The duel
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Algeria fits inside the United States 4.1 times.
Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2023) · United States: 9,831,510 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The United States’ coastline is 20 times as long as Algeria’s.
Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · United States: 19,924 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The United States’ highest peak towers 3,282 m above Algeria’s.
Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · United States: 6,190 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The United States has 7.2 times as many people as Algeria.
Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · United States: 342 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The United States is 88% more densely populated than Algeria.
Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · United States: 37 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the United States are 1.9 cm taller than in Algeria.
Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · United States: 176.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the United States are 1.0 cm taller than in Algeria.
Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · United States: 163.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the United States is 9.8 years older than in Algeria.
Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · United States: 38 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Algeria have 1.1 more children on average than in the United States.
Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · United States: 1.63 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in the United States are 65 or older, versus 6.8% in Algeria.
Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · United States: 18.4% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The United States has produced 8.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Algeria 0.4.
Algeria: 0.4 (2025) · United States: 8.7 (2025)
How many official languages?
Algeria and the United States are practically level.
Algeria: 1 (2026) · United States: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The United States’ economy is 107 times the size of Algeria’s.
Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · United States: $30.8 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The United States produces 4.8 times as much per person as Algeria.
Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · United States: Int$90,027 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Algeria: no data · United States: 41.8 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 4.2% in the United States.
Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · United States: 4.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Algeria spends 8.0% of its GDP on the military, the United States 3.4%.
Algeria: 8% (2024) · United States: 3.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The United States’ price level (US = 100) is 3.1× Algeria’s.
Algeria: 33% (2025) · United States: 100% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The United States spends 58 times as much on health per person as Algeria.
Algeria: $233 (2023) · United States: $13,473 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the United States live 2.4 years longer than in Algeria.
Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · United States: 78.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Algeria is 3.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in the United States.
Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · United States: 5.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The United States has 2.2 times as many doctors per person as Algeria.
Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · United States: 3.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
42% of adults in the United States are obese, versus 24% in Algeria.
Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · United States: 41.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Algeria smoke, versus 16% in the United States.
Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · United States: 15.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the United States rate their lives 1.10 points higher than in Algeria.
Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · United States: 6.82 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the United States drink 23 times as much alcohol as in Algeria.
Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · United States: 9.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The United States has 5.5 times as much meat per person as Algeria.
Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · United States: 122.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The United States has 551 kcal more food per person per day than Algeria.
Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · United States: 3,947 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Algeria put in 444 more hours a year than in the United States.
Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · United States: 1,789 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the United States went to school 6.5 years longer than in Algeria.
Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · United States: 13.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Algeria: no data · United States: 0.21 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
95% of people in the United States are online, versus 77% in Algeria.
Algeria: 77% (2024) · United States: 95% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Algeria and the United States are practically level.
Algeria: 100% (2024) · United States: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
80% of people in the United States live in cities, versus 76% in Algeria.
Algeria: 76% (2025) · United States: 80% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Algeria has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the United States 113.
Algeria: 115 (2024) · United States: 113 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The United States’ railway network is 37 times as long as Algeria’s.
Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · United States: 148,553 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the United States fly 18 times as many passengers per resident as those from Algeria.
Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · United States: 2.75 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of the United States, but only 0.8% of Algeria.
Algeria: 0.8% (2023) · United States: 33.9% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the United States emits 3.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Algeria.
Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · United States: 14.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
26% of the United States’ electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria.
Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · United States: 25.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Algeria carries 92% more fine dust than in the United States.
Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · United States: 7.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5 times as likely to be murdered in the United States as in Algeria.
Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · United States: 5.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Algeria are 29% deadlier than in the United States.
Algeria: 18.3 per 100k (2021) · United States: 14.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Algeria is on average 14.4 °C warmer than the United States.
Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · United States: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The United States gets 15 times as much rain as Algeria.
Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · United States: 849 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Algeria bigger than the United States?
The United States is larger. Algeria fits inside the United States 4.1 times.
Which has more people, Algeria or the United States?
The United States has 7.2 times as many people as Algeria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Algeria or the United States?
People in the United States live 2.4 years longer than in Algeria. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 78.9 in the United States.
Are people taller in Algeria or the United States?
Men in the United States are 1.9 cm taller than in Algeria (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
