Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The United Kingdom fits inside Algeria 9.8 times.
Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2023) · United Kingdom: 243,610 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The United Kingdom’s coastline is 12 times as long as Algeria’s.
Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 12,429 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Algeria’s highest peak towers 1,563 m above the United Kingdom’s.
Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 1,345 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The United Kingdom has 46% more people than Algeria.
Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · United Kingdom: 69.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The United Kingdom is 14 times as densely populated as Algeria.
Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · United Kingdom: 287 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the United Kingdom are 3.2 cm taller than in Algeria.
Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · United Kingdom: 178.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the United Kingdom are 1.6 cm taller than in Algeria.
Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · United Kingdom: 163.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the United Kingdom is 12 years older than in Algeria.
Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · United Kingdom: 39.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Algeria have 1.2 more children on average than in the United Kingdom.
Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · United Kingdom: 1.55 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in the United Kingdom are 65 or older, versus 6.8% in Algeria.
Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · United Kingdom: 19.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The United Kingdom has produced 15.8 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Algeria 0.4.
Algeria: 0.4 (2025) · United Kingdom: 15.8 (2025)
How many official languages?
Algeria and the United Kingdom are practically level.
Algeria: 1 (2026) · United Kingdom: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The United Kingdom’s economy is 14 times the size of Algeria’s.
Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · United Kingdom: $4 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The United Kingdom produces 3.5 times as much per person as Algeria.
Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · United Kingdom: Int$64,607 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Algeria: no data · United Kingdom: 32.4 (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 4.7% in the United Kingdom.
Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · United Kingdom: 4.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Algeria spends 8.0% of its GDP on the military, the United Kingdom 2.3%.
Algeria: 8% (2024) · United Kingdom: 2.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The United Kingdom’s price level (US = 100) is 2.7× Algeria’s.
Algeria: 33% (2025) · United Kingdom: 89% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The United Kingdom spends 25 times as much on health per person as Algeria.
Algeria: $233 (2023) · United Kingdom: $5,860 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in the United Kingdom live 4.9 years longer than in Algeria.
Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · United Kingdom: 81.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Algeria is 4.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in the United Kingdom.
Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · United Kingdom: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The United Kingdom has 2 times as many doctors per person as Algeria.
Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · United Kingdom: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in the United Kingdom are obese, versus 24% in Algeria.
Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · United Kingdom: 29.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Algeria smoke, versus 13% in the United Kingdom.
Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · United Kingdom: 12.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the United Kingdom rate their lives 0.98 points higher than in Algeria.
Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · United Kingdom: 6.69 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the United Kingdom drink 25 times as much alcohol as in Algeria.
Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · United Kingdom: 10.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The United Kingdom has 3.8 times as much meat per person as Algeria.
Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · United Kingdom: 84.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The United Kingdom has 39 kcal more food per person per day than Algeria.
Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · United Kingdom: 3,435 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Algeria put in 710 more hours a year than in the United Kingdom.
Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · United Kingdom: 1,523 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the United Kingdom went to school 6.1 years longer than in Algeria.
Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · United Kingdom: 13.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Algeria: no data · United Kingdom: 0.55 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
95% of people in the United Kingdom are online, versus 77% in Algeria.
Algeria: 77% (2024) · United Kingdom: 95% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Algeria and the United Kingdom are practically level.
Algeria: 100% (2024) · United Kingdom: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in the United Kingdom live in cities, versus 76% in Algeria.
Algeria: 76% (2025) · United Kingdom: 83% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The United Kingdom has 122 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Algeria 115.
Algeria: 115 (2024) · United Kingdom: 122 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The United Kingdom’s railway network is 4 times as long as Algeria’s.
Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · United Kingdom: 16,179 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the United Kingdom fly 11 times as many passengers per resident as those from Algeria.
Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · United Kingdom: 1.71 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 13% of the United Kingdom, but only 0.8% of Algeria.
Algeria: 0.8% (2023) · United Kingdom: 13.3% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the United Kingdom emits 7% more CO₂ than someone in Algeria.
Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · United Kingdom: 4.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
52% of the United Kingdom’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria.
Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · United Kingdom: 52% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Algeria carries 64% more fine dust than in the United Kingdom.
Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · United Kingdom: 8.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4% more likely to be murdered in Algeria than in the United Kingdom.
Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · United Kingdom: 1.1 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Algeria are 7.6 times as deadly as in the United Kingdom.
Algeria: 18.3 per 100k (2021) · United Kingdom: 2.4 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Algeria is on average 14.7 °C warmer than the United Kingdom.
Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · United Kingdom: 9.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The United Kingdom gets 18 times as much rain as Algeria.
Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · United Kingdom: 1,070 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Algeria bigger than the United Kingdom?
Algeria is larger. The United Kingdom fits inside Algeria 9.8 times.
Which has more people, Algeria or the United Kingdom?
The United Kingdom has 46% more people than Algeria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Algeria or the United Kingdom?
People in the United Kingdom live 4.9 years longer than in Algeria. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 81.4 in the United Kingdom.
Are people taller in Algeria or the United Kingdom?
Men in the United Kingdom are 3.2 cm taller than in Algeria (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
