Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
South Korea fits inside Algeria 24 times
Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2024) · South Korea: 100,460 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
South Korea’s coastline is 2.4 times as long as Algeria’s
Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · South Korea: 2,413 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Algeria’s highest peak towers 958 m above South Korea’s
Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · South Korea: 1,950 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 17% of Algeria, versus 16% of South Korea
Algeria: 17.3% (2024) · South Korea: 16% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
South Korea has 9% more people than Algeria
Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · South Korea: 51.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
South Korea is 27 times as densely populated as Algeria
Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · South Korea: 530 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
South Korea and Algeria are practically level
Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · South Korea: 175.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in South Korea are 0.9 cm taller than in Algeria
Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · South Korea: 163.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in South Korea is 16 years older than in Algeria
Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · South Korea: 44.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Algeria have 2.0 more children on average than in South Korea
Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · South Korea: 0.75 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in South Korea are 65 or older, versus 6.8% in Algeria
Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · South Korea: 20.3% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Algeria hosts 45 times as many refugees per resident as South Korea
Algeria: 3.8 per 1,000 (2025) · South Korea: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
South Korea has produced 0.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Algeria 0.4
Algeria: 0.4 (2026) · South Korea: 0.6 (2026)
How many official languages?
Algeria and South Korea are practically level
Algeria: 1 (2026) · South Korea: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
South Korea’s economy is 6.5 times the size of Algeria’s
Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · South Korea: $1.87 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
South Korea produces 3.4 times as much per person as Algeria
Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · South Korea: Int$63,125 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Algeria: no data · South Korea: 32.9 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Algeria: no data · South Korea: 0.1% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 2.7% in South Korea
Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · South Korea: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Algeria spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, South Korea 2.6%
Algeria: 8.8% (2025) · South Korea: 2.6% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Algeria: no data · South Korea: 13.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
South Korea’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Algeria’s
Algeria: 33% (2025) · South Korea: 57% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
South Korea spends 13 times as much on health per person as Algeria
Algeria: $233 (2023) · South Korea: $3,137 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in South Korea live 7.2 years longer than in Algeria
Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · South Korea: 83.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Algeria is 8.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in South Korea
Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · South Korea: 2.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
South Korea has 57% more doctors per person than Algeria
Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · South Korea: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
South Korea has 8 times as many hospital beds per person as Algeria
Algeria: 1.6 per 1,000 (2017) · South Korea: 12.8 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in South Korea is 7.3 times that in Algeria
Algeria: 3.2 per 100k (2023) · South Korea: 23.4 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Algeria are obese, versus 7.5% in South Korea
Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · South Korea: 7.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Algeria smoke, versus 19% in South Korea
Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · South Korea: 18.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in South Korea rate their lives 0.33 points higher than in Algeria
Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · South Korea: 6.04 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in South Korea drink 20 times as much alcohol as in Algeria
Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · South Korea: 8.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
South Korea has 3.8 times as much meat per person as Algeria
Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · South Korea: 84 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
South Korea has 34 kcal more food per person per day than Algeria
Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · South Korea: 3,430 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Algeria put in 322 more hours a year than in South Korea
Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · South Korea: 1,910 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in South Korea went to school 5.3 years longer than in Algeria
Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · South Korea: 12.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Algeria: no data · South Korea: 0.32 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
South Korea has 10 more World Heritage sites than Algeria (17 against 7)
Algeria: 7 (2026) · South Korea: 17 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
South Korea has won 409 Olympic medals, Algeria 20
Algeria: 20 (2026 edition) · South Korea: 409 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
98% of people in South Korea are online, versus 77% in Algeria
Algeria: 77% (2024) · South Korea: 98% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in South Korea is 80% faster than in Algeria
Algeria: 165 Mbps (2026) · South Korea: 298 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Algeria and South Korea are practically level
Algeria: 100% (2024) · South Korea: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
81% of people in South Korea live in cities, versus 76% in Algeria
Algeria: 76% (2025) · South Korea: 81% (2025)
How many phones per person?
South Korea has 173 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Algeria 115
Algeria: 115 (2024) · South Korea: 173 (2024)
How much railway is there?
South Korea’s railway network is 8% longer than Algeria’s
Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · South Korea: 4,309 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from South Korea fly 9.8 times as many passengers per resident as those from Algeria
Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · South Korea: 1.48 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 64% of South Korea, but only 0.7% of Algeria
Algeria: 0.7% (2024) · South Korea: 64.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in South Korea emits 2.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Algeria
Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · South Korea: 11.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
10% of South Korea’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria
Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · South Korea: 10.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in South Korea carries 46% more fine dust than in Algeria
Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · South Korea: 21 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.4 times as likely to be murdered in Algeria as in South Korea
Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · South Korea: 0.5 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Algeria are 2.6 times as deadly as in South Korea
Algeria: 22.3 per 100k (2023) · South Korea: 8.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Algeria is on average 11.5 °C warmer than South Korea
Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · South Korea: 13.2°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
South Korea gets 22 times as much rain as Algeria
Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · South Korea: 1,265 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Algeria bigger than South Korea?
Algeria is larger. South Korea fits inside Algeria 24 times.
Which has more people, Algeria or South Korea?
South Korea has 9% more people than Algeria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Algeria or South Korea?
People in South Korea live 7.2 years longer than in Algeria. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 83.6 in South Korea.
Are people taller in Algeria or South Korea?
South Korea and Algeria are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).