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 Tunisia
111 shared metrics.
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Tunisia
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Republic of Tunisia.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: the country name derives from the capital city of Tunis.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Algeria leads in 57 of 111 shared metrics, while Tunisia leads in 54.
Algeria's Land Area is 14.3x that of Tunisia (2.38M km² vs 155.4K km²).
Algeria's Airports is 6.0x that of Tunisia (98 vs 14).
Algeria's Armed Forces Personnel is 5.8x that of Tunisia (326.0K vs 48.0K).
Algeria's Total CO2 Emissions is 4.8x that of Tunisia (186.36 Mt CO2e vs 32.18 Mt CO2e).
Algeria's GDP (Nominal) is 4.3x that of Tunisia ($269,322,281,664.77 vs $51,332,285,656.54).
Key Comparisons
Land AreaAlgeria leads
Algeria
2.38M km²
Tunisia
155.4K km²
AirportsAlgeria leads
Algeria
98
Tunisia
14
Armed Forces PersonnelAlgeria leads
Algeria
326.0K
Tunisia
48.0K
Total CO2 EmissionsAlgeria leads
Algeria
186.36 Mt CO2e
Tunisia
32.18 Mt CO2e
GDP (Nominal)Algeria leads
Algeria
$269,322,281,664.77
Tunisia
$51,332,285,656.54
Electricity GenerationAlgeria leads
Algeria
101.11 TWh
Tunisia
20.83 TWh
All Metrics
Land Area
AlgeriaAlgeria
2.38M km²
Tunisia
155.4K km²
1433% higher
Airports
AlgeriaAlgeria
98
Tunisia
14
600% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
AlgeriaAlgeria
326.0K
Tunisia
48.0K
579% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
AlgeriaAlgeria
186.36 Mt CO2e
Tunisia
32.18 Mt CO2e
479% higher
GDP (Nominal)
AlgeriaAlgeria
$269,322,281,664.77
Tunisia
$51,332,285,656.54
425% higher
Electricity Generation
AlgeriaAlgeria
101.11 TWh
Tunisia
20.83 TWh
385% higher
Land Border Length
AlgeriaAlgeria
6.7K km
Tunisia
1.5K km
350% higher
Population
AlgeriaAlgeria
47.74M
Tunisia
11.96M
299% higher
Irrigated Land
AlgeriaAlgeria
13.8K km²
Tunisia
3.9K km²
253% higher
Border Neighbors
AlgeriaAlgeria
7.0
Tunisia
2.0
250% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
AlgeriaAlgeria
22.59M kW
Tunisia
6.64M kW
240% higher
Shipping Traffic
AlgeriaAlgeria
1.54M
Tunisia
464.8K
232% higher
Military Spending
AlgeriaAlgeria
8.0% of GDP
Tunisia
2.5% of GDP
218% higher
Forest Area
AlgeriaAlgeria
19.8K km²
Tunisia
7.1K km²
180% higher
Water Withdrawal
AlgeriaAlgeria
10.29 B m³
Tunisia
3.9 B m³
166% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
AlgeriaAlgeria
30 days/yr
Tunisia
12 days/yr
150% higher
GDP Growth Rate
AlgeriaAlgeria
3.7%
Tunisia
1.6%
129% higher
Railway Network
AlgeriaAlgeria
4.0K km
Tunisia
1.8K km
125% higher
Teen Birth Rate
AlgeriaAlgeria
8.7 per 1k
Tunisia
4.3 per 1k
102% higher
Credit Card Ownership
AlgeriaAlgeria
5.2% of adults
Tunisia
2.6% of adults
101% higher
Official Languages Count
AlgeriaAlgeria
2.0
Tunisia
1.0
100% higher
Wind Electricity Share
TunisiaAlgeria
0.02%
Tunisia
1.5%
99% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
TunisiaAlgeria
0.10%
Tunisia
11.6%
99% lower
Tourism Revenue
TunisiaAlgeria
$50,000,000
Tunisia
$1,007,000,000
95% lower
Highest Elevation
AlgeriaAlgeria
2.9K m
Tunisia
1.5K m
88% higher
Infant Mortality
AlgeriaAlgeria
19.7 per 1k births
Tunisia
10.6 per 1k births
86% higher
Railway Length
AlgeriaAlgeria
4.0K km
Tunisia
2.2K km
85% higher
Fertility Rate
AlgeriaAlgeria
2.9 children/woman
Tunisia
1.6 children/woman
83% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
TunisiaAlgeria
0.83%
Tunisia
4.6%
82% lower
Time Zones Count
TunisiaAlgeria
1.0 time zones
Tunisia
4.0 time zones
75% lower
Population Density
TunisiaAlgeria
19.38 /km²
Tunisia
78.53 /km²
75% lower
Homicide Rate
TunisiaAlgeria
1.2 per 100k
Tunisia
4.7 per 100k
75% lower
Air Passengers
AlgeriaAlgeria
7.16M
Tunisia
4.11M
74% higher
Birth Rate
AlgeriaAlgeria
19.62 per 1k
Tunisia
11.35 per 1k
73% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
TunisiaAlgeria
3.8 kg/person/yr
Tunisia
13.65 kg/person/yr
72% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
TunisiaAlgeria
17.36%
Tunisia
62.44%
72% lower
Child Mortality
AlgeriaAlgeria
22 per 1k births
Tunisia
12.9 per 1k births
71% higher
Tourist Arrivals
TunisiaAlgeria
591.0K
Tunisia
2.01M
71% lower
Beer Consumption
TunisiaAlgeria
0.25 L/person/yr
Tunisia
0.83 L/person/yr
70% lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
TunisiaAlgeria
0.46% of GDP
Tunisia
1.5% of GDP
69% lower
Alcohol Consumption
TunisiaAlgeria
0.54 L/adult/yr
Tunisia
1.7 L/adult/yr
68% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
AlgeriaAlgeria
119
Tunisia
72
65% higher
Imports (% GDP)
TunisiaAlgeria
20.28% of GDP
Tunisia
56.3% of GDP
64% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
TunisiaAlgeria
11.96 per 100k
Tunisia
32.72 per 100k
63% lower
Political Corruption Index
AlgeriaAlgeria
0.66
Tunisia
0.41
61% higher
Exports (% GDP)
TunisiaAlgeria
19.85% of GDP
Tunisia
50% of GDP
60% lower
Solar Electricity Share
TunisiaAlgeria
1.0%
Tunisia
2.5%
59% lower
CO2 Per Capita
AlgeriaAlgeria
4.2 t/person/yr
Tunisia
2.7 t/person/yr
59% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
AlgeriaAlgeria
1.5K kg oil eq/person
Tunisia
956.04 kg oil eq/person
57% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
TunisiaAlgeria
27.5% of GDP
Tunisia
62.3% of GDP
56% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
TunisiaAlgeria
0.13
Tunisia
0.27
52% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
TunisiaAlgeria
7.9%
Tunisia
15.69%
50% lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
TunisiaAlgeria
0.04 per 1M people
Tunisia
0.08 per 1M people
50% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
TunisiaAlgeria
3.6% of GDP
Tunisia
7.0% of GDP
48% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
TunisiaAlgeria
0.37
Tunisia
0.69
47% lower
Digital Payments Used
TunisiaAlgeria
13.09% of adults
Tunisia
23.68% of adults
45% lower
Inflation Rate
TunisiaAlgeria
4.0%
Tunisia
7.2%
44% lower
University Enrollment Rate
AlgeriaAlgeria
54.43%
Tunisia
38.12%
43% higher
Protected Land (%)
TunisiaAlgeria
4.7%
Tunisia
7.9%
41% lower
GNI Per Capita
AlgeriaAlgeria
$5,370
Tunisia
$3,880
38% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
TunisiaAlgeria
18.06 kg/person/yr
Tunisia
28.36 kg/person/yr
36% lower
Scientific Publications
AlgeriaAlgeria
7.6K
Tunisia
5.7K
33% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
TunisiaAlgeria
1.6 per 1k
Tunisia
2.4 per 1k
33% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
TunisiaAlgeria
0.27
Tunisia
0.40
33% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
TunisiaAlgeria
$179.7
Tunisia
$265.85
32% lower
Death Rate
TunisiaAlgeria
4.4 per 1k
Tunisia
6.4 per 1k
31% lower
Elderly Population (%)
TunisiaAlgeria
6.6%
Tunisia
9.5%
31% lower
Unemployment Rate
TunisiaAlgeria
11.43%
Tunisia
16.2%
29% lower
Food Waste per Person
TunisiaAlgeria
153.45 kg/person/yr
Tunisia
212.55 kg/person/yr
28% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
AlgeriaAlgeria
1.7 per 1k
Tunisia
1.3 per 1k
26% higher
Youth Population (%)
AlgeriaAlgeria
30.33%
Tunisia
24.04%
26% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
AlgeriaAlgeria
141.53 kg/person/yr
Tunisia
114.47 kg/person/yr
24% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
TunisiaAlgeria
29.44% of youth labor force
Tunisia
38.08% of youth labor force
23% lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
TunisiaAlgeria
7.0 sites
Tunisia
9.0 sites
22% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
AlgeriaAlgeria
$17,620.74
Tunisia
$14,521.01
21% higher
Life Evaluation Score
AlgeriaAlgeria
5.7 pts
Tunisia
4.8 pts
19% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
TunisiaAlgeria
0.63
Tunisia
0.77
18% lower
Suicide Rate
AlgeriaAlgeria
2.2 per 100k
Tunisia
1.8 per 100k
18% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
TunisiaAlgeria
5.6% of GDP
Tunisia
6.7% of GDP
17% lower
Dependency Ratio
AlgeriaAlgeria
58.51% of working-age pop.
Tunisia
50.53% of working-age pop.
16% higher
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
AlgeriaAlgeria
1.8K kWh/person
Tunisia
1.6K kWh/person
15% higher
Obesity Rate
TunisiaAlgeria
24.25%
Tunisia
28.26%
14% lower
Broadband Access (%)
TunisiaAlgeria
12 per 100 people
Tunisia
14 per 100 people
14% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
TunisiaAlgeria
34 pts
Tunisia
39 pts
13% lower
Coastline Length
TunisiaAlgeria
998 km
Tunisia
1.1K km
13% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
TunisiaAlgeria
85.91%
Tunisia
98.54%
13% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
AlgeriaAlgeria
632.94 gCO2/kWh
Tunisia
560.29 gCO2/kWh
13% higher
Median Age
TunisiaAlgeria
28.2 years
Tunisia
32.1 years
12% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
AlgeriaAlgeria
18.3 per 100k
Tunisia
16.3 per 100k
12% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
TunisiaAlgeria
22.1% of adults
Tunisia
24.3% of adults
9% lower
Internet Users (%)
AlgeriaAlgeria
77%
Tunisia
72%
7% higher
Urban Population (%)
AlgeriaAlgeria
75.28%
Tunisia
70.36%
7% higher
Safe Drinking Water (%)
AlgeriaAlgeria
69.03%
Tunisia
64.98%
6% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
AlgeriaAlgeria
25.55 µg/m³
Tunisia
24.18 µg/m³
6% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
AlgeriaAlgeria
36.2% of adults
Tunisia
34.6% of adults
5% higher
Smoking Rate
AlgeriaAlgeria
21.2%
Tunisia
20.5%
3% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
TunisiaAlgeria
115 per 100 people
Tunisia
118 per 100 people
3% lower
Human Development Index
AlgeriaAlgeria
0.76
Tunisia
0.75
2% higher
Spirits Consumption
TunisiaAlgeria
0.07 L/person/yr
Tunisia
0.07 L/person/yr
2% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
AlgeriaAlgeria
43.7 hrs/week
Tunisia
43.26 hrs/week
1% higher
Water Stress (%)
TunisiaAlgeria
91.51%
Tunisia
92.11%
1% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
TunisiaAlgeria
87.78% of adults
Tunisia
88.39% of adults
1% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
TunisiaAlgeria
29.04% of adults
Tunisia
29.2% of adults
1% lower
Coal Electricity Share
AlgeriaAlgeria
0%
Tunisia
0%
ranked higher
Electricity Access (%)
AlgeriaAlgeria
100%
Tunisia
100%
equal
Life Expectancy
TunisiaAlgeria
76.3 years
Tunisia
76.5 years
equal
Capital Elevation
TunisiaAlgeria
0 m
Tunisia
4.0 m
ranked lower
Lowest Elevation
TunisiaAlgeria
-40 m
Tunisia
-17 m
ranked lower
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
TunisiaAlgeria
-7.7% of GDP
Tunisia
-2.8% of GDP
ranked lower
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
AlgeriaAlgeria
0.03 per 100k people
Tunisia
0.03 per 100k people
equal
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
AlgeriaAlgeria
0 per 1M people
Tunisia
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
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