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Algeria vs Uganda

Algeria and Uganda 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 $73.37BAlgeria vs Uganda
GDP per Capita$6,628 vs $1,476Algeria vs Uganda
Population47.44M vs 51.38MAlgeria vs Uganda

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Indicator Algeria UgandaPeriod
GDPEconomy$317.17B$73.37B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$6,628$1,4762026
Inflation RateEconomy4.9%3.7%2026-04
Official Exchange RateEconomy133.15 LCU/USD3,681.36 LCU/USD2026-07
Budget BalanceEconomy-10.2%-5.9%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy11.6%2.7%2025
Public DebtEconomy59.2%55%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-15.24B$-4.54B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy3.8%7.5%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$5,850$1,1202025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$18,240$3,4102025
GDP (PPP)Economy$881.65B$179.21B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy14.5%26.1%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy34.8%24.3%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy9.5%14.5%2024/2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy45.7%42.1%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy45.3%22.6%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$1.8B$1.43B2024
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy0.7%2.7%2024
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy2.7%39.2%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$72.5B$3.48B2025/2024
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy19.6%14.3%2025/2024
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy—12.6%2024
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy40.8%80%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy14.1%75.6%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy27.642.72011/2019 ⚠
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy0%59.8%2011/2019 ⚠
Account OwnershipEconomy35.3%72.8%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy21%13.8%2017/2021
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy8%1.9%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy39%50.2%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy0.8%5.2%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$50M$518M2020
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy591K473K2020
Current Account BalanceEconomy-1.2%-3.9%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$1.44B$3.3B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy0.5%5.9%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy23%14.7%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy36.8%18.7%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy29%5.2%2017/2021
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy4329.42024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy22.6%7.5%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy14.5%0%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy8%0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy0.1%4.7%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$4$462023
Lending Interest RateEconomy8%19.8%2025/2018 ⚠
Real Interest RateEconomy7.2%14.7%2025/2018 ⚠
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy39.4%24.7%2024
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$2,810$6542021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy9.5%64.9%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy32.3%7.3%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy58.3%27.9%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy25.6%74.4%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy41.8%65.2%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy9.4%6.1%2011/2019 ⚠
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy4.92.12024
ATMs per 100,000Economy12.13.62024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy2.5%3.5%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy0.2%3%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy4.7%76.3%2011/2019 ⚠
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy41.8%93.6%2011/2019 ⚠
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$48.32B$13.29B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$63.56B$17.83B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.80.8012024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.4790.4192024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade12.2—2021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade96.1%2.3%2017/2024 ⚠
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade2.7%14.3%2017/2024 ⚠
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade1%39.3%2017/2024 ⚠
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade1%1.9%2017/2024 ⚠
Exports (% of GDP)Trade16.8%21.4%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade22.1%28.8%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.7630.5822023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.4430.5242023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.6010.42023
PopulationDemographics47.44M51.38M2025
Population GrowthDemographics1.3%2.7%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics76.5 years68.5 years2024
Median AgeDemographics28.8 years17.1 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics2.724.172024
Rural PopulationDemographics24.2%68.1%2025
Population Under 15Demographics29.9%43.1%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics75.8%31.9%2025
Population DensityDemographics20.2/km²264.1/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics17.333.12026
Death RateDemographics4.684.662026
Net Migration RateDemographics-0.6-2.312026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics77.9 years71.4 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics75.1 years65.5 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics2%4.8%2025
Infant MortalityHealth19.535.92024
HIV PrevalenceHealth0.1%4.9%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health4.4%4.2%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health1.660.192022
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth70542023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth18.3162021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth13.3%21.5%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth45%32.2%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth62.5%20.4%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth62.5170.32023
Under-Five MortalityHealth2238.82023
Neonatal MortalityHealth15.317.92023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth541972024
Measles ImmunizationHealth96%92%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth94%97%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth23.4%44.9%2024
Basic SanitationHealth23.4%3.5%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth17.5%2.2%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health1.610.52017/2010 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth53.6%43%2019/2022
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth98.8%74.2%2019/2016
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health2.512.272022
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth8.58104.72024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$233$452023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth73.9%36.9%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth22.4%7.5%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth95.3%95.1%2019
Child StuntingChild Welfare8.9%23.5%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare2.7%3.2%2019/2022
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare99.6%32.2%2019/2016
Child MarriageChild Welfare3.8%34%2019/2016
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare12.8%3.4%2019/2022
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education9%2.6%2024/2022
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation54.4%4.6%2024/2014 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation75.1%77%2008/2024 ⚠
Youth Literacy RateEducation93.8%85.2%2008/2024 ⚠
Primary Completion RateEducation94.1%38.7%2019/2024 ⚠
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation73.2%21.3%2019/2024 ⚠
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation98.4%95.9%2025/2013 ⚠
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation22.4%—2025
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation79.6%24.6%2025/2008 ⚠
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation46.5%10.1%2019/2024 ⚠
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation100%79.6%2025/2017 ⚠
Secondary EnrollmentEducation105.2%24.1%2024/2007 ⚠
UndernourishmentFood Security2.5%22%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security—1.75M2024-11
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture17.4%71.9%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture111.2135.52022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture—1.63M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture—402K t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture—55K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture660.76 t225K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture—120K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture12K t5M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture313.12 t300K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture3M t25K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture6,000 kg/ha2,174 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture1,899 kg/ha1,304 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture1,667 kg/ha1,667 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture1.8M head14.7M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance1.292023
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance34262024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.2650.2532025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.1260.1652025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.6620.8892025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.59-1.122024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.25-0.352024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.7-0.742024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.69-1.022024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.75-0.522024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-1.05-1.012024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian180.58K1.94M2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian002025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian3.69K35.25K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian010.28K2025
Internet UsersTechnology77.4%8.9%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology115.583.22024
4G CoverageTechnology99.1%82%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology13.30.22024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology0.5%6.1%2025
3G CoverageTechnology99.1%97.8%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology2.6%34%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology1.6%3.9%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.4%0.4%2024/2023
Electricity AccessInfrastructure100%55.3%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure7.16M21.65K2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure13.2%52.7%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy600.7 MW1.9K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy461.8 MW95.8 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy10 MW—2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy128.9 MW1.7K MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy0.1%90.9%2021/2022
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy99.7%1.8%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy1,828 kWh95 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy9.2%18.9%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy57.9 MW12.3 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy100%44.8%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy1%2.9%2024
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0%2024
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy0%86.1%2024
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy98.9%2.9%2024
Electricity DemandEnergy94 TWh5.4 TWh2024
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy633 gCO₂/kWh59 gCO₂/kWh2024
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy16,237 kWh660 kWh2024/2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate3.98 t0.17 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate0.9%90%2021
Forest AreaClimate0.8%11%2023
Protected AreasClimate4.4%16.1%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate91.5%1.6%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate16.5 µg/m³31.2 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Algeria or Uganda have the larger economy?

Algeria has the larger economy: $317.17B for Algeria versus $73.37B for Uganda (GDP, current US$).

How do Algeria and Uganda compare across indicators?

This page compares Algeria and Uganda 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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