Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ukraine fits inside Algeria 3.9 times
Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2024) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Ukraine’s coastline is 2.8 times as long as Algeria’s
Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,782 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Algeria’s highest peak towers 847 m above Ukraine’s
Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,061 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 71% of Ukraine, versus 17% of Algeria
Algeria: 17.3% (2024) · Ukraine: 71.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Algeria has 22% more people than Ukraine
Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · Ukraine: 39 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ukraine is 3.4 times as densely populated as Algeria
Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ukraine are 5.9 cm taller than in Algeria
Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 181 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ukraine are 4.3 cm taller than in Algeria
Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 166.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ukraine is 14 years older than in Algeria
Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · Ukraine: 42 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Algeria have 1.7 more children on average than in Ukraine
Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · Ukraine: 0.99 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
19% of people in Ukraine are 65 or older, versus 6.8% in Algeria
Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · Ukraine: 19% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Algeria hosts 63 times as many refugees per resident as Ukraine
Algeria: 3.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Ukraine: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ukraine has produced 1.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Algeria 0.4
Algeria: 0.4 (2026) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Algeria and Ukraine are practically level
Algeria: 1 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Algeria’s economy is 34% larger than Ukraine’s
Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · Ukraine: $214 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ukraine produces 2% more per person than Algeria
Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Algeria: no data · Ukraine: 25.6 (2020)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Algeria: no data · Ukraine: 0% (2020)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 9.8% in Ukraine
Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · Ukraine: 9.8% (2021)
How much goes to the military?
Ukraine spends 40% of its GDP on the military, Algeria 8.8%
Algeria: 8.8% (2025) · Ukraine: 39.6% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Algeria: no data · Ukraine: 21% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Algeria’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Ukraine’s
Algeria: 33% (2025) · Ukraine: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ukraine spends 58% more on health per person than Algeria
Algeria: $233 (2023) · Ukraine: $370 (2021)
How long do people live?
People in Algeria live 1.8 years longer than in Ukraine
Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · Ukraine: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Algeria is 2.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Ukraine
Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Ukraine: 7.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ukraine has 2.1 times as many doctors per person as Algeria
Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Ukraine: 3.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Ukraine has 3.8 times as many hospital beds per person as Algeria
Algeria: 1.6 per 1,000 (2017) · Ukraine: 6.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ukraine is 5.9 times that in Algeria
Algeria: 3.2 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
28% of adults in Ukraine are obese, versus 24% in Algeria
Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · Ukraine: 27.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Ukraine smoke, versus 22% in Algeria
Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · Ukraine: 23.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Algeria rate their lives 1.06 points higher than in Ukraine
Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · Ukraine: 4.66 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ukraine drink 9.2 times as much alcohol as in Algeria
Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · Ukraine: 3.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ukraine has 2.2 times as much meat per person as Algeria
Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · Ukraine: 49.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Algeria has 610 kcal more food per person per day than Ukraine
Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · Ukraine: 2,786 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Algeria put in 187 more hours a year than in Ukraine
Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · Ukraine: 2,045 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ukraine went to school 3.7 years longer than in Algeria
Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · Ukraine: 11.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Algeria: no data · Ukraine: 0.07 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Ukraine has 1 more World Heritage site than Algeria (8 against 7)
Algeria: 7 (2026) · Ukraine: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Ukraine has won 160 Olympic medals, Algeria 20
Algeria: 20 (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 160 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in Ukraine are online, versus 77% in Algeria
Algeria: 77% (2024) · Ukraine: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Ukraine is 8% faster than in Algeria
Algeria: 165 Mbps (2026) · Ukraine: 178 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Algeria and Ukraine are practically level
Algeria: 100% (2024) · Ukraine: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
76% of people in Algeria live in cities, versus 70% in Ukraine
Algeria: 76% (2025) · Ukraine: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ukraine has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Algeria 115
Algeria: 115 (2024) · Ukraine: 133 (2023)
How much railway is there?
Ukraine’s railway network is 5.4 times as long as Algeria’s
Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · Ukraine: 21,626 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Algeria fly 13 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ukraine
Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · Ukraine: 0.01 (2022)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 17% of Ukraine, but only 0.7% of Algeria
Algeria: 0.7% (2024) · Ukraine: 17.3% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Algeria emits 12% more CO₂ than someone in Ukraine
Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
16% of Ukraine’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria
Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · Ukraine: 16.4% (2022)
How clean is the air?
The air in Algeria carries 1% more fine dust than in Ukraine
Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Ukraine: 14.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.3 times as likely to be murdered in Ukraine as in Algeria
Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 3.8 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Algeria are 19% deadlier than in Ukraine
Algeria: 22.3 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Algeria is on average 14.4 °C warmer than Ukraine
Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ukraine gets 11 times as much rain as Algeria
Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 619 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Algeria bigger than Ukraine?
Algeria is larger. Ukraine fits inside Algeria 3.9 times.
Which has more people, Algeria or Ukraine?
Algeria has 22% more people than Ukraine (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Algeria or Ukraine?
People in Algeria live 1.8 years longer than in Ukraine. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 74.7 in Ukraine.
Are people taller in Algeria or Ukraine?
Men in Ukraine are 5.9 cm taller than in Algeria (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
