Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Vietnam fits inside Algeria 7.2 times
Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2024) · Vietnam: 331,338 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Vietnam’s coastline is 3.5 times as long as Algeria’s
Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,444 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Vietnam’s highest peak towers 236 m above Algeria’s
Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,144 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 39% of Vietnam, versus 17% of Algeria
Algeria: 17.3% (2024) · Vietnam: 39.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Vietnam has 2.1 times as many people as Algeria
Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · Vietnam: 102 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Vietnam is 16 times as densely populated as Algeria
Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · Vietnam: 324 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Algeria are 6.2 cm taller than in Vietnam
Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · Vietnam: 168.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Algeria are 3.9 cm taller than in Vietnam
Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · Vietnam: 158.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Vietnam is 4.2 years older than in Algeria
Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · Vietnam: 32.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Algeria have 0.8 more children on average than in Vietnam
Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · Vietnam: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
9.5% of people in Vietnam are 65 or older, versus 6.8% in Algeria
Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · Vietnam: 9.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Algeria hosts 29,751 times as many refugees per resident as Vietnam
Algeria: 3.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Vietnam: 0.00013 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Algeria has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Vietnam 0.1
Algeria: 0.4 (2026) · Vietnam: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Algeria and Vietnam are practically level
Algeria: 1 (2026) · Vietnam: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Vietnam’s economy is 79% larger than Algeria’s
Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · Vietnam: $515 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Algeria produces 3% more per person than Vietnam
Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · Vietnam: Int$18,089 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Algeria: no data · Vietnam: 36.1 (2022)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Algeria: no data · Vietnam: 1.6% (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 1.5% in Vietnam
Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · Vietnam: 1.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Algeria spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Vietnam 2.2%
Algeria: 8.8% (2025) · Vietnam: 2.2% (2025)
How expensive is it?
Algeria’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Vietnam’s
Algeria: 33% (2025) · Vietnam: 28% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Algeria spends 18% more on health per person than Vietnam
Algeria: $233 (2023) · Vietnam: $197 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Algeria live 1.7 years longer than in Vietnam
Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · Vietnam: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Algeria is 63% more likely to die before turning one than in Vietnam
Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Vietnam: 12 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Algeria has 50% more doctors per person than Vietnam
Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Vietnam: 1.1 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Vietnam has 57% more hospital beds per person than Algeria
Algeria: 1.6 per 1,000 (2017) · Vietnam: 2.5 per 1,000 (2017)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Vietnam is 3.1 times that in Algeria
Algeria: 3.2 per 100k (2023) · Vietnam: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Algeria are obese, versus 2.5% in Vietnam
Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · Vietnam: 2.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Algeria smoke, versus 21% in Vietnam
Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · Vietnam: 21.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Vietnam rate their lives 0.71 points higher than in Algeria
Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · Vietnam: 6.43 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Vietnam drink 25 times as much alcohol as in Algeria
Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · Vietnam: 10.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Vietnam has 2.7 times as much meat per person as Algeria
Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · Vietnam: 60.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Algeria has 310 kcal more food per person per day than Vietnam
Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · Vietnam: 3,086 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Algeria put in 72 more hours a year than in Vietnam
Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · Vietnam: 2,160 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Vietnam went to school 1.6 years longer than in Algeria
Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · Vietnam: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Algeria: no data · Vietnam: 0.08 (2015)
How many World Heritage sites?
Vietnam has 2 more World Heritage sites than Algeria (9 against 7)
Algeria: 7 (2026) · Vietnam: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Algeria has won 20 Olympic medals, Vietnam 5
Algeria: 20 (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 5 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
84% of people in Vietnam are online, versus 77% in Algeria
Algeria: 77% (2024) · Vietnam: 84% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Vietnam is 48% faster than in Algeria
Algeria: 165 Mbps (2026) · Vietnam: 244 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Algeria and Vietnam are practically level
Algeria: 100% (2024) · Vietnam: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
76% of people in Algeria live in cities, versus 39% in Vietnam
Algeria: 76% (2025) · Vietnam: 39% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Vietnam has 128 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Algeria 115
Algeria: 115 (2024) · Vietnam: 128 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Algeria’s railway network is 27% longer than Vietnam’s
Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · Vietnam: 3,159 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Vietnam fly 3.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from Algeria
Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · Vietnam: 0.54 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 47% of Vietnam, but only 0.7% of Algeria
Algeria: 0.7% (2024) · Vietnam: 47.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Algeria emits 15% more CO₂ than someone in Vietnam
Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · Vietnam: 3.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
45% of Vietnam’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria
Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · Vietnam: 45.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Vietnam carries 78% more fine dust than in Algeria
Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Vietnam: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · Vietnam: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Algeria are 21% deadlier than in Vietnam
Algeria: 22.3 per 100k (2023) · Vietnam: 18.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Algeria is on average 0.3 °C warmer than Vietnam
Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Vietnam: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Vietnam gets 37 times as much rain as Algeria
Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Vietnam: 2,132 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Algeria bigger than Vietnam?
Algeria is larger. Vietnam fits inside Algeria 7.2 times.
Which has more people, Algeria or Vietnam?
Vietnam has 2.1 times as many people as Algeria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Algeria or Vietnam?
People in Algeria live 1.7 years longer than in Vietnam. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 74.7 in Vietnam.
Are people taller in Algeria or Vietnam?
Men in Algeria are 6.2 cm taller than in Vietnam (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
