as much meat per person as Nigeria
Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · Nigeria: 7.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Algeria has 926 kcal more food per person per day than Nigeria
Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · Nigeria: 2,470 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Algeria put in 171 more hours a year than in Nigeria
Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · Nigeria: 2,062 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Nigeria went to school 0.17 years longer than in Algeria
Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · Nigeria: 7.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Algeria: no data · Nigeria: 0.0023 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Algeria has 5 more World Heritage sites than Nigeria (7 against 2)
Algeria: 7 (2026) · Nigeria: 2 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Nigeria has won 27 Olympic medals, Algeria 20
Algeria: 20 (2026 edition) · Nigeria: 27 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
77% of people in Algeria are online, versus 41% in Nigeria
Algeria: 77% (2024) · Nigeria: 41% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Algeria is 3.8 times as fast as in Nigeria
Algeria: 165 Mbps (2026) · Nigeria: 44 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Algeria have electricity, versus 63% in Nigeria
Algeria: 100% (2024) · Nigeria: 62.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
76% of people in Algeria live in cities, versus 64% in Nigeria
Algeria: 76% (2025) · Nigeria: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Algeria has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Nigeria 71
Algeria: 115 (2024) · Nigeria: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Algeria’s railway network is 13% longer than Nigeria’s
Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · Nigeria: 3,528 km (2015)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Algeria fly 6.8 times as many passengers per resident as those from Nigeria
Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · Nigeria: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 19% of Nigeria, but only 0.7% of Algeria
Algeria: 0.7% (2024) · Nigeria: 18.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Algeria emits 7.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Nigeria
Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · Nigeria: 0.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of Nigeria’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria
Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · Nigeria: 31.3% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Nigeria carries 3.5 times as much fine dust as in Algeria
Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Nigeria: 50 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 14 times as likely to be murdered in Nigeria as in Algeria
Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · Nigeria: 15.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Nigeria are 11% deadlier than in Algeria
Algeria: 22.3 per 100k (2023) · Nigeria: 24.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Nigeria is on average 2.8 °C warmer than Algeria
Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Nigeria: 27.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Nigeria gets 18 times as much rain as Algeria
Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Nigeria: 1,044 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Algeria bigger than Nigeria?
Algeria is larger. Nigeria fits inside Algeria 2.6 times.
Which has more people, Algeria or Nigeria?
Nigeria has 5 times as many people as Algeria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Algeria or Nigeria?
People in Algeria live 22 years longer than in Nigeria. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 54.6 in Nigeria.
Are people taller in Algeria or Nigeria?
Men in Algeria are 3.5 cm taller than in Nigeria (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
