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Population Review

World Bank · 14 metrics compared

Algeria vs Egypt, Arab Rep.

Algeria and Egypt, Arab Rep. compared across 14 demographic and economic metrics. Algeria leads in 5 of the comparable categories.

MetricAlgeriaEgypt, Arab Rep.
Population46,164,219114,535,772
GDP Per Capita$5,370$3,457
Life Expectancy76.371.6
Population Growth Rate1.501.69
Urban Population74.7%42.7%
Fertility Rate2.772.75
Infant Mortality (per 1000)19.721.3
Literacy Rate-82.1%
Unemployment Rate11.6%6.8%
Internet Users74.8%72.2%
CO2 Per Capita (tonnes)--
Physicians Per 10001.66-
Gini Index-31.9
Forest Area0.8%0.0%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Algeria has a population of 46,164,219 compared to Egypt, Arab Rep.'s 114,535,772.

Across the metrics compared, Algeria leads in 5 categories while Egypt, Arab Rep. leads in 2. However, "better" depends on what matters most to you, income, cost of living, education, climate, and personal preferences all play a role.

International data from the World Bank Open Data API. Population and economic data are latest available estimates.

Comparison based on World Bank Open Data. Most recent available year used for each metric. Green highlighting indicates favorable values where applicable.