Algeria has a population of 46.8M (ranked 33/197), compared with 525K in Cape Verde (ranked 169/197). Algeria's land area is 919,595 sq mi versus 1,556 sq mi for Cape Verde (ranked 10th vs. 167th).
By GDP, Algeria ranks 52/197 ($264B) and Cape Verde ranks 170/197 ($2.77B). By GDP per capita, Algeria ranks 115/197 ($5,631), while Cape Verde ranks 117/197 ($5,273).
Main facts and rankings
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Population |
47911682
|
529186
|
Population rank | 33/197 | 169/197 |
GDP |
$264B
2024 |
$2.77B
2024 |
GDP rank | 52/197 | 170/197 |
GDP per capita |
$5,631
2024 |
$5,273
2024 |
GDP per capita rank | 115/197 | 117/197 |
GDP per capita, PPP |
$17,553
2024 |
$11,262
2024 |
Government debt |
$122B
2024 |
$3.15B
2024 |
Debt-to-GDP ratio |
57.8%
2025 |
109.6%
2025 |
Government debt per person |
$2,602
2024 |
$5,998
2024 |
Government debt per person rank | 109/185 | 75/185 |
Average annual personal income after taxes |
$3,802
2025 |
$2,527
2025 |
Land area |
919,595 sq mi
2025 |
1,556 sq mi
2025 |
Population density |
50.9 ppl/mi²
2024 |
337 ppl/mi²
2024 |
Fertility rate |
2.77
2023 |
1.52
2023 |
Median age |
29.3 years
2024 |
29.4 years
2024 |
Life expectancy |
76.7 years
2025 |
76.4 years
2025 |
Algeria and Cape Verde: Comparison Charts
Algeria and Cape Verde economies compared
Year | GDP | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | $2,723,615,451 | - |
1961 | $2,434,747,056 | - |
1962 | $2,001,444,544 | - |
1963 | $2,702,982,018 | - |
1964 | $2,909,316,435 | - |
1965 | $3,136,284,307 | - |
1966 | $3,039,859,187 | - |
1967 | $3,370,870,376 | - |
1968 | $3,852,147,027 | - |
1969 | $4,257,253,264 | - |
1970 | $4,863,526,897 | - |
1971 | $5,077,183,094 | - |
1972 | $6,766,743,957 | - |
1973 | $8,707,858,912 | - |
1974 | $13,209,871,626 | - |
1975 | $15,557,902,754 | - |
1976 | $17,728,240,932 | - |
1977 | $20,972,113,685 | - |
1978 | $26,364,491,313 | - |
1979 | $33,243,706,860 | - |
1980 | $42,345,829,079 | $142,246,815 |
1981 | $44,348,590,461 | $139,468,209 |
1982 | $45,207,167,470 | $140,630,679 |
1983 | $48,801,369,800 | $138,476,176 |
1984 | $53,698,548,293 | $132,019,039 |
1985 | $57,937,868,670 | $137,728,205 |
1986 | $63,692,007,897 | $190,651,168 |
1987 | $66,745,818,375 | $235,253,065 |
1988 | $59,089,396,860 | $264,308,140 |
1989 | $55,634,721,573 | $267,448,571 |
1990 | $62,048,507,531 | $306,890,963 |
1991 | $45,715,676,428 | $319,827,059 |
1992 | $48,003,133,347 | $357,160,985 |
1993 | $49,945,584,453 | $490,417,390 |
1994 | $42,543,176,829 | $406,580,652 |
1995 | $41,764,291,672 | $487,148,994 |
1996 | $46,941,554,225 | $501,979,270 |
1997 | $48,177,612,042 | $490,608,658 |
1998 | $48,187,781,984 | $521,910,561 |
1999 | $48,640,671,735 | $592,416,703 |
2000 | $54,790,398,570 | $539,227,278 |
2001 | $59,413,400,924 | $563,090,490 |
2002 | $61,516,103,406 | $620,507,387 |
2003 | $73,482,264,191 | $813,260,469 |
2004 | $91,913,680,985 | $924,940,012 |
2005 | $107,046,618,670 | $972,241,677 |
2006 | $123,084,258,693 | $1,107,571,458 |
2007 | $142,482,739,810 | $1,649,621,739 |
2008 | $180,383,848,331 | $1,959,620,648 |
2009 | $150,317,292,079 | $1,852,334,575 |
2010 | $177,785,053,940 | $1,824,751,468 |
2011 | $218,331,946,925 | $2,046,817,987 |
2012 | $227,143,746,076 | $1,913,081,210 |
2013 | $229,701,430,292 | $2,028,910,915 |
2014 | $238,942,664,193 | $2,041,930,125 |
2015 | $187,493,855,609 | $1,749,857,620 |
2016 | $180,763,839,522 | $1,849,789,986 |
2017 | $189,880,896,903 | $1,996,741,540 |
2018 | $194,554,483,656 | $2,205,099,507 |
2019 | $193,459,662,091 | $2,252,177,124 |
2020 | $164,873,415,325 | $1,821,565,614 |
2021 | $186,231,205,262 | $2,051,842,619 |
2022 | $225,638,456,572 | $2,247,003,344 |
2023 | $247,626,161,016 | $2,539,203,429 |
2024 | $263,619,794,507 | $2,767,599,017 |
Algeria and Cape Verde economies compared
Year | GDP per capita | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | $238.4 | - |
1961 | $209.4 | - |
1962 | $169.6 | - |
1963 | $225.6 | - |
1964 | $238.9 | - |
1965 | $253.6 | - |
1966 | $241.4 | - |
1967 | $261.8 | - |
1968 | $292.4 | - |
1969 | $316 | - |
1970 | $353 | - |
1971 | $360 | - |
1972 | $469 | - |
1973 | $590 | - |
1974 | $873 | - |
1975 | $992 | - |
1976 | $1,080 | - |
1977 | $1,232 | - |
1978 | $1,506 | - |
1979 | $1,843 | - |
1980 | $2,276 | $440 |
1981 | $2,307 | $425 |
1982 | $2,275 | $423 |
1983 | $2,374 | $410 |
1984 | $2,524 | $385 |
1985 | $2,633 | $396 |
1986 | $2,800 | $541 |
1987 | $2,847 | $658 |
1988 | $2,451 | $729 |
1989 | $2,247 | $727 |
1990 | $2,445 | $817 |
1991 | $1,759 | $832 |
1992 | $1,803 | $908 |
1993 | $1,831 | $1,220 |
1994 | $1,526 | $991 |
1995 | $1,467 | $1,165 |
1996 | $1,617 | $1,180 |
1997 | $1,629 | $1,134 |
1998 | $1,603 | $1,187 |
1999 | $1,596 | $1,327 |
2000 | $1,773 | $1,190 |
2001 | $1,896 | $1,223 |
2002 | $1,937 | $1,329 |
2003 | $2,284 | $1,718 |
2004 | $2,817 | $1,929 |
2005 | $3,233 | $2,004 |
2006 | $3,661 | $2,257 |
2007 | $4,167 | $3,325 |
2008 | $5,181 | $3,909 |
2009 | $4,235 | $3,660 |
2010 | $4,913 | $3,579 |
2011 | $5,916 | $4,002 |
2012 | $6,034 | $3,737 |
2013 | $5,980 | $3,961 |
2014 | $6,095 | $3,986 |
2015 | $4,685 | $3,415 |
2016 | $4,425 | $3,609 |
2017 | $4,555 | $3,893 |
2018 | $4,577 | $4,295 |
2019 | $4,468 | $4,381 |
2020 | $3,744 | $3,539 |
2021 | $4,161 | $3,971 |
2022 | $4,962 | $4,323 |
2023 | $5,364 | $4,861 |
2024 | $5,631 | $5,273 |
Algeria vs. Cape Verde life expectancy calculator
Year | Life expectancy, years | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1950 | 42.7 | 44.9 |
1951 | 43.3 | 45.6 |
1952 | 43.5 | 46.2 |
1953 | 43.6 | 46.4 |
1954 | 40.6 | 46.6 |
1955 | 40.9 | 46.9 |
1956 | 40.9 | 47.1 |
1957 | 40.9 | 47.4 |
1958 | 40.9 | 47.7 |
1959 | 40.9 | 48.2 |
1960 | 40.8 | 48.7 |
1961 | 40.8 | 49.4 |
1962 | 39.5 | 50.2 |
1963 | 43.1 | 51.1 |
1964 | 43 | 52.1 |
1965 | 42.8 | 53 |
1966 | 42.7 | 53.9 |
1967 | 42.7 | 54.7 |
1968 | 42.8 | 55.4 |
1969 | 43 | 56 |
1970 | 43.3 | 56.6 |
1971 | 43.8 | 57 |
1972 | 44.4 | 57.5 |
1973 | 45.1 | 58 |
1974 | 46 | 58.4 |
1975 | 46.9 | 59 |
1976 | 48 | 59.4 |
1977 | 49.2 | 60 |
1978 | 50.6 | 60.4 |
1979 | 52.4 | 60.7 |
1980 | 54.5 | 61 |
1981 | 57.4 | 61.3 |
1982 | 59.6 | 61.5 |
1983 | 61.3 | 61.8 |
1984 | 62.7 | 61.8 |
1985 | 64.2 | 62.3 |
1986 | 65.3 | 62.6 |
1987 | 66.1 | 62.9 |
1988 | 66.9 | 63.2 |
1989 | 67.5 | 63.6 |
1990 | 67.7 | 63.9 |
1991 | 67.7 | 64.1 |
1992 | 67.7 | 64.3 |
1993 | 67.8 | 64.5 |
1994 | 67.3 | 64.6 |
1995 | 67.7 | 63.7 |
1996 | 68.2 | 65.5 |
1997 | 68.9 | 66.1 |
1998 | 69.3 | 66.7 |
1999 | 70.1 | 67.4 |
2000 | 70.6 | 68.1 |
2001 | 71 | 68.7 |
2002 | 71.6 | 69.4 |
2003 | 71.9 | 70 |
2004 | 72.5 | 70.5 |
2005 | 72.8 | 70.9 |
2006 | 73.1 | 71.3 |
2007 | 73.3 | 71.5 |
2008 | 73.6 | 71.9 |
2009 | 73.9 | 72.1 |
2010 | 74.1 | 72.5 |
2011 | 74.4 | 72.9 |
2012 | 74.6 | 73.3 |
2013 | 74.8 | 73.5 |
2014 | 75 | 73.8 |
2015 | 75.2 | 74.1 |
2016 | 75.3 | 74.4 |
2017 | 75.4 | 74.7 |
2018 | 75.6 | 74.8 |
2019 | 75.7 | 75.4 |
2020 | 73.3 | 73.8 |
2021 | 75.2 | 74.4 |
2022 | 76.1 | 75.9 |
2023 | 76.3 | 76.1 |
2024 | 76.5 | 76.2 |
2025 | 76.7 | 76.4 |
Algeria and Cape Verde population clocks and comparison
Year | Population | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 11,424,922 | 210,024 |
1961 | 11,628,883 | 215,087 |
1962 | 11,800,771 | 221,919 |
1963 | 11,982,118 | 229,373 |
1964 | 12,179,813 | 237,006 |
1965 | 12,365,976 | 244,856 |
1966 | 12,590,069 | 252,976 |
1967 | 12,876,118 | 261,404 |
1968 | 13,172,614 | 270,164 |
1969 | 13,475,960 | 279,248 |
1970 | 13,783,719 | 287,885 |
1971 | 14,098,936 | 294,046 |
1972 | 14,427,072 | 297,386 |
1973 | 14,771,147 | 299,881 |
1974 | 15,133,502 | 302,570 |
1975 | 15,678,596 | 305,847 |
1976 | 16,409,170 | 309,455 |
1977 | 17,015,994 | 312,834 |
1978 | 17,506,974 | 316,147 |
1979 | 18,036,655 | 319,480 |
1980 | 18,607,174 | 323,301 |
1981 | 19,220,704 | 327,846 |
1982 | 19,872,348 | 332,724 |
1983 | 20,558,115 | 337,654 |
1984 | 21,271,969 | 342,505 |
1985 | 22,008,544 | 347,365 |
1986 | 22,745,499 | 352,312 |
1987 | 23,443,624 | 357,302 |
1988 | 24,109,536 | 362,329 |
1989 | 24,754,485 | 367,803 |
1990 | 25,375,810 | 375,428 |
1991 | 25,987,928 | 384,586 |
1992 | 26,628,568 | 393,415 |
1993 | 27,277,048 | 401,965 |
1994 | 27,887,279 | 410,228 |
1995 | 28,470,191 | 418,104 |
1996 | 29,033,044 | 425,581 |
1997 | 29,579,301 | 432,798 |
1998 | 30,054,133 | 439,784 |
1999 | 30,474,354 | 446,519 |
2000 | 30,903,893 | 453,317 |
2001 | 31,331,221 | 460,293 |
2002 | 31,750,835 | 467,046 |
2003 | 32,175,818 | 473,383 |
2004 | 32,628,286 | 479,370 |
2005 | 33,109,249 | 485,115 |
2006 | 33,623,506 | 490,728 |
2007 | 34,189,416 | 496,190 |
2008 | 34,816,961 | 501,355 |
2009 | 35,490,445 | 506,141 |
2010 | 36,188,236 | 509,784 |
2011 | 36,903,376 | 511,447 |
2012 | 37,646,166 | 511,955 |
2013 | 38,414,171 | 512,225 |
2014 | 39,205,031 | 512,326 |
2015 | 40,019,529 | 512,394 |
2016 | 40,850,721 | 512,554 |
2017 | 41,689,299 | 512,893 |
2018 | 42,505,035 | 513,415 |
2019 | 43,294,546 | 514,104 |
2020 | 44,042,091 | 514,679 |
2021 | 44,761,099 | 516,649 |
2022 | 45,477,389 | 519,741 |
2023 | 46,164,219 | 522,331 |
2024 | 46,814,308 | 524,877 |
Fertility rates in Algeria and Cape Verde
Year | Fertility rate | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 7.5 | 6.89 |
1961 | 7.56 | 6.92 |
1962 | 7.61 | 6.95 |
1963 | 7.65 | 6.98 |
1964 | 7.67 | 6.99 |
1965 | 7.71 | 6.99 |
1966 | 7.71 | 6.99 |
1967 | 7.71 | 6.98 |
1968 | 7.71 | 6.97 |
1969 | 7.71 | 6.95 |
1970 | 7.7 | 6.94 |
1971 | 7.67 | 6.91 |
1972 | 7.63 | 6.89 |
1973 | 7.59 | 6.86 |
1974 | 7.55 | 6.82 |
1975 | 7.49 | 6.77 |
1976 | 7.41 | 6.71 |
1977 | 7.31 | 6.65 |
1978 | 7.21 | 6.56 |
1979 | 7.12 | 6.47 |
1980 | 6.99 | 6.38 |
1981 | 6.85 | 6.27 |
1982 | 6.68 | 6.17 |
1983 | 6.5 | 6.07 |
1984 | 6.28 | 5.97 |
1985 | 6.04 | 5.92 |
1986 | 5.65 | 5.81 |
1987 | 5.3 | 5.68 |
1988 | 5.02 | 5.55 |
1989 | 4.76 | 5.45 |
1990 | 4.51 | 5.36 |
1991 | 4.37 | 5.26 |
1992 | 4.27 | 5.12 |
1993 | 4.08 | 4.95 |
1994 | 3.91 | 4.72 |
1995 | 3.49 | 4.49 |
1996 | 3.14 | 4.26 |
1997 | 2.89 | 4.05 |
1998 | 2.69 | 3.9 |
1999 | 2.62 | 3.73 |
2000 | 2.59 | 3.55 |
2001 | 2.52 | 3.37 |
2002 | 2.43 | 3.19 |
2003 | 2.45 | 3.03 |
2004 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
2005 | 2.56 | 2.73 |
2006 | 2.63 | 2.56 |
2007 | 2.7 | 2.41 |
2008 | 2.79 | 2.3 |
2009 | 2.83 | 2.25 |
2010 | 2.88 | 2.33 |
2011 | 2.9 | 2.33 |
2012 | 3 | 2.15 |
2013 | 3 | 2.07 |
2014 | 3.08 | 2.03 |
2015 | 3.09 | 1.97 |
2016 | 3.09 | 1.97 |
2017 | 3.09 | 1.93 |
2018 | 3.02 | 1.8 |
2019 | 3 | 1.7 |
2020 | 2.94 | 1.59 |
2021 | 2.87 | 1.55 |
2022 | 2.82 | 1.53 |
2023 | 2.77 | 1.52 |
Algeria and Cape Verde demographics compared
Year | Median age, years | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 17.4 | 19 |
1961 | 17.2 | 18.6 |
1962 | 17 | 18.1 |
1963 | 16.9 | 17.7 |
1964 | 16.7 | 17.4 |
1965 | 16.6 | 17.2 |
1966 | 16.5 | 17.1 |
1967 | 16.4 | 17 |
1968 | 16.4 | 17 |
1969 | 16.4 | 17.1 |
1970 | 16.4 | 17.2 |
1971 | 16.4 | 17.2 |
1972 | 16.4 | 17.2 |
1973 | 16.5 | 17.2 |
1974 | 16.5 | 17.2 |
1975 | 16.5 | 17 |
1976 | 16.3 | 16.8 |
1977 | 16.3 | 16.6 |
1978 | 16.4 | 16.4 |
1979 | 16.5 | 16.2 |
1980 | 16.6 | 16.1 |
1981 | 16.7 | 16.1 |
1982 | 16.9 | 16.3 |
1983 | 17 | 16.4 |
1984 | 17.2 | 16.5 |
1985 | 17.4 | 16.6 |
1986 | 17.6 | 16.7 |
1987 | 17.8 | 16.8 |
1988 | 18.1 | 16.8 |
1989 | 18.3 | 16.9 |
1990 | 18.6 | 17 |
1991 | 18.8 | 17 |
1992 | 19 | 17.1 |
1993 | 19.3 | 17.2 |
1994 | 19.5 | 17.4 |
1995 | 19.8 | 17.5 |
1996 | 20.1 | 17.7 |
1997 | 20.4 | 17.9 |
1998 | 20.9 | 18.1 |
1999 | 21.4 | 18.3 |
2000 | 21.9 | 18.6 |
2001 | 22.4 | 18.9 |
2002 | 22.9 | 19.2 |
2003 | 23.3 | 19.6 |
2004 | 23.8 | 19.9 |
2005 | 24.2 | 20.4 |
2006 | 24.6 | 20.8 |
2007 | 25 | 21.3 |
2008 | 25.4 | 21.7 |
2009 | 25.8 | 22.1 |
2010 | 26.2 | 22.6 |
2011 | 26.5 | 23.1 |
2012 | 26.8 | 23.6 |
2013 | 27.1 | 24.2 |
2014 | 27.3 | 24.7 |
2015 | 27.6 | 25.2 |
2016 | 27.8 | 25.7 |
2017 | 28 | 26.2 |
2018 | 28.2 | 26.6 |
2019 | 28.4 | 27 |
2020 | 28.6 | 27.3 |
2021 | 28.7 | 27.8 |
2022 | 28.9 | 28.3 |
2023 | 29.1 | 28.8 |
2024 | 29.3 | 29.4 |
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Land area
National statistics comparison
Finance
|
|
|
---|---|---|
GNI, Atlas method |
$249B
2024 |
$2.63B
2024 |
Government expenditure, % of GDP |
38.4%
2025 |
29.5%
2025 |
Education expenditure, % of GDP |
5.61%
2023 |
4.35%
2023 |
Military expenditure, % of GDP |
8.17%
2023 |
0.53%
2023 |
Armed forces personnel |
326,000
2020 |
1,000
2020 |
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-14.4%
2025 |
-1.77%
2025 |
Unemployment rate |
12%
2017 |
11.3%
2019 |
Services, % of GDP |
45.6%
2023 |
69.4%
2024 |
Industry, % of GDP |
37.8%
2023 |
10.5%
2024 |
Economic freedom index |
47.5
2025 |
68.7
2025 |
Income share by richest 10% |
22.9%
2011 |
32.3%
2015 |
Income share by poorest 10% |
4%
2011 |
2.2%
2015 |
Number of billionaires |
1
2025 |
n/a |
Percentage of billionaires |
0.000003%
2025 |
n/a |
Market capitalization of domestic companies |
$371M
2018 |
n/a |
Total reserves including gold |
$83B
2024 |
$783M
2024 |
Personal remittances received |
$1.8B
2024 |
$334M
2024 |
International tourist arrivals |
591,000
2020 |
180,000
2020 |
International tourism as share of exports |
0.2%
2020 |
39.9%
2020 |
Banked people share |
35.3%
2024 |
n/a |
Energy
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
1,503 kg
2023 |
207.6 kg
2007 |
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$11.2
2023 |
$26.8
2007 |
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
180.4 megatons
2023 |
1.01 megatons
2023 |
CO2 emissions per capita |
3.91 tons
2023 |
1.93 tons
2023 |
Fossil fuel energy use share |
100%
2022 |
0%
2007 |
Renewable energy use share |
0.1%
2021 |
21.8%
2022 |
Alternative and nuclear energy use share |
0.09%
2023 |
n/a |
Net energy imports use share |
-129.3%
2023 |
n/a |
Electric power consumption per capita |
1,828 kWh
2023 |
n/a |
Renewable electricity output share |
0.91%
2021 |
18.3%
2021 |
Hydroelectric share |
0.02%
2023 |
0%
2021 |
Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
0%
2021 |
Electricity access |
100%
2023 |
98.6%
2023 |
Society
|
|
|
---|---|---|
% of world population |
0.57%
2024 |
0.006%
2024 |
Annual migration change |
-31,240
2024 |
-1,209
2024 |
Urban population |
75.7%
2024 |
68.4%
2024 |
Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
50:50
2024 |
Average male height |
5.74 ft
2025 |
5.78 ft
2025 |
Average female height |
5.32 ft
2025 |
5.35 ft
2025 |
Quality of life index |
44.1
2025 |
46.7
2025 |
Corruption Perceptions Index |
34
2024 |
62
2024 |
Higher education index |
36
2025 |
27
2025 |
Homicides per 100K people |
1.16
2023 |
6.18
2020 |
Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
20.9
2019 |
26.8
2019 |
Visa free countries |
68
2025 |
75
2025 |
Adult literacy rate |
81.4%
2018 |
88.5%
2024 |
English speaking |
7%
2023 |
8%
2025 |
People using the Internet |
76.9%
2023 |
73.5%
2023 |
Health
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Government health expenditure per capita |
$179.7
2022 |
$286
2022 |
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$89.8
2022 |
$73.5
2022 |
Life expectancy |
76.7 years
2025 |
76.4 years
2025 |
Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
0.46%
2022 |
8.28%
2022 |
Physicians per 1,000 people |
0.99
2019 |
0.79
2018 |
Maternal mortality per 100K births |
62
2023 |
40
2023 |
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
22
2023 |
11.6
2023 |
Obesity rate |
24.6%
2022 |
16.4%
2022 |
Diabetes prevalence |
17.5%
2024 |
6.8%
2024 |
Air quality index |
68
2025 |
29
2025 |
Tobacco use prevalence |
21.2%
2022 |
11%
2022 |
Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
0.54 liters
2020 |
6.01 liters
2020 |
Territory
|
|
|
---|---|---|
% of world land |
1.6%
2025 |
0.003%
2025 |
Land area per capita |
19,643 sq mi
2024 |
2,964 sq mi
2024 |
Agricultural land area |
159,633 sq mi
2025 |
305 sq mi
2025 |
Forest area |
7,636 sq mi
2025 |
180 sq mi
2025 |
Roads length |
87,613 mi
2023 |
839 mi
2013 |
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