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Algeria vs Nigeria

Algeria and Nigeria side by side across 202 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$317.17B vs $377.37BAlgeria vs Nigeria
GDP per Capita$6,628 vs $1,556Algeria vs Nigeria
Population47.44M vs 237.53MAlgeria vs Nigeria

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Indicator Algeria NigeriaPeriod
GDPEconomy$317.17B$377.37B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$6,628$1,5562026
Inflation RateEconomy4.9%15.9%2026-04
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy—26.5%2026-07-01
Official Exchange RateEconomy133.15 LCU/USD1,376.34 LCU/USD2026-07
Budget BalanceEconomy-10.2%-4.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy11.6%3.1%2025
Public DebtEconomy59.2%32.3%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-15.24B$-322.41M2025/1960 ⚠
GDP GrowthEconomy3.8%4.1%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$5,850$1,3602025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$18,240$9,2302025
GDP (PPP)Economy$881.65B$2.26T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy14.5%23%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy34.8%16.4%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy9.5%8.3%2024/2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy45.7%58.2%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy45.3%—2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$1.8B$22.79B2024/2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy0.7%7.8%2024/2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy2.7%60%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$72.5B$46.02B2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy19.6%9.6%2025/2022
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy40.8%82.5%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy14.1%80.7%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy27.633.92011/2022 ⚠
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy0%41.8%2011/2022 ⚠
Account OwnershipEconomy35.3%63.3%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy21%11.9%2017/2024 ⚠
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy8%0.6%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy39%26.2%2025/1960 ⚠
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy0.8%13.9%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$50M$321M2020
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy591K5.27M2020/2016
Current Account BalanceEconomy-1.2%5.8%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$1.44B$1.08B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy0.5%0.4%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy23%10.8%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy36.8%12.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy29%5.4%2017/2024 ⚠
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy4330.72024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy22.6%8.6%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy14.5%6.2%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy8%1.2%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy0.1%0.8%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$4$162023
Lending Interest RateEconomy8%14%2025/2023
Real Interest RateEconomy7.2%2.9%2025/2023
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy39.4%—2024
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$2,810$1,6632021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy9.5%33.5%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy32.3%17%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy58.3%49.5%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy25.6%66.5%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy41.8%—2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy9.4%7.5%2011/2022 ⚠
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy4.93.32024
ATMs per 100,000Economy12.112.82024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy2.5%1.9%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy0.2%5.5%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy4.7%64%2011/2022 ⚠
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy41.8%92.9%2011/2022 ⚠
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$48.32B$387.79M2025/1960 ⚠
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$63.56B$710.2M2025/1960 ⚠
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.80.8262024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.4790.6942024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade12.220.82021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade96.1%88.6%2017/2024 ⚠
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade2.7%3.5%2017/2024 ⚠
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade1%6%2017/2024 ⚠
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade1%2.7%2017/2024 ⚠
Exports (% of GDP)Trade16.8%9.2%2025/1960 ⚠
Imports (% of GDP)Trade22.1%16.9%2025/1960 ⚠
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.7630.562023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.4430.6772023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.6010.3792023
PopulationDemographics47.44M237.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics1.3%2.1%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics76.5 years54.6 years2024
Median AgeDemographics28.8 years18.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics2.724.382024
Rural PopulationDemographics24.2%36.2%2025
Population Under 15Demographics29.9%40.5%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics75.8%63.8%2025
Population DensityDemographics20.2/km²266.2/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics17.331.82026
Death RateDemographics4.6811.52026
Net Migration RateDemographics-0.6-0.012026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics77.9 years54.9 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics75.1 years54.3 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics2%3.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth19.569.82024
HIV PrevalenceHealth0.1%1.2%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health4.4%4.2%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health1.660.382022/2023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth70472023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth18.317.22021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth13.3%17.7%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth45%70.9%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth62.5%32.2%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth62.5992.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth22104.92023
Neonatal MortalityHealth15.333.72023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth542192024
Measles ImmunizationHealth96%56%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth94%62%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth23.4%52.3%2024
Basic SanitationHealth23.4%15.7%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth17.5%3%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health1.610.52017/2004 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth53.6%21.6%2019/2021
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth98.8%50.7%2019/2022
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health2.511.652022
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth8.58842024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$233$672023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth73.9%27.7%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth22.4%3.1%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth95.3%67%2019/2018
Child StuntingChild Welfare8.9%33.8%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare2.7%11.6%2019/2021
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare99.6%39.7%2019/2024 ⚠
Child MarriageChild Welfare3.8%33.4%2019/2024 ⚠
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare12.8%1.5%2019/2021
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education9%0.3%2024/2023
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation54.4%9.7%2024/2011 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation75.1%70.4%2008/2024 ⚠
Youth Literacy RateEducation93.8%81.4%2008/2024 ⚠
Primary Completion RateEducation94.1%77.4%2019/2024 ⚠
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation73.2%74.1%2019/2024 ⚠
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation98.4%75.7%2025/2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation22.4%—2025
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation79.6%—2025
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation46.5%68.5%2019/2024 ⚠
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation100%62.2%2025/2018 ⚠
Secondary EnrollmentEducation105.2%46.9%2024/2023
UndernourishmentFood Security2.5%19.9%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security—16.5M2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture17.4%76.2%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture111.2119.92022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture—62.62M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture—1.81K t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture—350K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture660.76 t6.5M t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture—1.55M t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture12K t11.16M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture313.12 t9.13M t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture3M t43.93K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture6,000 kg/ha2,030 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture1,899 kg/ha1,997 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture1,667 kg/ha1,574 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture1.8M head20.9M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance1.215.72023
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance34262024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.2650.5052025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.1260.3112025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.6620.8342025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.59-1.112024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.25-1.012024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.7-1.012024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.69-22024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.75-0.632024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-1.05-0.732024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian180.58K123.85K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian03.54M2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian3.69K18.19K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology77.4%41.2%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology115.570.82024
4G CoverageTechnology99.1%84.6%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology13.30.12024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology0.5%1.6%2025
3G CoverageTechnology99.1%89.4%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology2.6%15.5%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology1.6%2.7%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.4%0.3%2024/2019 ⚠
Electricity AccessInfrastructure100%62.5%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure7.16M5.27M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure13.2%48.5%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy600.7 MW3.2K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy461.8 MW284.5 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy10 MW—2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy128.9 MW2.9K MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy0.1%80.3%2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy99.7%26.2%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy1,828 kWh144 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy9.2%14.2%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy57.9 MW118.1 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy100%23.5%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy1%0.3%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy0%30.9%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy98.9%68.7%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy94 TWh39 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy633 gCO₂/kWh456 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy16,237 kWh2,343 kWh2024/2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate3.98 t0.57 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate0.9%22.2%2021
Forest AreaClimate0.8%23.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate4.4%11.6%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate91.5%5.6%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate16.5 µg/m³65.7 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Algeria or Nigeria have the larger economy?

Nigeria has the larger economy: $317.17B for Algeria versus $377.37B for Nigeria (GDP, current US$).

How do Algeria and Nigeria compare across indicators?

This page compares Algeria and Nigeria on 202 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=<key>&latest=true&country_codes=DZ,NG with a free Africa API key to get both countries' latest values as JSON.

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