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Algeria vs Malaysia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 170 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more ā€” latest data through 2026.

Algeria
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Leads on 63 of 170 metrics
Malaysia
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Leads on 100 of 170 metrics

Summary

Algeria has 32% more people than Malaysia (48.06 million vs 36.4 million). Malaysia's economy is 43% larger than Algeria's ($466.53 billion vs $327.02 billion GDP).

Comparing Algeria and Malaysia: Malaysia leads on Oil Exports (644,900) against Algeria (1.69); Malaysia leads on Oil Production (664,800) against Algeria (2.08); Algeria leads on Electricity Exports (641) against Malaysia (3). Across 170 compared metrics, Algeria wins on 63 and Malaysia wins on 100.

  • Communications: 9 metrics compared
  • Economy: 61 metrics compared
  • Environment: 11 metrics compared
  • Geography: 7 metrics compared
  • Government: 9 metrics compared
  • Health: 23 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 3 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 41 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Travel and Tourism: 1 metric compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

9 metrics
MetricšŸ‡©šŸ‡æ AlgeriašŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Fixed Broadband Penetration13.32 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants13.55 subscriptions per 100 inhabitantsā˜…
Internet Penetration Rate (%)77.42 %98.02 %ā˜…
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)76.91 %97.69 %ā˜…
Internet Userspercent of population: 77% (2023 est.)percent of population: 98% (2023 est.)
Mobile Internet Speed13.32 Mbps13.55 Mbpsā˜…
Press Freedom Index Score44.64 points56.09 pointsā˜…
Radios7.110.9ā˜…
Televisions3.110.8ā˜…
Waterwaysnone7,296

Economy

61 metrics
MetricšŸ‡©šŸ‡æ AlgeriašŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country24.99B $47.38B $ā˜…
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars327.02B $466.53B $ā˜…
AI Investment (% of GDP)41.1 %ā˜…21.95 %
Bank Account Ownership Rate35.29 %88.69 %ā˜…
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)4 %ā˜…3 %
Coal Revenue00.02ā˜…
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)8 %ā˜…4.61 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.2 % of GDPā˜…3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index54.883.3ā˜…
Electricity Consumption55.96136.9ā˜…
Electricity Exports641ā˜…3
Electricity from Fossil Fuels96ā˜…78
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants118ā˜…
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables24ā˜…
Electricity Imports257ā˜…33
Electricity Installed Capacity19.2733ā˜…
Electricity Production66.89148.3ā˜…
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)61.84 USD per capita113.16 USD per capitaā˜…
Female Labor Force Participation Rate15.7 %56.67 %ā˜…
Gini Index Coefficient27.641.1ā˜…
Gross Fixed Investment32.3ā˜…25.2
Gross National Saving37.8ā˜…28.5
High-Tech Export Percentage3.95 %63.18 %ā˜…
Highest GDP per Capita Countries15,882.71 USD35,461.45 USDā˜…
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.9 %4.9 %ā˜…
Inflation Rate1.42 %1.38 %ā˜…
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4 %1.8 %ā˜…
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)8 % of GDPā˜…1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption41.28ā˜…30.44
Natural Gas Exports53.88ā˜…38.23
Natural Gas Imports02.8ā˜…
Natural Gas Production93.5ā˜…69.49
Natural Gas Proved Reserves4.5ā˜…1.18
Oil Consumption312,000561,000ā˜…
Oil Exports1.69644,900ā˜…
Oil Imports18,180355,300ā˜…
Oil Production2.08664,800ā˜…
Oil Proved Reserves12.2ā˜…4
Population Below Poverty Line5.5 peopleā˜…5.6 people
Public Debt27.5ā˜…64.3
R&D Expenditure (% of GDP)0.15 %0.6 %ā˜…
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.3 USD5.1 USDā˜…
Real Interest Rate Trends7.16 %ā˜…5.3 %
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption405,000704,000ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Exports578,800ā˜…208,400
Refined Petroleum Products Imports82,930304,600ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Production627,900ā˜…528,300
Remittances0.8ā˜…0.4
Revenue from Forest Resources0.11.57ā˜…
Robotics Research Funding0.15 USD0.6 USDā˜…
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0ā˜…0.37
Taxes and Other Revenues32.3ā˜…11.65
Top Exporting Countries53.47B USD301.22B USDā˜…
Top FDI Inflows (% of GDP)0.46 %3.69 %ā˜…
Total Number of Billionaires119ā˜…
Tourism Contribution to GDP1.09 %2.67 %ā˜…
Tourism Revenue (% of GDP)1.09 %2.67 %ā˜…
Unemployment Rate11.5 %3.9 %ā˜…
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate40.78 %ā˜…66.12 %
Youth Unemployment Rate29.44 %11.95 %ā˜…

Environment

11 metrics
MetricšŸ‡©šŸ‡æ AlgeriašŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Annual COā‚‚ Emissions Growth (abs)-4.64Mā˜…13.93M
Annual Forest Area Change Rate-674 %ā˜…-60,000 %
Average Annual Temperature24.75 Ā°C25.87 Ā°Cā˜…
Carbon Dioxide Emissions163.66ā˜…260.01
Global Precipitation Distribution65.33 mm3,150.09 mmā˜…
Population Distributionthe vast majority of the populace is found in the extreme northern part of the country along the Mediterranean Coasta highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsula
Protected Land Area for Adaptation4.73 sq km13.3 sq kmā˜…
Protected Land Area Percentage4.7 %13.3 %ā˜…
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country1.52 Cubic meters per year64 Cubic meters per yearā˜…
Total Renewable Water Resources11.67580ā˜…
Total Threatened Mammal Species15 speciesā˜…80 species

Geography

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡©šŸ‡æ AlgeriašŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.7 %4.11 %ā˜…
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)29.39209.87ā˜…
Agricultural land412,709.6 sq. kmā˜…85,710 sq. km
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km2.38Mā˜…328,550
Coastline Length (km)998 km4,675 kmā˜…
Dam capacity per capita176.11 cubic meters per inhabitant611.58 cubic meters per inhabitantā˜…
Irrigated Land13,819ā˜…4,420

Government

9 metrics
MetricšŸ‡©šŸ‡æ AlgeriašŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country28.6 %67.87 %ā˜…
Administrative Divisions58ā˜…13
Corruption Perception Index34 indexā˜…50 index
Corruption Perceptions Index Score34 index50 indexā˜…
Independence531ā˜…
LGBT Rights Index Score-2.36ā˜…-2.46
Prison Population Rate155 per 100,000ā˜…160 per 100,000
Public Sector Corruption Perception34ā˜…50
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

23 metrics
MetricšŸ‡©šŸ‡æ AlgeriašŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water69.03 %94.7 %ā˜…
Average BMI for Adults24.7 kg/mĀ²25.3 kg/mĀ²ā˜…
Change in Measles Immunization Rate94 %96 %ā˜…
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)17.521.1ā˜…
Female Life Expectancy Leaders76.48 years76.82 yearsā˜…
Global Stillbirth Rate Trends0.88 per 1,000 births0.48 per 1,000 birthsā˜…
Health Care Spending per Capita610.41 USD1,703.34 USDā˜…
Health Coverage Index Score70 score80 scoreā˜…
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.5 % of GDPā˜…4.4 % of GDP
Highest Male Life Expectancy76.48 years76.82 yearsā˜…
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate(2021 est.) <0.1%0.3 %
Hospital Bed Density1.6 people/sq km2 people/sq kmā˜…
Hospital Beds per Capita1.61 beds per 1,0001.89 beds per 1,000ā˜…
Low Birth Weight Prevalence7.2 %ā˜…13.81 %
Malaria Incidence Rate0 cases per 1,000ā˜…0.07 cases per 1,000
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)62 %26 %ā˜…
Nurses and Midwives Density2.51 per 1,000 people4.03 per 1,000 peopleā˜…
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)27.4 %15.6 %ā˜…
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending45 %37.09 %ā˜…
People Living With HIV/AIDS18,000ā˜…92,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People2 per 100,000 peopleā˜…1 per 100,000 people
Total Number of Doctors1.662.29ā˜…
Underweight Children Under 52.7ā˜…15.3

Military and Security

3 metrics
MetricšŸ‡©šŸ‡æ AlgeriašŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Active Military Personnel139,000 personnelā˜…113,000 personnel
Military Expenditure (% of GDP)8.83 %1.04 %ā˜…
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)326,000ā˜…136,000

People and Society

41 metrics
MetricšŸ‡©šŸ‡æ AlgeriašŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Currently married (Percent)51.62 %58.88 %ā˜…
Human Capital Index0.540.65ā˜…
Life expectancy at birth78.58 years80.87 yearsā˜…
Median age of population28.82 years31.44 yearsā˜…
Population Change575,769 personsā˜…428,622.9 persons
Population density20.21 per sq. kmā˜…110.8 per sq. km
Total population48.06M personsā˜…36.40M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.210.29ā˜…
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAAā˜…
Beer Consumption per Capita0.26 liters0.51 litersā˜…
Birth Rate (%)19.62 %ā˜…14.05 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate53.6 %ā˜…52.2 %
Crude Birth Rate18.84 per 1,000 peopleā˜…12.36 per 1,000 people
Death Rate (%)4.39 %ā˜…5.8 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.6 % of GDPā˜…3.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age11.60M personsā˜…9.69M persons
Female Tertiary Enrollment Rate (%)66.09 %ā˜…45.85 %
Fixed Broadband Penetration Rate13.32 %13.55 %ā˜…
Global Average Sex Ratio at Birth104.29 male/female106.37 male/femaleā˜…
Human Development Index0.320.48ā˜…
Labor Force Participation Rate13.2918.26ā˜…
Learning-adjusted years of school6.88 years9.72 yearsā˜…
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population2.9 people8.62 peopleā˜…
Mean Male Height (cm)170.07ā˜…167.88
Mean Years of Schooling8.18 years11.96 yearsā˜…
Military Manpower at Military Age1921ā˜…
Military Service Age and Obligation18ā˜…17
Old-Age Dependency Ratio10.12 %ā˜…10.6 %
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.25 %83.21 %ā˜…
Physician Density1.66 people/sq km2.34 people/sq kmā˜…
Population Growth Rate1.47 %ā˜…0.97 %
Population living in slums5.28 %ā˜…0.2 %
Primary School Pupil-Teacher Ratio24.2311.66ā˜…
Total deaths217,451.2 persons179,998.3 personsā˜…
Total demand for family planning (Percent)38.89 %42.17 %ā˜…
Total fertility rate2.62 per womanā˜…1.53 per woman
Total net-migration-37,047.8 persons162,673.4 personsā˜…
Under-five mortality rate19.16 per live births5.53 per live birthsā˜…
Urban Population Annual Growth Rate2.03 %ā˜…1.79 %
Voting Age Population53.6 millionsā˜…52.24 millions

Transportation

4 metrics
MetricšŸ‡©šŸ‡æ AlgeriašŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.191.58ā˜…
Airports95100ā˜…
Civil Air Travel4253ā˜…
Heliports1124ā˜…

Travel and Tourism

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡©šŸ‡æ AlgeriašŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Tourism Receipts per Capita216.98M USD17.90B USDā˜…

Other

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡©šŸ‡æ AlgeriašŸ‡²šŸ‡¾ MalaysiaShare
Current Bank Rate3 %ā˜…2.75 %

Frequently Asked Questions About Algeria vs Malaysia

Which has a larger population, Algeria or Malaysia?ā–¾

Algeria. Algeria has 32% more people than Malaysia (48.06 million vs 36.4 million). Data for 2026.

Which has a bigger economy, Algeria or Malaysia?ā–¾

Malaysia. Malaysia's economy is 43% larger than Algeria's ($466.53 billion vs $327.02 billion GDP). Data for 2026.

Which is richer per person, Algeria or Malaysia?ā–¾

Malaysia is richer per person: GDP per capita is about $12,818 in Malaysia vs $6,805 in Algeria (2026 GDP in current US dollars divided by population).

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