Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Switzerland fits inside Algeria 58 times
Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2024) · Switzerland: 41,291 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Switzerland’s highest peak towers 1,726 m above Algeria’s
Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 4,634 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 38% of Switzerland, versus 17% of Algeria
Algeria: 17.3% (2024) · Switzerland: 37.7% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Algeria has 5.2 times as many people as Switzerland
Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · Switzerland: 9.09 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Switzerland is 12 times as densely populated as Algeria
Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · Switzerland: 230 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Switzerland are 3.7 cm taller than in Algeria
Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · Switzerland: 178.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Switzerland are 2.0 cm taller than in Algeria
Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · Switzerland: 164.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Switzerland is 14 years older than in Algeria
Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · Switzerland: 42.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Algeria have 1.4 more children on average than in Switzerland
Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · Switzerland: 1.29 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Switzerland are 65 or older, versus 6.8% in Algeria
Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · Switzerland: 20.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Switzerland hosts 6 times as many refugees per resident as Algeria
Algeria: 3.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Switzerland: 22.9 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Switzerland has produced 20.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Algeria 0.4
Algeria: 0.4 (2026) · Switzerland: 20.9 (2026)
How many official languages?
Switzerland has 4 official languages, Algeria 1
Algeria: 1 (2026) · Switzerland: 4 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Switzerland’s economy is 3.6 times the size of Algeria’s
Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · Switzerland: $1.04 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Switzerland produces 5.5 times as much per person as Algeria
Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · Switzerland: Int$102,513 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Algeria: no data · Switzerland: 33.5 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Algeria: no data · Switzerland: 0.1% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 4.9% in Switzerland
Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · Switzerland: 4.9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Algeria spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Switzerland 0.8%
Algeria: 8.8% (2025) · Switzerland: 0.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Algeria: no data · Switzerland: 9.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Switzerland’s price level (US = 100) is 3.4× Algeria’s
Algeria: 33% (2025) · Switzerland: 112% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Switzerland spends 50 times as much on health per person as Algeria
Algeria: $233 (2023) · Switzerland: $11,784 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Switzerland live 7.9 years longer than in Algeria
Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · Switzerland: 84.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Algeria is 5.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Switzerland
Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Switzerland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Switzerland has 2.7 times as many doctors per person as Algeria
Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Switzerland: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Switzerland has 2.7 times as many hospital beds per person as Algeria
Algeria: 1.6 per 1,000 (2017) · Switzerland: 4.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Switzerland is 3.6 times that in Algeria
Algeria: 3.2 per 100k (2023) · Switzerland: 11.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Algeria are obese, versus 13% in Switzerland
Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · Switzerland: 12.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
23% of adults in Switzerland smoke, versus 22% in Algeria
Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · Switzerland: 23.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Switzerland rate their lives 1.30 points higher than in Algeria
Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · Switzerland: 7.02 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Switzerland drink 21 times as much alcohol as in Algeria
Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · Switzerland: 8.8 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Switzerland has 2.9 times as much meat per person as Algeria
Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · Switzerland: 64 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Switzerland and Algeria are practically level
Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · Switzerland: 3,402 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Algeria put in 703 more hours a year than in Switzerland
Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · Switzerland: 1,529 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Switzerland went to school 6.5 years longer than in Algeria
Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · Switzerland: 13.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Algeria: no data · Switzerland: 1.04 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Switzerland has 6 more World Heritage sites than Algeria (13 against 7)
Algeria: 7 (2026) · Switzerland: 13 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Switzerland has won 403 Olympic medals, Algeria 20
Algeria: 20 (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 403 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in Switzerland are online, versus 77% in Algeria
Algeria: 77% (2024) · Switzerland: 97% (2025)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Switzerland is 2.4 times as fast as in Algeria
Algeria: 165 Mbps (2026) · Switzerland: 399 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Algeria and Switzerland are practically level
Algeria: 100% (2024) · Switzerland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
86% of people in Switzerland live in cities, versus 76% in Algeria
Algeria: 76% (2025) · Switzerland: 86% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Switzerland has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Algeria 115
Algeria: 115 (2024) · Switzerland: 129 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Switzerland’s railway network is 3% longer than Algeria’s
Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · Switzerland: 4,122 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Switzerland fly 20 times as many passengers per resident as those from Algeria
Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · Switzerland: 3.05 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 32% of Switzerland, but only 0.7% of Algeria
Algeria: 0.7% (2024) · Switzerland: 32% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Algeria emits 18% more CO₂ than someone in Switzerland
Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · Switzerland: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
68% of Switzerland’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria
Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · Switzerland: 67.8% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Algeria carries 60% more fine dust than in Switzerland
Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Switzerland: 9 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 94% more likely to be murdered in Algeria than in Switzerland
Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · Switzerland: 0.6 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Algeria are 5.7 times as deadly as in Switzerland
Algeria: 22.3 per 100k (2023) · Switzerland: 3.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Algeria is on average 18.1 °C warmer than Switzerland
Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 6.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Switzerland gets 28 times as much rain as Algeria
Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 1,616 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Algeria bigger than Switzerland?
Algeria is larger. Switzerland fits inside Algeria 58 times.
Which has more people, Algeria or Switzerland?
Algeria has 5.2 times as many people as Switzerland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Algeria or Switzerland?
People in Switzerland live 7.9 years longer than in Algeria. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 84.4 in Switzerland.
Are people taller in Algeria or Switzerland?
Men in Switzerland are 3.7 cm taller than in Algeria (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
