Country profile
Algeria
Algeria ranks #33 of 215 for population, #128 of 209 for gdp per capita, #92 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
47M
people · 2024
Rank #33 of 215
Life expectancy
76.5
years · 2024
Rank #92 of 216
Poverty headcount
0%
% of population · 2011
Rank #185 of 186
Under-5 mortality
21.6
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #99 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
52.9%
% net enrollment · 1997
Rank #167 of 232
Tobacco use
21.2%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #71 of 163
Calorie supply
3,396
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #35 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
591,000
arrivals · 2020
Rank #120 of 203
GDP per capita
$5,753
current US$ · 2024
Rank #128 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
4.05
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #72 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
164
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #58 of 210
Forest area
0.83%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #246 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
25.6
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #97 of 248
Protected areas
4.4%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #201 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
4.23
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #79 of 210
Fertilizer use
18.2
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #139 of 194
Pesticide use
0.71
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #143 of 193
Cereal yield
1.54
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #144 of 182
Digital
Internet users
77.4%
% of population · 2024
Rank #115 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
13.3
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #131 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
115
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #125 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #2 of 215
Renewable electricity output
0.91%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #239 of 257
Energy use per person
16,237
kWh per person · 2024
Rank #99 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.27
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #121 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Algeria; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield