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Algeria vs Tunisia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 108 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Algeria
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Leads on 57 of 108 metrics
Tunisia
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Leads on 40 of 108 metrics

Summary

Comparing Algeria and Tunisia: Tunisia leads on Televisions (920,000) against Algeria (3.10); Tunisia leads on Oil Exports (91,200) against Algeria (1.69); Tunisia leads on Oil Production (83,720) against Algeria (2.08). Across 108 compared metrics, Algeria wins on 57 and Tunisia wins on 40.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 8 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇿 Algeria🇹🇳 TunisiaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)76.91 %★72.35 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 77% (2023 est.)percent of population: 72% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score44.64 points★43.48 points
Radios7.1★2.06
Televisions3.1920,000★
Waterwaysnonenone

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇩🇿 Algeria🇹🇳 TunisiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country24.99B $★5.15B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars327.02B $★54.33B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)4 %5.75 %★
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)8 %★7.31 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.2 % of GDP7.3 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index54.874.6★
Electricity Consumption55.96★15.27
Electricity Exports641★500
Electricity from Fossil Fuels96★94
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants11
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables25★
Electricity Imports257★134
Electricity Installed Capacity19.27★5.77
Electricity Production66.89★18.44
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)61.84 USD per capita★33.75 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient27.632.8★
Gross Fixed Investment32.3★23.1
Gross National Saving37.8★12
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.9 %★-2.5 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4 %★7.2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)8 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption41.28★5.13
Natural Gas Exports53.88★0
Natural Gas Imports03.85★
Natural Gas Production93.5★1.27
Natural Gas Proved Reserves4.565.13★
Oil Consumption312,000★84,000
Oil Exports1.6991,200★
Oil Imports18,18078,460★
Oil Production2.0883,720★
Oil Proved Reserves12.2425★
Population Below Poverty Line5.5 people★15.2 people
Public Debt27.5★62.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.3 USD★1.4 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption405,000★102,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports578,800★13,660
Refined Petroleum Products Imports82,93085,340★
Refined Petroleum Products Production627,900★27,770
Remittances0.86★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.10.21★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)11.81★17.36
Taxes and Other Revenues32.3★24.7
Unemployment Rate11.5 %★16.3 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇩🇿 Algeria🇹🇳 TunisiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-4.64M★925,872
Carbon Dioxide Emissions163.6624.65★
Population Distributionthe vast majority of the populace is found in the extreme northern part of the country along the Mediterranean Coastthe overwhelming majority of the population is located in the northern half of the country; the south remains largely underpopulated, as shown in this population distribution map
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country1.52 Cubic meters per year1.6 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources11.67★4.62

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇿 Algeria🇹🇳 TunisiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.7 %2.36 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)29.3958.74★
Agricultural land412,709.6 sq. km★97,005 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)998 km1,148 km★
Dam capacity per capita176.11 cubic meters per inhabitant215.15 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land13,819★3,920

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇿 Algeria🇹🇳 TunisiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country28.6 %41.41 %★
Administrative Divisions58★24
Independence520★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

8 metrics
Metric🇩🇿 Algeria🇹🇳 TunisiaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)17.5★16
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.5 % of GDP7 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate(2021 est.) <0.1%(2021 est.) <0.1%
Hospital Bed Density1.6 people/sq km2.4 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)62 %36 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)27.4 %26.9 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS18,0004,500★
Underweight Children Under 52.71.6★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇩🇿 Algeria🇹🇳 TunisiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)326,000★48,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇩🇿 Algeria🇹🇳 TunisiaShare
Currently married (Percent)51.62 %★51.33 %
Human Capital Index0.54★0.51
Life expectancy at birth78.58 years80.9 years★
Median age of population28.82 years33.3 years★
Population Change575,769 persons★76,356.9 persons
Population density20.21 per sq. km★79.95 per sq. km
Total population48.06M persons★12.42M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.210.56★
Birth Rate (%)19.62 %★11.35 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate53.6 %★50.7 %
Death Rate (%)4.39 %★6.4 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.6 % of GDP6.7 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age11.60M persons★3.12M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate13.29★4.25
Learning-adjusted years of school6.88 years★6.08 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population2.9 people★2.48 people
Mean Male Height (cm)170.07173.95★
Military Manpower at Military Age1920★
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.25 %★71.54 %
Physician Density1.66 people/sq km★1.32 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.47 %★0.38 %
Population living in slums5.28 %6.62 %★
Total deaths217,451.2 persons66,135 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)38.89 %★38.82 %
Total fertility rate2.62 per woman★1.81 per woman
Total net-migration-37,047.8 persons-16,953 persons★
Under-five mortality rate19.16 per live births10.63 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇿 Algeria🇹🇳 TunisiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.190.5★
Airports95★14
Civil Air Travel42★19
Heliports1111

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