Algeria
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Identity
Formal name: People's Democratic Republic of Algeria.
CIA 2026
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Algeria's Tassili n'Ajjer has 15,000+ prehistoric drawings, turning the Sahara into a climate-history wall.
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Algeria vs Libya
99 shared metrics.
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Libya
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Identity
Formal name: State of Libya.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: the name probably derives from the Libu, a North African tribe first mentioned in texts from the 13th century B.C.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Algeria leads in 56 of 99 shared metrics, while Libya leads in 43.
Algeria's Beer Consumption is 417.3x that of Libya (0.25 L/person/yr vs 0.00 L/person/yr).
Algeria's Protected Land (%) is 46.0x that of Libya (4.7% vs 0.10%).
Algeria's Alcohol Consumption is 44.0x that of Libya (0.54 L/adult/yr vs 0.01 L/adult/yr).
Algeria's Solar Electricity Share is 33.3x that of Libya (1.0% vs 0.03%).
Algeria's Spirits Consumption is 23.5x that of Libya (0.07 L/person/yr vs 0.00 L/person/yr).
Key Comparisons
Beer ConsumptionAlgeria leads
Algeria
0.25 L/person/yr
Libya
0.00 L/person/yr
Protected Land (%)Algeria leads
Algeria
4.7%
Libya
0.10%
Alcohol ConsumptionAlgeria leads
Algeria
0.54 L/adult/yr
Libya
0.01 L/adult/yr
Solar Electricity ShareAlgeria leads
Algeria
1.0%
Libya
0.03%
Spirits ConsumptionAlgeria leads
Algeria
0.07 L/person/yr
Libya
0.00 L/person/yr
Scientific PublicationsAlgeria leads
Algeria
7.6K
Libya
407.95
All Metrics
Beer Consumption
AlgeriaAlgeria
0.25 L/person/yr
Libya
0.00 L/person/yr
41733% higher
Protected Land (%)
AlgeriaAlgeria
4.7%
Libya
0.10%
4600% higher
Alcohol Consumption
AlgeriaAlgeria
0.54 L/adult/yr
Libya
0.01 L/adult/yr
4400% higher
Solar Electricity Share
AlgeriaAlgeria
1.0%
Libya
0.03%
3333% higher
Spirits Consumption
AlgeriaAlgeria
0.07 L/person/yr
Libya
0.00 L/person/yr
2352% higher
Scientific Publications
AlgeriaAlgeria
7.6K
Libya
407.95
1765% higher
Forest Area
AlgeriaAlgeria
19.8K km²
Libya
2.2K km²
811% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
AlgeriaAlgeria
0.83%
Libya
0.12%
573% higher
Air Passengers
AlgeriaAlgeria
7.16M
Libya
1.09M
554% higher
Population
AlgeriaAlgeria
47.74M
Libya
7.36M
548% higher
GDP (Nominal)
AlgeriaAlgeria
$269,322,281,664.77
Libya
$48,487,151,215.35
455% higher
Population Density
AlgeriaAlgeria
19.38 /km²
Libya
4.2 /km²
367% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
AlgeriaAlgeria
27.5% of GDP
Libya
7.5% of GDP
267% higher
Irrigated Land
AlgeriaAlgeria
13.8K km²
Libya
4.7K km²
194% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
AlgeriaAlgeria
186.36 Mt CO2e
Libya
63.95 Mt CO2e
191% higher
Electricity Generation
AlgeriaAlgeria
101.11 TWh
Libya
35.11 TWh
188% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
AlgeriaAlgeria
34 pts
Libya
13 pts
162% higher
Broadband Access (%)
AlgeriaAlgeria
12 per 100 people
Libya
5.0 per 100 people
140% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
AlgeriaAlgeria
22.59M kW
Libya
10.52M kW
115% higher
Official Languages Count
AlgeriaAlgeria
2.0
Libya
1.0
100% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
AlgeriaAlgeria
17.36%
Libya
8.7%
99% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
LibyaAlgeria
0.10%
Libya
3.1%
97% lower
GDP Growth Rate
AlgeriaAlgeria
3.7%
Libya
1.9%
95% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
LibyaAlgeria
0.03 per 100k people
Libya
0.30 per 100k people
92% lower
Inflation Rate
AlgeriaAlgeria
4.0%
Libya
2.1%
90% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
AlgeriaAlgeria
141.53 kg/person/yr
Libya
75 kg/person/yr
89% higher
Water Stress (%)
LibyaAlgeria
91.51%
Libya
817.14%
89% lower
Water Withdrawal
AlgeriaAlgeria
10.29 B m³
Libya
5.7 B m³
80% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
LibyaAlgeria
3.8 kg/person/yr
Libya
14.73 kg/person/yr
74% lower
Exports (% GDP)
LibyaAlgeria
19.85% of GDP
Libya
71.97% of GDP
72% lower
Time Zones Count
LibyaAlgeria
1.0 time zones
Libya
3.0 time zones
67% lower
Imports (% GDP)
LibyaAlgeria
20.28% of GDP
Libya
56.85% of GDP
64% lower
Suicide Rate
LibyaAlgeria
2.2 per 100k
Libya
5.0 per 100k
56% lower
Land Border Length
AlgeriaAlgeria
6.7K km
Libya
4.3K km
55% higher
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
LibyaAlgeria
1.8K kWh/person
Libya
4.0K kWh/person
54% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
AlgeriaAlgeria
0.63
Libya
0.41
52% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
LibyaAlgeria
7.9%
Libya
16.47%
52% lower
CO2 Per Capita
LibyaAlgeria
4.2 t/person/yr
Libya
8.8 t/person/yr
52% lower
Military Spending
AlgeriaAlgeria
8.0% of GDP
Libya
5.3% of GDP
51% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
LibyaAlgeria
1.6 per 1k
Libya
3.2 per 1k
50% lower
Teen Birth Rate
AlgeriaAlgeria
8.7 per 1k
Libya
5.9 per 1k
47% higher
Credit Card Ownership
LibyaAlgeria
5.2% of adults
Libya
9.9% of adults
47% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
LibyaAlgeria
18.3 per 100k
Libya
34 per 100k
46% lower
Coastline Length
LibyaAlgeria
998 km
Libya
1.8K km
44% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
LibyaAlgeria
115 per 100 people
Libya
205 per 100 people
44% lower
Digital Payments Used
LibyaAlgeria
13.09% of adults
Libya
23.47% of adults
44% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
LibyaAlgeria
29.44% of youth labor force
Libya
50.06% of youth labor force
41% lower
Energy Use (Per Capita)
LibyaAlgeria
1.5K kg oil eq/person
Libya
2.5K kg oil eq/person
41% lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
AlgeriaAlgeria
7.0 sites
Libya
5.0 sites
40% higher
Unemployment Rate
LibyaAlgeria
11.43%
Libya
18.61%
39% lower
Electricity Access (%)
AlgeriaAlgeria
100%
Libya
73.2%
37% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
AlgeriaAlgeria
0.27
Libya
0.19
37% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
AlgeriaAlgeria
30 days/yr
Libya
22 days/yr
36% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
LibyaAlgeria
29.04% of adults
Libya
45.56% of adults
36% lower
Land Area
AlgeriaAlgeria
2.38M km²
Libya
1.76M km²
35% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
LibyaAlgeria
$179.7
Libya
$278.38
35% lower
Obesity Rate
LibyaAlgeria
24.25%
Libya
36.15%
33% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
LibyaAlgeria
0.37
Libya
0.54
32% lower
Airports
AlgeriaAlgeria
98
Libya
75
31% higher
Elderly Population (%)
AlgeriaAlgeria
6.6%
Libya
5.0%
31% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
LibyaAlgeria
11.96 per 100k
Libya
17.03 per 100k
30% lower
Child Mortality
LibyaAlgeria
22 per 1k births
Libya
30.8 per 1k births
29% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
AlgeriaAlgeria
0.13
Libya
0.10
29% higher
Highest Elevation
AlgeriaAlgeria
2.9K m
Libya
2.3K m
28% higher
Death Rate
AlgeriaAlgeria
4.4 per 1k
Libya
3.5 per 1k
26% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
AlgeriaAlgeria
119
Libya
96
24% higher
Infant Mortality
AlgeriaAlgeria
19.7 per 1k births
Libya
15.9 per 1k births
24% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
AlgeriaAlgeria
$17,620.74
Libya
$14,303.81
23% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
LibyaAlgeria
632.94 gCO2/kWh
Libya
826.83 gCO2/kWh
23% lower
Dependency Ratio
AlgeriaAlgeria
58.51% of working-age pop.
Libya
48% of working-age pop.
22% higher
GNI Per Capita
LibyaAlgeria
$5,370
Libya
$6,890
22% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
LibyaAlgeria
25.55 µg/m³
Libya
32.97 µg/m³
22% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
LibyaAlgeria
3.6% of GDP
Libya
4.7% of GDP
22% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
LibyaAlgeria
36.2% of adults
Libya
44.5% of adults
19% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
LibyaAlgeria
1.7 per 1k
Libya
2.0 per 1k
19% lower
Political Corruption Index
LibyaAlgeria
0.66
Libya
0.81
18% lower
Border Neighbors
AlgeriaAlgeria
7.0
Libya
6.0
17% higher
Urban Population (%)
LibyaAlgeria
75.28%
Libya
87.89%
14% lower
Internet Users (%)
LibyaAlgeria
77%
Libya
89%
13% lower
Food Waste per Person
AlgeriaAlgeria
153.45 kg/person/yr
Libya
135.83 kg/person/yr
13% higher
Can Raise Emergency Money
LibyaAlgeria
87.78% of adults
Libya
99.4% of adults
12% lower
Youth Population (%)
AlgeriaAlgeria
30.33%
Libya
27.41%
11% higher
Life Expectancy
AlgeriaAlgeria
76.3 years
Libya
69.3 years
10% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
LibyaAlgeria
22.1% of adults
Libya
23.8% of adults
7% lower
Human Development Index
AlgeriaAlgeria
0.76
Libya
0.72
6% higher
Median Age
AlgeriaAlgeria
28.2 years
Libya
27.2 years
4% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
LibyaAlgeria
85.91%
Libya
88.5%
3% lower
Fertility Rate
LibyaAlgeria
2.9 children/woman
Libya
3.0 children/woman
2% lower
Birth Rate
LibyaAlgeria
19.62 per 1k
Libya
19.83 per 1k
1% lower
Coal Electricity Share
AlgeriaAlgeria
0%
Libya
0%
ranked higher
Wind Electricity Share
AlgeriaAlgeria
0.02%
Libya
0%
ranked higher
Armed Forces Personnel
AlgeriaAlgeria
326.0K
Libya
0
ranked higher
Life Evaluation Score
LibyaAlgeria
5.7 pts
Libya
5.7 pts
equal
Capital Elevation
LibyaAlgeria
0 m
Libya
81 m
ranked lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
AlgeriaAlgeria
0.04 per 1M people
Libya
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
AlgeriaAlgeria
-40 m
Libya
-47 m
ranked higher
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
LibyaAlgeria
-7.7% of GDP
Libya
-3.8% of GDP
ranked lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
AlgeriaAlgeria
0.46% of GDP
Libya
0% of GDP
ranked higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
AlgeriaAlgeria
0 per 1M people
Libya
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
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