How much coast is there?

Venezuela’s coastline is 2.8 times as long as Algeria’s.

Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Venezuela’s highest peak towers 2,070 m above Algeria’s.

Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Algeria has 66% more people than Venezuela.

Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Venezuela is 62% more densely populated than Algeria.

Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Venezuela is 0.84 years older than in Algeria.

Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Algeria have 0.6 more children on average than in Venezuela.

Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

10% of people in Venezuela are 65 or older, versus 6.8% in Algeria.

Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Venezuela has produced 0.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Algeria 0.4.

Algeria: 0.4 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2025)

How many official languages?

Algeria and Venezuela are practically level.

Algeria: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Algeria’s economy is 2.9 times the size of Venezuela’s.

Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · Venezuela: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 5.3% in Venezuela.

Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Algeria spends 8.0% of its GDP on the military, Venezuela 0.5%.

Algeria: 8% (2024) · Venezuela: 0.5% (2023)

How expensive is it?

Algeria: 33% (2025) · Venezuela: no data

How much is spent on health?

Algeria spends 25% more on health per person than Venezuela.

Algeria: $233 (2023) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Venezuela is 9% more likely to die before turning one than in Algeria.

Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Venezuela and Algeria are nearly identical here.

Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)

How common is obesity?

24% of adults in Algeria are obese, versus 23% in Venezuela.

Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · Venezuela: no data

How do people rate their lives?

People in Venezuela rate their lives 0.04 points higher than in Algeria.

Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Venezuela drink 6.2 times as much alcohol as in Algeria.

Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Venezuela has 71% more meat per person than Algeria.

Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Algeria has 596 kcal more food per person per day than Venezuela.

Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Algeria put in 403 more hours a year than in Venezuela.

Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Venezuela went to school 2.3 years longer than in Algeria.

Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Algeria: no data · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)

How many people are online?

77% of people in Algeria are online, versus 77% in Venezuela.

Algeria: 77% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Algeria and Venezuela are practically level.

Algeria: 100% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 76% in Algeria.

Algeria: 76% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Algeria has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71.

Algeria: 115 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Algeria’s railway network is 8.9 times as long as Venezuela’s.

Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Algeria fly 2.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Venezuela.

Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 52% of Venezuela, but only 0.8% of Algeria.

Algeria: 0.8% (2023) · Venezuela: 52.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Algeria emits 4% more CO₂ than someone in Venezuela.

Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria.

Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Venezuela carries 10% more fine dust than in Algeria.

Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 11 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in Algeria.

Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Algeria are 39% deadlier than in Venezuela.

Algeria: 18.3 per 100k (2021) · Venezuela: 13.2 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Venezuela is on average 1.2 °C warmer than Algeria.

Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Venezuela gets 37 times as much rain as Algeria.

Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 2,117 mm (2016–2025 avg)