How much coast is there?

Pakistan’s coastline is 5% longer than Algeria’s.

Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Pakistan’s highest peak towers 5,703 m above Algeria’s.

Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Pakistan has 5.4 times as many people as Algeria.

Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · Pakistan: 255 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Pakistan is 17 times as densely populated as Algeria.

Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Algeria is 7.9 years older than in Pakistan.

Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Pakistan have 0.8 more children on average than in Algeria.

Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

6.8% of people in Algeria are 65 or older, versus 4.4% in Pakistan.

Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · Pakistan: 4.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Algeria has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Pakistan 0.1.

Algeria: 0.4 (2025) · Pakistan: 0.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Pakistan has 2 official languages, Algeria 1.

Algeria: 1 (2026) · Pakistan: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Pakistan’s economy is 42% larger than Algeria’s.

Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · Pakistan: $407 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Algeria produces 2.8 times as much per person as Pakistan.

Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Algeria: no data · Pakistan: 33.5 (2024)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 5.4% in Pakistan.

Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · Pakistan: 5.4% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Algeria spends 8.0% of its GDP on the military, Pakistan 2.7%.

Algeria: 8% (2024) · Pakistan: 2.7% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Algeria’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Pakistan’s.

Algeria: 33% (2025) · Pakistan: 24% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Algeria spends 7.7 times as much on health per person as Pakistan.

Algeria: $233 (2023) · Pakistan: $30 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Pakistan is 2.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Algeria.

Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Algeria has 43% more doctors per person than Pakistan.

Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021)

How common is obesity?

24% of adults in Algeria are obese, versus 24% in Pakistan.

Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · Pakistan: 23.5% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

22% of adults in Algeria smoke, versus 18% in Pakistan.

Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · Pakistan: 17.9% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Algeria rate their lives 0.85 points higher than in Pakistan.

Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.87 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Algeria drink 4.9 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan.

Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Algeria has 5% more meat per person than Pakistan.

Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Algeria has 882 kcal more food per person per day than Pakistan.

Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Pakistan put in 239 more hours a year than in Algeria.

Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Algeria went to school 3.1 years longer than in Pakistan.

Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023)

How many people are online?

77% of people in Algeria are online, versus 57% in Pakistan.

Algeria: 77% (2024) · Pakistan: 57% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Algeria have electricity, versus 96% in Pakistan.

Algeria: 100% (2024) · Pakistan: 95.7% (2024)

How many live in cities?

76% of people in Algeria live in cities, versus 40% in Pakistan.

Algeria: 76% (2025) · Pakistan: 40% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Algeria has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77.

Algeria: 115 (2024) · Pakistan: 77 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Pakistan’s railway network is 95% longer than Algeria’s.

Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Algeria fly 5.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Pakistan.

Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · Pakistan: 0.03 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 4.7% of Pakistan, but only 0.8% of Algeria.

Algeria: 0.8% (2023) · Pakistan: 4.7% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Algeria emits 5.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Pakistan.

Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

43% of Pakistan’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria.

Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · Pakistan: 42.7% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Pakistan carries 3.7 times as much fine dust as in Algeria.

Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 3.7 times as likely to be murdered in Pakistan as in Algeria.

Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Algeria are 54% deadlier than in Pakistan.

Algeria: 18.3 per 100k (2021) · Pakistan: 11.9 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Algeria is on average 3.7 °C warmer than Pakistan.

Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Pakistan gets 7.2 times as much rain as Algeria.

Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 416 mm (2016–2025 avg)