Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Türkiye fits inside Algeria 3 times.
Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2023) · Türkiye: 785,350 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Türkiye’s coastline is 7.2 times as long as Algeria’s.
Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 7,200 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Türkiye’s highest peak towers 2,229 m above Algeria’s.
Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 5,137 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Türkiye has 81% more people than Algeria.
Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · Türkiye: 85.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Türkiye is 5.6 times as densely populated as Algeria.
Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · Türkiye: 112 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Türkiye are 1.3 cm taller than in Algeria.
Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · Türkiye: 176.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Algeria and Türkiye are practically level.
Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · Türkiye: 161.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Türkiye is 4.3 years older than in Algeria.
Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · Türkiye: 32.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Algeria have 1.2 more children on average than in Türkiye.
Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · Türkiye: 1.48 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
11% of people in Türkiye are 65 or older, versus 6.8% in Algeria.
Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · Türkiye: 10.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Türkiye has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Algeria 0.4.
Algeria: 0.4 (2025) · Türkiye: 0.5 (2025)
How many official languages?
Algeria and Türkiye are practically level.
Algeria: 1 (2026) · Türkiye: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Türkiye’s economy is 5.6 times the size of Algeria’s.
Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · Türkiye: $1.6 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Türkiye produces 2.4 times as much per person as Algeria.
Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · Türkiye: Int$45,289 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Algeria: no data · Türkiye: 43.7 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 8.5% in Türkiye.
Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · Türkiye: 8.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Algeria spends 8.0% of its GDP on the military, Türkiye 1.9%.
Algeria: 8% (2024) · Türkiye: 1.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Türkiye’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Algeria’s.
Algeria: 33% (2025) · Türkiye: 41% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Türkiye spends 2.3 times as much on health per person as Algeria.
Algeria: $233 (2023) · Türkiye: $548 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Türkiye live 0.95 years longer than in Algeria.
Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · Türkiye: 77.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Algeria is 2.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Türkiye.
Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Türkiye: 8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Türkiye has 35% more doctors per person than Algeria.
Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Türkiye: 2.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
30% of adults in Türkiye are obese, versus 24% in Algeria.
Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · Türkiye: 30.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Türkiye smoke, versus 22% in Algeria.
Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · Türkiye: 31.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Algeria rate their lives 0.41 points higher than in Türkiye.
Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · Türkiye: 5.30 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Türkiye drink 5.3 times as much alcohol as in Algeria.
Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · Türkiye: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Türkiye has 2.2 times as much meat per person as Algeria.
Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · Türkiye: 49.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Türkiye has 496 kcal more food per person per day than Algeria.
Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · Türkiye: 3,892 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Algeria put in 485 more hours a year than in Türkiye.
Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · Türkiye: 1,747 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Türkiye went to school 1.6 years longer than in Algeria.
Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · Türkiye: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Algeria: no data · Türkiye: 0.59 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Türkiye are online, versus 77% in Algeria.
Algeria: 77% (2024) · Türkiye: 90% (2025)
Who has electricity at home?
Algeria and Türkiye are practically level.
Algeria: 100% (2024) · Türkiye: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Türkiye live in cities, versus 76% in Algeria.
Algeria: 76% (2025) · Türkiye: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Algeria has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Türkiye 108.
Algeria: 115 (2024) · Türkiye: 108 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Türkiye’s railway network is 2.6 times as long as Algeria’s.
Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · Türkiye: 10,546 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Türkiye fly 9.7 times as many passengers per resident as those from Algeria.
Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · Türkiye: 1.47 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 29% of Türkiye, but only 0.8% of Algeria.
Algeria: 0.8% (2023) · Türkiye: 29.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Türkiye emits 39% more CO₂ than someone in Algeria.
Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · Türkiye: 5.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
43% of Türkiye’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria.
Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · Türkiye: 43.3% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Türkiye carries 78% more fine dust than in Algeria.
Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Türkiye: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.8 times as likely to be murdered in Türkiye as in Algeria.
Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 3.2 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Algeria are 2.8 times as deadly as in Türkiye.
Algeria: 18.3 per 100k (2021) · Türkiye: 6.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Algeria is on average 12.0 °C warmer than Türkiye.
Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 12.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Türkiye gets 12 times as much rain as Algeria.
Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 680 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Algeria bigger than Türkiye?
Algeria is larger. Türkiye fits inside Algeria 3 times.
Which has more people, Algeria or Türkiye?
Türkiye has 81% more people than Algeria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Algeria or Türkiye?
People in Türkiye live 0.95 years longer than in Algeria. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 77.4 in Türkiye.
Are people taller in Algeria or Türkiye?
Men in Türkiye are 1.3 cm taller than in Algeria (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).