Algeria
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Identity
Formal name: People's Democratic Republic of Algeria.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Algeria's Tassili n'Ajjer has 15,000+ prehistoric drawings, turning the Sahara into a climate-history wall.
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Algeria vs Morocco
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Morocco
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Kingdom of Morocco.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: the English name of Morocco derives from, respectively, the Spanish and Portuguese names Marruecos and Marrocos, which stem from Marrakesh, the Latin name f…
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Analysis
Algeria and Morocco are closely matched, each leading in 57 metrics.
Algeria's Credit Card Ownership is 8.0x that of Morocco (5.2% of adults vs 0.58% of adults).
Algeria's Land Area is 4.3x that of Morocco (2.38M km² vs 446.3K km²).
Algeria's Inflation Rate is 3.0x that of Morocco (4.0% vs 1.0%).
Algeria's Border Neighbors is 2.5x that of Morocco (7.0 vs 2.0).
Algeria's Airports is 1.7x that of Morocco (98 vs 36).
Key Comparisons
Credit Card OwnershipAlgeria leads
Algeria
5.2% of adults
Morocco
0.58% of adults
Land AreaAlgeria leads
Algeria
2.38M km²
Morocco
446.3K km²
Inflation RateAlgeria leads
Algeria
4.0%
Morocco
1.0%
Border NeighborsAlgeria leads
Algeria
7.0
Morocco
2.0
AirportsAlgeria leads
Algeria
98
Morocco
36
Total CO2 EmissionsAlgeria leads
Algeria
186.36 Mt CO2e
Morocco
70.04 Mt CO2e
All Metrics
Credit Card Ownership
AlgeriaAlgeria
5.2% of adults
Morocco
0.58% of adults
801% higher
Land Area
AlgeriaAlgeria
2.38M km²
Morocco
446.3K km²
434% higher
Inflation Rate
AlgeriaAlgeria
4.0%
Morocco
1.0%
300% higher
Border Neighbors
AlgeriaAlgeria
7.0
Morocco
2.0
250% higher
Airports
AlgeriaAlgeria
98
Morocco
36
172% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
AlgeriaAlgeria
186.36 Mt CO2e
Morocco
70.04 Mt CO2e
166% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
AlgeriaAlgeria
141.53 kg/person/yr
Morocco
54.68 kg/person/yr
159% higher
Water Stress (%)
AlgeriaAlgeria
91.51%
Morocco
36.46%
151% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
AlgeriaAlgeria
1.5K kg oil eq/person
Morocco
600.64 kg oil eq/person
150% higher
CO2 Per Capita
AlgeriaAlgeria
4.2 t/person/yr
Morocco
1.8 t/person/yr
133% higher
Electricity Generation
AlgeriaAlgeria
101.11 TWh
Morocco
43.85 TWh
131% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
AlgeriaAlgeria
1.6 per 1k
Morocco
0.70 per 1k
129% higher
Military Spending
AlgeriaAlgeria
8.0% of GDP
Morocco
3.5% of GDP
127% higher
Protected Land (%)
AlgeriaAlgeria
4.7%
Morocco
2.1%
124% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
AlgeriaAlgeria
1.7 per 1k
Morocco
0.74 per 1k
124% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
AlgeriaAlgeria
30 days/yr
Morocco
15 days/yr
100% higher
Wind Electricity Share
MoroccoAlgeria
0.02%
Morocco
16.04%
100% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
MoroccoAlgeria
0.10%
Morocco
10.9%
99% lower
Tourism Revenue
MoroccoAlgeria
$50,000,000
Morocco
$4,514,000,000
99% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
MoroccoAlgeria
0.24%
Morocco
8.7%
97% lower
Railway Length
AlgeriaAlgeria
4.0K km
Morocco
2.1K km
94% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
MoroccoAlgeria
0.83%
Morocco
12.94%
94% lower
Beer Consumption
AlgeriaAlgeria
0.25 L/person/yr
Morocco
0.13 L/person/yr
92% higher
Land Border Length
AlgeriaAlgeria
6.7K km
Morocco
3.5K km
91% higher
Shipping Traffic
MoroccoAlgeria
1.54M
Morocco
8.84M
83% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
AlgeriaAlgeria
1.8K kWh/person
Morocco
997.26 kWh/person
83% higher
Solar Electricity Share
MoroccoAlgeria
1.0%
Morocco
5.8%
82% lower
Tourist Arrivals
MoroccoAlgeria
591.0K
Morocco
2.80M
79% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
MoroccoAlgeria
3.8 kg/person/yr
Morocco
18.48 kg/person/yr
79% lower
Population Density
MoroccoAlgeria
19.38 /km²
Morocco
84.5 /km²
77% lower
Foreign Patents
MoroccoAlgeria
581
Morocco
2.5K
77% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
AlgeriaAlgeria
22.1% of adults
Morocco
12.5% of adults
77% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
MoroccoAlgeria
17.36%
Morocco
66.74%
74% lower
Railway Network
AlgeriaAlgeria
4.0K km
Morocco
2.3K km
74% higher
Broadband Access (%)
AlgeriaAlgeria
12 per 100 people
Morocco
7.0 per 100 people
71% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
AlgeriaAlgeria
$17,620.74
Morocco
$10,415.12
69% higher
GDP (Nominal)
AlgeriaAlgeria
$269,322,281,664.77
Morocco
$160,610,994,054.73
68% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
MoroccoAlgeria
7.9%
Morocco
24.3%
68% lower
Time Zones Count
MoroccoAlgeria
1.0 time zones
Morocco
3.0 time zones
67% lower
Coastline Length
MoroccoAlgeria
998 km
Morocco
2.9K km
66% lower
Forest Area
MoroccoAlgeria
19.8K km²
Morocco
57.7K km²
66% lower
Teen Birth Rate
MoroccoAlgeria
8.7 per 1k
Morocco
25.1 per 1k
65% lower
Smoking Rate
AlgeriaAlgeria
21.2%
Morocco
13%
63% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
MoroccoAlgeria
0.03 per 100k people
Morocco
0.06 per 100k people
61% lower
Imports (% GDP)
MoroccoAlgeria
20.28% of GDP
Morocco
50.19% of GDP
60% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
MoroccoAlgeria
11.96 per 100k
Morocco
29.52 per 100k
59% lower
Digital Payments Used
MoroccoAlgeria
13.09% of adults
Morocco
31.99% of adults
59% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
MoroccoAlgeria
27.5% of GDP
Morocco
64.9% of GDP
58% lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
AlgeriaAlgeria
0.04 per 1M people
Morocco
0.03 per 1M people
56% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
MoroccoAlgeria
0.46% of GDP
Morocco
1.0% of GDP
55% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
AlgeriaAlgeria
22.59M kW
Morocco
14.62M kW
55% higher
Exports (% GDP)
MoroccoAlgeria
19.85% of GDP
Morocco
42% of GDP
53% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
MoroccoAlgeria
0.13
Morocco
0.25
50% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
MoroccoAlgeria
18.06 kg/person/yr
Morocco
35.12 kg/person/yr
49% lower
GNI Per Capita
AlgeriaAlgeria
$5,370
Morocco
$3,840
40% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
MoroccoAlgeria
0.37
Morocco
0.58
37% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
MoroccoAlgeria
3.6% of GDP
Morocco
5.7% of GDP
36% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
AlgeriaAlgeria
29.44% of youth labor force
Morocco
21.88% of youth labor force
35% higher
Death Rate
MoroccoAlgeria
4.4 per 1k
Morocco
6.7 per 1k
34% lower
Child Mortality
AlgeriaAlgeria
22 per 1k births
Morocco
16.6 per 1k births
33% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
AlgeriaAlgeria
326.0K
Morocco
246.0K
33% higher
Homicide Rate
MoroccoAlgeria
1.2 per 100k
Morocco
1.7 per 100k
32% lower
Fertility Rate
AlgeriaAlgeria
2.9 children/woman
Morocco
2.2 children/woman
30% higher
Highest Elevation
MoroccoAlgeria
2.9K m
Morocco
4.2K m
30% lower
Population
AlgeriaAlgeria
47.74M
Morocco
37.39M
28% higher
Unemployment Rate
AlgeriaAlgeria
11.43%
Morocco
8.9%
28% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
AlgeriaAlgeria
119
Morocco
94
27% higher
Infant Mortality
AlgeriaAlgeria
19.7 per 1k births
Morocco
15.5 per 1k births
27% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
AlgeriaAlgeria
29.04% of adults
Morocco
22.82% of adults
27% higher
Suicide Rate
MoroccoAlgeria
2.2 per 100k
Morocco
2.9 per 100k
25% lower
Air Passengers
MoroccoAlgeria
7.16M
Morocco
9.35M
23% lower
Life Evaluation Score
AlgeriaAlgeria
5.7 pts
Morocco
4.6 pts
23% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
MoroccoAlgeria
115 per 100 people
Morocco
148.16 per 100 people
22% lower
Irrigated Land
MoroccoAlgeria
13.8K km²
Morocco
17.6K km²
22% lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
MoroccoAlgeria
7.0 sites
Morocco
9.0 sites
22% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
AlgeriaAlgeria
25.55 µg/m³
Morocco
21.32 µg/m³
20% higher
Urban Population (%)
AlgeriaAlgeria
75.28%
Morocco
62.8%
20% higher
Birth Rate
AlgeriaAlgeria
19.62 per 1k
Morocco
16.5 per 1k
19% higher
Elderly Population (%)
MoroccoAlgeria
6.6%
Morocco
8.1%
19% lower
Youth Population (%)
AlgeriaAlgeria
30.33%
Morocco
25.63%
18% higher
Dependency Ratio
AlgeriaAlgeria
58.51% of working-age pop.
Morocco
50.99% of working-age pop.
15% higher
Internet Users (%)
MoroccoAlgeria
77%
Morocco
91%
15% lower
Safe Drinking Water (%)
MoroccoAlgeria
69.03%
Morocco
79.98%
14% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
MoroccoAlgeria
34 pts
Morocco
39 pts
13% lower
University Enrollment Rate
AlgeriaAlgeria
54.43%
Morocco
48.18%
13% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
MoroccoAlgeria
0.63
Morocco
0.71
12% lower
Spirits Consumption
MoroccoAlgeria
0.07 L/person/yr
Morocco
0.08 L/person/yr
11% lower
Obesity Rate
AlgeriaAlgeria
24.25%
Morocco
22.13%
10% higher
Scientific Publications
MoroccoAlgeria
7.6K
Morocco
8.4K
10% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
MoroccoAlgeria
$179.7
Morocco
$199.21
10% lower
Alcohol Consumption
AlgeriaAlgeria
0.54 L/adult/yr
Morocco
0.50 L/adult/yr
8% higher
Human Development Index
AlgeriaAlgeria
0.76
Morocco
0.71
7% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
MoroccoAlgeria
5.6% of GDP
Morocco
6.0% of GDP
7% lower
Domestic Patents
AlgeriaAlgeria
268
Morocco
254
6% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
AlgeriaAlgeria
632.94 gCO2/kWh
Morocco
596.4 gCO2/kWh
6% higher
Median Age
MoroccoAlgeria
28.2 years
Morocco
29.2 years
3% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
AlgeriaAlgeria
36.2% of adults
Morocco
35.3% of adults
3% higher
Water Withdrawal
MoroccoAlgeria
10.29 B m³
Morocco
10.57 B m³
3% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
MoroccoAlgeria
85.91%
Morocco
87.78%
2% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
AlgeriaAlgeria
0.27
Morocco
0.26
2% higher
GDP Growth Rate
MoroccoAlgeria
3.7%
Morocco
3.8%
2% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
MoroccoAlgeria
18.3 per 100k
Morocco
18.6 per 100k
2% lower
Political Corruption Index
MoroccoAlgeria
0.66
Morocco
0.67
1% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
MoroccoAlgeria
43.7 hrs/week
Morocco
44 hrs/week
1% lower
Life Expectancy
AlgeriaAlgeria
76.3 years
Morocco
75.3 years
1% higher
Can Raise Emergency Money
AlgeriaAlgeria
87.78% of adults
Morocco
86.84% of adults
1% higher
Coal Electricity Share
MoroccoAlgeria
0%
Morocco
61.51%
ranked lower
Electricity Access (%)
AlgeriaAlgeria
100%
Morocco
100%
equal
Capital Elevation
MoroccoAlgeria
0 m
Morocco
87 m
ranked lower
Lowest Elevation
AlgeriaAlgeria
-40 m
Morocco
-59 m
ranked higher
Official Languages Count
AlgeriaAlgeria
2.0
Morocco
2.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
MoroccoAlgeria
-7.7% of GDP
Morocco
-2.1% of GDP
ranked lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
MoroccoAlgeria
0 per 1M people
Morocco
1.2 per 1M people
ranked lower
Food Waste per Person
MoroccoAlgeria
153.45 kg/person/yr
Morocco
153.47 kg/person/yr
equal
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