Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Philippines fits inside Algeria 7.9 times.
Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2023) · Philippines: 300,000 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The Philippines’ coastline is 36 times as long as Algeria’s.
Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · Philippines: 36,289 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The Philippines’ highest peak towers 46 m above Algeria’s.
Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · Philippines: 2,954 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The Philippines has 2.5 times as many people as Algeria.
Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · Philippines: 117 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Philippines is 20 times as densely populated as Algeria.
Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · Philippines: 392 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Algeria are 9.8 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · Philippines: 165.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Algeria are 8.2 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · Philippines: 154.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Algeria is 2.9 years older than in the Philippines.
Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · Philippines: 25.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Algeria have 0.8 more children on average than in the Philippines.
Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · Philippines: 1.89 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
6.8% of people in Algeria are 65 or older, versus 5.7% in the Philippines.
Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · Philippines: 5.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Algeria has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the Philippines 0.1.
Algeria: 0.4 (2025) · Philippines: 0.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
The Philippines has 2 official languages, Algeria 1.
Algeria: 1 (2026) · Philippines: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The Philippines’ economy is 70% larger than Algeria’s.
Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · Philippines: $487 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Algeria produces 48% more per person than the Philippines.
Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · Philippines: Int$12,577 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Algeria: no data · Philippines: 39.3 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 2.2% in the Philippines.
Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · Philippines: 2.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Algeria spends 8.0% of its GDP on the military, the Philippines 1.3%.
Algeria: 8% (2024) · Philippines: 1.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The Philippines’ price level (US = 100) is 1× Algeria’s.
Algeria: 33% (2025) · Philippines: 33% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Algeria spends 20% more on health per person than the Philippines.
Algeria: $233 (2023) · Philippines: $194 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Algeria live 6.5 years longer than in the Philippines.
Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · Philippines: 69.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the Philippines is 11% more likely to die before turning one than in Algeria.
Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Philippines: 21.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Algeria has 2.1 times as many doctors per person as the Philippines.
Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Philippines: 0.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Algeria are obese, versus 9.7% in the Philippines.
Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · Philippines: 9.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Algeria smoke, versus 20% in the Philippines.
Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · Philippines: 19.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the Philippines rate their lives 0.49 points higher than in Algeria.
Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · Philippines: 6.21 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the Philippines drink 14 times as much alcohol as in Algeria.
Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · Philippines: 6.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The Philippines has 51% more meat per person than Algeria.
Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · Philippines: 33.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Algeria has 413 kcal more food per person per day than the Philippines.
Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · Philippines: 2,983 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Algeria put in 136 more hours a year than in the Philippines.
Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · Philippines: 2,096 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the Philippines went to school 2.6 years longer than in Algeria.
Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · Philippines: 10 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Algeria: no data · Philippines: 0.02 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
77% of people in Algeria are online, versus 67% in the Philippines.
Algeria: 77% (2024) · Philippines: 67% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Algeria have electricity, versus 95% in the Philippines.
Algeria: 100% (2024) · Philippines: 94.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
76% of people in Algeria live in cities, versus 56% in the Philippines.
Algeria: 76% (2025) · Philippines: 56% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Algeria and the Philippines are practically level.
Algeria: 115 (2024) · Philippines: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Algeria’s railway network is 7.9 times as long as the Philippines’.
Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · Philippines: 509 km (2016)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the Philippines fly 2.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Algeria.
Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · Philippines: 0.36 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 24% of the Philippines, but only 0.8% of Algeria.
Algeria: 0.8% (2023) · Philippines: 24.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Algeria emits 2.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in the Philippines.
Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · Philippines: 1.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
23% of the Philippines’ electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria.
Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · Philippines: 23.3% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in the Philippines carries 60% more fine dust than in Algeria.
Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Philippines: 23.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.7 times as likely to be murdered in the Philippines as in Algeria.
Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · Philippines: 4.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Algeria are 89% deadlier than in the Philippines.
Algeria: 18.3 per 100k (2021) · Philippines: 9.7 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The Philippines is on average 1.7 °C warmer than Algeria.
Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The Philippines gets 52 times as much rain as Algeria.
Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 3,001 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Algeria bigger than the Philippines?
Algeria is larger. The Philippines fits inside Algeria 7.9 times.
Which has more people, Algeria or the Philippines?
The Philippines has 2.5 times as many people as Algeria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Algeria or the Philippines?
People in Algeria live 6.5 years longer than in the Philippines. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 69.9 in the Philippines.
Are people taller in Algeria or the Philippines?
Men in Algeria are 9.8 cm taller than in the Philippines (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
