Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Algeria fits inside Russia 7.2 times.
Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2023) · Russia: 17,125,200 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Russia’s coastline is 38 times as long as Algeria’s.
Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · Russia: 37,653 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Russia’s highest peak towers 2,734 m above Algeria’s.
Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · Russia: 5,642 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Russia has 3 times as many people as Algeria.
Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · Russia: 144 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Algeria is 2.3 times as densely populated as Russia.
Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · Russia: 9 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Russia are 1.6 cm taller than in Algeria.
Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · Russia: 176.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Russia are 2.2 cm taller than in Algeria.
Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · Russia: 164.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Russia is 11 years older than in Algeria.
Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · Russia: 39.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Algeria have 1.3 more children on average than in Russia.
Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · Russia: 1.42 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in Russia are 65 or older, versus 6.8% in Algeria.
Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · Russia: 17.8% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Russia has produced 2.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Algeria 0.4.
Algeria: 0.4 (2025) · Russia: 2 (2025)
How many official languages?
Algeria and Russia are practically level.
Algeria: 1 (2026) · Russia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Russia’s economy is 8.9 times the size of Algeria’s.
Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · Russia: $2.56 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Russia produces 2.7 times as much per person as Algeria.
Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · Russia: Int$49,568 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Algeria: no data · Russia: 33 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 2.1% in Russia.
Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · Russia: 2.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Algeria spends 8.0% of its GDP on the military, Russia 7.1%.
Algeria: 8% (2024) · Russia: 7.1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Russia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Algeria’s.
Algeria: 33% (2025) · Russia: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Russia spends 4.3 times as much on health per person as Algeria.
Algeria: $233 (2023) · Russia: $1,003 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Algeria live 3 years longer than in Russia.
Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · Russia: 73.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Algeria is 4.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Russia.
Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Russia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Russia has 3.1 times as many doctors per person as Algeria.
Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Russia: 5.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Algeria are obese, versus 21% in Russia.
Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · Russia: 21.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
27% of adults in Russia smoke, versus 22% in Algeria.
Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · Russia: 27% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Russia rate their lives 0.12 points higher than in Algeria.
Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · Russia: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Russia drink 25 times as much alcohol as in Algeria.
Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · Russia: 10.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Russia has 3.8 times as much meat per person as Algeria.
Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · Russia: 84.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Russia has 132 kcal more food per person per day than Algeria.
Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · Russia: 3,528 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Algeria put in 146 more hours a year than in Russia.
Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · Russia: 2,087 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Russia went to school 5 years longer than in Algeria.
Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · Russia: 12.4 years (2023)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Russia are online, versus 77% in Algeria.
Algeria: 77% (2024) · Russia: 94% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Algeria and Russia are practically level.
Algeria: 100% (2024) · Russia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
76% of people in Algeria live in cities, versus 75% in Russia.
Algeria: 76% (2025) · Russia: 75% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Russia has 186 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Algeria 115.
Algeria: 115 (2024) · Russia: 186 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Russia’s railway network is 21 times as long as Algeria’s.
Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · Russia: 85,544 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Russia fly 4.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from Algeria.
Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · Russia: 0.69 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Russia, but only 0.8% of Algeria.
Algeria: 0.8% (2023) · Russia: 49.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Russia emits 2.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Algeria.
Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · Russia: 12.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
17% of Russia’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria.
Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · Russia: 17.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Algeria carries 12% more fine dust than in Russia.
Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Russia: 12.9 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 6.7 times as likely to be murdered in Russia as in Algeria.
Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · Russia: 7.8 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Algeria are 73% deadlier than in Russia.
Algeria: 18.3 per 100k (2021) · Russia: 10.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Algeria is on average 27.2 °C warmer than Russia.
Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Russia: -2.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Russia gets 10 times as much rain as Algeria.
Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Russia: 586 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Algeria bigger than Russia?
Russia is larger. Algeria fits inside Russia 7.2 times.
Which has more people, Algeria or Russia?
Russia has 3 times as many people as Algeria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Algeria or Russia?
People in Algeria live 3 years longer than in Russia. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 73.4 in Russia.
Are people taller in Algeria or Russia?
Men in Russia are 1.6 cm taller than in Algeria (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
