Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uzbekistan fits inside Algeria 5.3 times.
Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2023) · Uzbekistan: 448,920 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Uzbekistan’s highest peak towers 1,735 m above Algeria’s.
Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 4,643 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Algeria has 28% more people than Uzbekistan.
Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · Uzbekistan: 37.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Uzbekistan is 4.2 times as densely populated as Algeria.
Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · Uzbekistan: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Algeria are 4.1 cm taller than in Uzbekistan.
Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 170.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Algeria are 2.1 cm taller than in Uzbekistan.
Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 160.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Algeria is 1.3 years older than in Uzbekistan.
Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 26.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uzbekistan have 0.8 more children on average than in Algeria.
Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.49 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
6.8% of people in Algeria are 65 or older, versus 6.1% in Uzbekistan.
Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Algeria has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uzbekistan none.
Algeria: 0.4 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Uzbekistan has 2 official languages, Algeria 1.
Algeria: 1 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Algeria’s economy is 2 times the size of Uzbekistan’s.
Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · Uzbekistan: $147 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Algeria produces 37% more per person than Uzbekistan.
Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · Uzbekistan: Int$13,601 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Algeria: no data · Uzbekistan: 32.7 (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 4.6% in Uzbekistan.
Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Algeria spends 8.0% of its GDP on the military, Uzbekistan 2.9%.
Algeria: 8% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 2.9% (2018)
How expensive is it?
Algeria’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Uzbekistan’s.
Algeria: 33% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Algeria spends 21% more on health per person than Uzbekistan.
Algeria: $233 (2023) · Uzbekistan: $192 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Algeria live 3.9 years longer than in Uzbekistan.
Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · Uzbekistan: 72.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Algeria is 52% more likely to die before turning one than in Uzbekistan.
Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 12.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Uzbekistan has 69% more doctors per person than Algeria.
Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Uzbekistan: 2.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Uzbekistan are obese, versus 24% in Algeria.
Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Algeria smoke, versus 16% in Uzbekistan.
Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 16.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Uzbekistan rate their lives 0.57 points higher than in Algeria.
Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.28 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Uzbekistan drink 5 times as much alcohol as in Algeria.
Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Uzbekistan has 2.1 times as much meat per person as Algeria.
Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · Uzbekistan: 47.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Algeria has 99 kcal more food per person per day than Uzbekistan.
Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · Uzbekistan: 3,297 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Algeria put in 134 more hours a year than in Uzbekistan.
Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2,099 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Uzbekistan went to school 4.5 years longer than in Algeria.
Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 11.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Algeria: no data · Uzbekistan: 0.22 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Uzbekistan are online, versus 77% in Algeria.
Algeria: 77% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 90% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Algeria and Uzbekistan are practically level.
Algeria: 100% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
76% of people in Algeria live in cities, versus 51% in Uzbekistan.
Algeria: 76% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 51% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Algeria has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uzbekistan 110.
Algeria: 115 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 110 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Uzbekistan’s railway network is 18% longer than Algeria’s.
Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · Uzbekistan: 4,732 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Algeria fly 15% more passengers per resident than those from Uzbekistan.
Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 0.13 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 8.5% of Uzbekistan, but only 0.8% of Algeria.
Algeria: 0.8% (2023) · Uzbekistan: 8.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Algeria emits 11% more CO₂ than someone in Uzbekistan.
Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
19% of Uzbekistan’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria.
Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 19.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uzbekistan carries 2.1 times as much fine dust as in Algeria.
Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 20% more likely to be murdered in Uzbekistan than in Algeria.
Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 1.4 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Algeria are 2 times as deadly as in Uzbekistan.
Algeria: 18.3 per 100k (2021) · Uzbekistan: 9.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Algeria is on average 10.3 °C warmer than Uzbekistan.
Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 14.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Uzbekistan gets 3.8 times as much rain as Algeria.
Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 221 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Algeria bigger than Uzbekistan?
Algeria is larger. Uzbekistan fits inside Algeria 5.3 times.
Which has more people, Algeria or Uzbekistan?
Algeria has 28% more people than Uzbekistan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Algeria or Uzbekistan?
People in Algeria live 3.9 years longer than in Uzbekistan. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 72.5 in Uzbekistan.
Are people taller in Algeria or Uzbekistan?
Men in Algeria are 4.1 cm taller than in Uzbekistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
