How much coast is there?

Norway’s coastline is 25 times as long as Algeria’s.

Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · Norway: 25,148 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Algeria’s highest peak towers 439 m above Norway’s.

Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · Norway: 2,469 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Algeria has 8.5 times as many people as Norway.

Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · Norway: 5.61 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Algeria is 29% more densely populated than Norway.

Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · Norway: 15 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Norway is 11 years older than in Algeria.

Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · Norway: 39.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Algeria have 1.3 more children on average than in Norway.

Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · Norway: 1.45 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

19% of people in Norway are 65 or older, versus 6.8% in Algeria.

Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · Norway: 19.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Norway has produced 23.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Algeria 0.4.

Algeria: 0.4 (2025) · Norway: 23.2 (2025)

How many official languages?

Norway has 3 official languages, Algeria 1.

Algeria: 1 (2026) · Norway: 3 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Norway’s economy is 85% larger than Algeria’s.

Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · Norway: $531 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Norway produces 5.6 times as much per person as Algeria.

Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · Norway: Int$104,044 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Algeria: no data · Norway: 26.5 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 4.6% in Norway.

Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · Norway: 4.6% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Algeria spends 8.0% of its GDP on the military, Norway 2.1%.

Algeria: 8% (2024) · Norway: 2.1% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Norway’s price level (US = 100) is 2.8× Algeria’s.

Algeria: 33% (2025) · Norway: 91% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Norway spends 36 times as much on health per person as Algeria.

Algeria: $233 (2023) · Norway: $8,296 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Algeria is 9.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Norway.

Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Norway: 2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Norway has 3 times as many doctors per person as Algeria.

Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Norway: 5 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

24% of adults in Algeria are obese, versus 21% in Norway.

Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · Norway: 20.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

22% of adults in Algeria smoke, versus 13% in Norway.

Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · Norway: 12.9% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Norway rate their lives 1.53 points higher than in Algeria.

Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · Norway: 7.24 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Norway drink 16 times as much alcohol as in Algeria.

Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · Norway: 7 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Norway has 3.2 times as much meat per person as Algeria.

Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · Norway: 70.4 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Norway has 80 kcal more food per person per day than Algeria.

Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · Norway: 3,476 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Algeria put in 820 more hours a year than in Norway.

Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · Norway: 1,412 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Norway went to school 5.7 years longer than in Algeria.

Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · Norway: 13.1 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Algeria: no data · Norway: 0.91 (2022)

How many people are online?

99% of people in Norway are online, versus 77% in Algeria.

Algeria: 77% (2024) · Norway: 99% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Algeria and Norway are practically level.

Algeria: 100% (2024) · Norway: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

84% of people in Norway live in cities, versus 76% in Algeria.

Algeria: 76% (2025) · Norway: 84% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Algeria has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Norway 109.

Algeria: 115 (2024) · Norway: 109 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Algeria’s railway network is 3% longer than Norway’s.

Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · Norway: 3,885 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · Norway: no data

How much of the land is forest?

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

Algeria: 0.8% (2023) · Norway: 33.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Norway emits 57% more CO₂ than someone in Algeria.

Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · Norway: 6.7 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

99% of Norway’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria.

Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · Norway: 99% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Algeria carries 2.1 times as much fine dust as in Norway.

Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Norway: 6.7 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 60% more likely to be murdered in Algeria than in Norway.

Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · Norway: 0.7 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Algeria are 12 times as deadly as in Norway.

Algeria: 18.3 per 100k (2021) · Norway: 1.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Algeria is on average 23.1 °C warmer than Norway.

Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Norway: 1.6°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Norway gets 22 times as much rain as Algeria.

Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Norway: 1,259 mm (2016–2025 avg)