Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Türkiye fits inside Algeria 3 times
Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2024) · Türkiye: 785,350 km² (2024)
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)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 50% of Türkiye, versus 17% of Algeria
Algeria: 17.3% (2024) · Türkiye: 50.2% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
Türkiye hosts 7.3 times as many refugees per resident as Algeria
Algeria: 3.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Türkiye: 27.8 per 1,000 (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 (2026) · Türkiye: 0.5 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Algeria: no data · Türkiye: 0.2% (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 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Türkiye 1.9%
Algeria: 8.8% (2025) · Türkiye: 1.9% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Algeria: no data · Türkiye: 17.6% (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 many hospital beds are there?
Türkiye has 89% more hospital beds per person than Algeria
Algeria: 1.6 per 1,000 (2017) · Türkiye: 3.1 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Türkiye is 16% higher than in Algeria
Algeria: 3.2 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 3.7 per 100k (2023)
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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Türkiye has 15 more World Heritage sites than Algeria (22 against 7)
Algeria: 7 (2026) · Türkiye: 22 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Türkiye has won 111 Olympic medals, Algeria 20
Algeria: 20 (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 111 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Türkiye is 24% faster than in Algeria
Algeria: 165 Mbps (2026) · Türkiye: 205 Mbps (2026)
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 0.7% of Algeria
Algeria: 0.7% (2024) · Türkiye: 29.5% (2024)
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 94% deadlier than in Türkiye
Algeria: 22.3 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 11.5 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).
