Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Tunisia fits inside Algeria 15 times
Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2024) · Tunisia: 163,610 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Tunisia’s coastline is 15% longer than Algeria’s
Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · Tunisia: 1,148 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Algeria’s highest peak towers 1,364 m above Tunisia’s
Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · Tunisia: 1,544 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 62% of Tunisia, versus 17% of Algeria
Algeria: 17.3% (2024) · Tunisia: 62.1% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Algeria has 3.8 times as many people as Tunisia
Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · Tunisia: 12.3 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Tunisia is 4 times as densely populated as Algeria
Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · Tunisia: 79 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Tunisia are 1.8 cm taller than in Algeria
Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · Tunisia: 176.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Algeria and Tunisia are practically level
Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · Tunisia: 161.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Tunisia is 3.9 years older than in Algeria
Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · Tunisia: 32.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Algeria have 0.9 more children on average than in Tunisia
Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · Tunisia: 1.82 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
9.9% of people in Tunisia are 65 or older, versus 6.8% in Algeria
Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · Tunisia: 9.9% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Algeria hosts 20 times as many refugees per resident as Tunisia
Algeria: 3.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Tunisia: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Tunisia has produced 0.8 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Algeria 0.4
Algeria: 0.4 (2026) · Tunisia: 0.8 (2026)
How many official languages?
Algeria and Tunisia are practically level
Algeria: 1 (2026) · Tunisia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Algeria’s economy is 5 times the size of Tunisia’s
Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · Tunisia: $57.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Algeria produces 22% more per person than Tunisia
Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · Tunisia: Int$15,234 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Algeria: no data · Tunisia: 33.7 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Algeria: no data · Tunisia: 0.7% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 15% in Tunisia, versus 12% in Algeria
Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · Tunisia: 15.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Algeria spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Tunisia 2.5%
Algeria: 8.8% (2025) · Tunisia: 2.5% (2025)
How expensive is it?
Algeria’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Tunisia’s
Algeria: 33% (2025) · Tunisia: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Tunisia spends 36% more on health per person than Algeria
Algeria: $233 (2023) · Tunisia: $318 (2023)
How long do people live?
Tunisia and Algeria are practically level
Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · Tunisia: 76.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Algeria is 2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Tunisia
Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Tunisia: 9.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Algeria has 26% more doctors per person than Tunisia
Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Tunisia: 1.3 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Tunisia has 13% more hospital beds per person than Algeria
Algeria: 1.6 per 1,000 (2017) · Tunisia: 1.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Algeria is 10% higher than in Tunisia
Algeria: 3.2 per 100k (2023) · Tunisia: 2.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
28% of adults in Tunisia are obese, versus 24% in Algeria
Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · Tunisia: 27.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Tunisia smoke, versus 22% in Algeria
Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · Tunisia: 24.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Algeria rate their lives 0.92 points higher than in Tunisia
Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · Tunisia: 4.80 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Tunisia drink 4 times as much alcohol as in Algeria
Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · Tunisia: 1.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Tunisia has 39% more meat per person than Algeria
Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · Tunisia: 30.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Tunisia has 36 kcal more food per person per day than Algeria
Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · Tunisia: 3,432 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Tunisia put in 56 more hours a year than in Algeria
Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · Tunisia: 2,288 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Tunisia went to school 0.18 years longer than in Algeria
Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · Tunisia: 7.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Algeria: no data · Tunisia: 0.53 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Tunisia has 3 more World Heritage sites than Algeria (10 against 7)
Algeria: 7 (2026) · Tunisia: 10 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Algeria has won 20 Olympic medals, Tunisia 18
Algeria: 20 (2026 edition) · Tunisia: 18 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
77% of people in Algeria are online, versus 77% in Tunisia
Algeria: 77% (2024) · Tunisia: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Algeria is 5.5 times as fast as in Tunisia
Algeria: 165 Mbps (2026) · Tunisia: 30 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Algeria and Tunisia are practically level
Algeria: 100% (2024) · Tunisia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
76% of people in Algeria live in cities, versus 71% in Tunisia
Algeria: 76% (2025) · Tunisia: 71% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Tunisia has 118 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Algeria 115
Algeria: 115 (2024) · Tunisia: 118 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Algeria’s railway network is 2.3 times as long as Tunisia’s
Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · Tunisia: 1,777 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Tunisia fly 2.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Algeria
Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · Tunisia: 0.33 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 4.4% of Tunisia, but only 0.7% of Algeria
Algeria: 0.7% (2024) · Tunisia: 4.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Algeria emits 59% more CO₂ than someone in Tunisia
Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · Tunisia: 2.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
4.0% of Tunisia’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria
Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · Tunisia: 4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Tunisia carries 40% more fine dust than in Algeria
Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Tunisia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4 times as likely to be murdered in Tunisia as in Algeria
Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · Tunisia: 4.7 per 100k (2020)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Algeria are 9% deadlier than in Tunisia
Algeria: 22.3 per 100k (2023) · Tunisia: 20.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Algeria is on average 3.7 °C warmer than Tunisia
Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Tunisia: 21°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Tunisia gets 3.1 times as much rain as Algeria
Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Tunisia: 178 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Algeria bigger than Tunisia?
Algeria is larger. Tunisia fits inside Algeria 15 times.
Which has more people, Algeria or Tunisia?
Algeria has 3.8 times as many people as Tunisia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Algeria or Tunisia?
Tunisia and Algeria are practically level. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 76.7 in Tunisia.
Are people taller in Algeria or Tunisia?
Men in Tunisia are 1.8 cm taller than in Algeria (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
