Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Norway fits inside Algeria 3.8 times
Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2024) · Norway: 624,500 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 17% of Algeria, versus 2.7% of Norway
Algeria: 17.3% (2024) · Norway: 2.7% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in Norway are 5.4 cm taller than in Algeria
Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · Norway: 180.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Norway are 4.1 cm taller than in Algeria
Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · Norway: 166.5 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Norway hosts 5.8 times as many refugees per resident as Algeria
Algeria: 3.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Norway: 22.1 per 1,000 (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 (2026) · Norway: 23.2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Norway has 3 official languages, Algeria 1
Algeria: 1 (2026) · Norway: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Algeria: no data · Norway: 0.2% (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 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Norway 3.3%
Algeria: 8.8% (2025) · Norway: 3.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Algeria: no data · Norway: 24.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Norway’s price level (US = 100) is 2.8× Algeria’s
Algeria: 33% (2025) · Norway: 91% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Norway live 6.7 years longer than in Algeria
Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · Norway: 83.2 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Norway has 2 times as many hospital beds per person as Algeria
Algeria: 1.6 per 1,000 (2017) · Norway: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Norway is 3.6 times that in Algeria
Algeria: 3.2 per 100k (2023) · Norway: 11.6 per 100k (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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Norway has 1 more World Heritage site than Algeria (8 against 7)
Algeria: 7 (2026) · Norway: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Norway has won 616 Olympic medals, Algeria 20
Algeria: 20 (2026 edition) · Norway: 616 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
99% of people in Norway are online, versus 77% in Algeria
Algeria: 77% (2024) · Norway: 99% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Norway is 39% faster than in Algeria
Algeria: 165 Mbps (2026) · Norway: 228 Mbps (2026)
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
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of Norway, but only 0.7% of Algeria
Algeria: 0.7% (2024) · Norway: 33.2% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 7.7 times as deadly as in Norway
Algeria: 22.3 per 100k (2023) · Norway: 2.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Algeria bigger than Norway?
Algeria is larger. Norway fits inside Algeria 3.8 times.
Which has more people, Algeria or Norway?
Algeria has 8.5 times as many people as Norway (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Algeria or Norway?
People in Norway live 6.7 years longer than in Algeria. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 83.2 in Norway.
Are people taller in Algeria or Norway?
Men in Norway are 5.4 cm taller than in Algeria (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
