World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The median country fits inside Algeria 21 times.
Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Algeria’s coastline is 2.3 times as long as the median country’s.
Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Algeria’s highest peak towers 573 m above the median country’s.
Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Algeria has 6.4 times as many people as the median country.
Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The median country is 4.9 times as densely populated as Algeria.
Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Algeria are 1.5 cm taller than in the median country.
Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Algeria are 1.8 cm taller than in the median country.
Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the median country is 2.9 years older than in Algeria.
Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Algeria have 0.8 more children on average than in the median country.
Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in the median country are 65 or older, versus 6.8% in Algeria.
Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Algeria has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the median country 0.0.
Algeria: 0.4 (2025) · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Algeria and the median country are practically level.
Algeria: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Algeria’s economy is 6.3 times the size of the median country’s.
Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The median country produces 13% more per person than Algeria.
Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Algeria: no data · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 5.1% in the median country.
Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Algeria spends 8.0% of its GDP on the military, the median country 1.7%.
Algeria: 8% (2024) · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The median country’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Algeria’s.
Algeria: 33% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The median country spends 2 times as much on health per person as Algeria.
Algeria: $233 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Algeria live 1.9 years longer than in the median country.
Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Algeria is 54% more likely to die before turning one than in the median country.
Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The median country and Algeria are nearly identical here.
Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
Algeria and the median country are practically level.
Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Algeria smoke, versus 19% in the median country.
Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the median country rate their lives 0.12 points higher than in Algeria.
Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the median country drink 10 times as much alcohol as in Algeria.
Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The median country has 2.5 times as much meat per person as Algeria.
Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Algeria has 458 kcal more food per person per day than the median country.
Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Algeria put in 258 more hours a year than in the median country.
Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the median country went to school 2.5 years longer than in Algeria.
Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Algeria: no data · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in the median country are online, versus 77% in Algeria.
Algeria: 77% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Algeria and the median country are practically level.
Algeria: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
76% of people in Algeria live in cities, versus 64% in the median country.
Algeria: 76% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Algeria and the median country are practically level.
Algeria: 115 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Algeria’s railway network is 87% longer than the median country’s.
Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the median country fly 58% more passengers per resident than those from Algeria.
Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 31% of the median country, but only 0.8% of Algeria.
Algeria: 0.8% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Algeria emits 42% more CO₂ than someone in the median country.
Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria.
Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 15% more fine dust than in Algeria.
Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 95% more likely to be murdered in the median country than in Algeria.
Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Algeria are 49% deadlier than in the median country.
Algeria: 18.3 per 100k (2021) · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Algeria is on average 1.7 °C warmer than the median country.
Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The median country gets 17 times as much rain as Algeria.
Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Algeria bigger than the median country?
Algeria is larger. The median country fits inside Algeria 21 times.
Which has more people, Algeria or the median country?
Algeria has 6.4 times as many people as the median country (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Algeria or the median country?
People in Algeria live 1.9 years longer than in the median country. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Algeria or the median country?
Men in Algeria are 1.5 cm taller than in the median country (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
