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Algeria vs North Korea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Algeria has a population of 46.8M (ranked 33/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Algeria's land area is 919,595 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 10th vs. 97th).

By GDP, Algeria ranks 52/197 ($264B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Algeria ranks 115/197 ($5,631), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Main facts and rankings

Algeria North Korea
Population
47911682
26621357
Population rank 33/197 56/197
GDP
$264B
2024
$34.9B
2024
GDP rank 52/197 106/197
GDP per capita
$5,631
2024
$1,319
2024
GDP per capita rank 115/197 168/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,553
2024
$1,700
2015
Government debt
$122B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
57.8%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$2,602
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 109/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,802
2025
$1,642
2025
Land area
919,595 sq mi
2025
46,491 sq mi
2025
Population density
50.9 ppl/mi²
2024
570 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.77
2023
1.78
2023
Median age
29.3 years
2024
37.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.7 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Algeria and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Algeria and North Korea economies compared

GDP
Algeria

North Korea
Year GDP
Algeria North Korea
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 -
1981 $44,348,590,461 -
1982 $45,207,167,470 -
1983 $48,801,369,800 -
1984 $53,698,548,293 -
1985 $57,937,868,670 -
1986 $63,692,007,897 -
1987 $66,745,818,375 -
1988 $59,089,396,860 -
1989 $55,634,721,573 -
1990 $62,048,507,531 -
1991 $45,715,676,428 -
1992 $48,003,133,347 -
1993 $49,945,584,453 -
1994 $42,543,176,829 -
1995 $41,764,291,672 -
1996 $46,941,554,225 -
1997 $48,177,612,042 -
1998 $48,187,781,984 -
1999 $48,640,671,735 -
2000 $54,790,398,570 -
2001 $59,413,400,924 -
2002 $61,516,103,406 -
2003 $73,482,264,191 -
2004 $91,913,680,985 -
2005 $107,046,618,670 -
2006 $123,084,258,693 -
2007 $142,482,739,810 -
2008 $180,383,848,331 -
2009 $150,317,292,079 $23,356,470,000
2010 $177,785,053,940 $25,995,513,000
2011 $218,331,946,925 $29,005,020,000
2012 $227,143,746,076 $29,890,710,000
2013 $229,701,430,292 $30,588,922,000
2014 $238,942,664,193 $30,554,460,000
2015 $187,493,855,609 $30,723,030,000
2016 $180,763,839,522 $28,882,640,000
2017 $189,880,896,903 $29,105,440,000
2018 $194,554,483,656 $28,536,400,000
2019 $193,459,662,091 $28,222,880,000
2020 $164,873,415,325 $27,728,240,000
2021 $186,231,205,262 $32,301,720,000
2022 $225,638,456,572 $28,971,360,000
2023 $247,626,161,016 $32,155,360,000
2024 $263,619,794,507 $34,943,120,000

Algeria and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita
Algeria

North Korea
Year GDP per capita
Algeria North Korea
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 -
1981 $2,307 -
1982 $2,275 -
1983 $2,374 -
1984 $2,524 -
1985 $2,633 -
1986 $2,800 -
1987 $2,847 -
1988 $2,451 -
1989 $2,247 -
1990 $2,445 -
1991 $1,759 -
1992 $1,803 -
1993 $1,831 -
1994 $1,526 -
1995 $1,467 -
1996 $1,617 -
1997 $1,629 -
1998 $1,603 -
1999 $1,596 -
2000 $1,773 -
2001 $1,896 -
2002 $1,937 -
2003 $2,284 -
2004 $2,817 -
2005 $3,233 -
2006 $3,661 -
2007 $4,167 -
2008 $5,181 -
2009 $4,235 $939
2010 $4,913 $1,040
2011 $5,916 $1,156
2012 $6,034 $1,186
2013 $5,980 $1,208
2014 $6,095 $1,201
2015 $4,685 $1,201
2016 $4,425 $1,124
2017 $4,555 $1,127
2018 $4,577 $1,100
2019 $4,468 $1,084
2020 $3,744 $1,061
2021 $4,161 $1,231
2022 $4,962 $1,100
2023 $5,364 $1,217
2024 $5,631 $1,319

Algeria vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Algeria

North Korea
Year Life expectancy, years
Algeria North Korea
1950 42.7 14.2
1951 43.3 17.7
1952 43.5 32.8
1953 43.6 40.3
1954 40.6 50.6
1955 40.9 51.8
1956 40.9 52.8
1957 40.9 53.7
1958 40.9 54.5
1959 40.9 55.2
1960 40.8 55.8
1961 40.8 56.4
1962 39.5 57
1963 43.1 57.6
1964 43 58.2
1965 42.8 58.8
1966 42.7 59.4
1967 42.7 60.1
1968 42.8 60.8
1969 43 61.4
1970 43.3 62
1971 43.8 62.7
1972 44.4 63.3
1973 45.1 63.8
1974 46 64.3
1975 46.9 64.8
1976 48 65.3
1977 49.2 65.8
1978 50.6 66.3
1979 52.4 66.7
1980 54.5 67.2
1981 57.4 67.7
1982 59.6 68.1
1983 61.3 68.5
1984 62.7 68.9
1985 64.2 69.2
1986 65.3 69.5
1987 66.1 69.8
1988 66.9 70.1
1989 67.5 70.3
1990 67.7 70.5
1991 67.7 70.7
1992 67.7 71
1993 67.8 70.8
1994 67.3 70.5
1995 67.7 60.8
1996 68.2 60.8
1997 68.9 60.9
1998 69.3 60.9
1999 70.1 60.9
2000 70.6 60.9
2001 71 60.9
2002 71.6 60.9
2003 71.9 69.4
2004 72.5 69.3
2005 72.8 69.2
2006 73.1 69.1
2007 73.3 69
2008 73.6 69.3
2009 73.9 69.7
2010 74.1 70.2
2011 74.4 70.8
2012 74.6 71.3
2013 74.8 71.9
2014 75 72.5
2015 75.2 72.8
2016 75.3 73
2017 75.4 73
2018 75.6 73
2019 75.7 72.9
2020 73.3 72.8
2021 75.2 73.4
2022 76.1 73.6
2023 76.3 73.6
2024 76.5 73.7
2025 76.7 73.9

Algeria and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population
Algeria

North Korea
Year Population
Algeria North Korea
1960 11,424,922 11,722,953
1961 11,628,883 11,990,713
1962 11,800,771 12,262,882
1963 11,982,118 12,567,057
1964 12,179,813 12,889,770
1965 12,365,976 13,219,369
1966 12,590,069 13,569,094
1967 12,876,118 13,958,350
1968 13,172,614 14,365,596
1969 13,475,960 14,767,615
1970 13,783,719 15,172,775
1971 14,098,936 15,572,457
1972 14,427,072 15,975,069
1973 14,771,147 16,350,367
1974 15,133,502 16,673,121
1975 15,678,596 16,971,055
1976 16,409,170 17,243,450
1977 17,015,994 17,492,798
1978 17,506,974 17,735,995
1979 18,036,655 17,983,470
1980 18,607,174 18,236,786
1981 19,220,704 18,501,295
1982 19,872,348 18,776,357
1983 20,558,115 19,054,034
1984 21,271,969 19,335,043
1985 22,008,544 19,620,388
1986 22,745,499 19,910,855
1987 23,443,624 20,205,483
1988 24,109,536 20,503,161
1989 24,754,485 20,804,367
1990 25,375,810 21,112,137
1991 25,987,928 21,428,638
1992 26,628,568 21,750,911
1993 27,277,048 22,073,352
1994 27,887,279 22,393,975
1995 28,470,191 22,669,304
1996 29,033,044 22,895,746
1997 29,579,301 23,110,830
1998 30,054,133 23,311,564
1999 30,474,354 23,497,599
2000 30,903,893 23,665,910
2001 31,331,221 23,815,358
2002 31,750,835 23,943,973
2003 32,175,818 24,090,380
2004 32,628,286 24,254,943
2005 33,109,249 24,396,433
2006 33,623,506 24,524,507
2007 34,189,416 24,646,383
2008 34,816,961 24,764,618
2009 35,490,445 24,878,332
2010 36,188,236 24,987,258
2011 36,903,376 25,097,874
2012 37,646,166 25,211,728
2013 38,414,171 25,329,451
2014 39,205,031 25,451,262
2015 40,019,529 25,575,350
2016 40,850,721 25,698,326
2017 41,689,299 25,817,709
2018 42,505,035 25,931,147
2019 43,294,546 26,037,632
2020 44,042,091 26,136,312
2021 44,761,099 26,232,534
2022 45,477,389 26,328,845
2023 46,164,219 26,418,204
2024 46,814,308 26,498,823

Fertility rates in Algeria and North Korea

Fertility rate
Algeria

North Korea
Year Fertility rate
Algeria North Korea
1960 7.5 3.57
1961 7.56 3.26
1962 7.61 3.41
1963 7.65 3.63
1964 7.67 3.55
1965 7.71 3.56
1966 7.71 3.71
1967 7.71 4.05
1968 7.71 3.87
1969 7.71 3.86
1970 7.7 3.85
1971 7.67 3.74
1972 7.63 3.89
1973 7.59 3.35
1974 7.55 3.14
1975 7.49 3.05
1976 7.41 2.84
1977 7.31 2.77
1978 7.21 2.79
1979 7.12 2.85
1980 6.99 2.84
1981 6.85 2.92
1982 6.68 2.85
1983 6.5 2.78
1984 6.28 2.71
1985 6.04 2.65
1986 5.65 2.59
1987 5.3 2.53
1988 5.02 2.47
1989 4.76 2.41
1990 4.51 2.39
1991 4.37 2.35
1992 4.27 2.29
1993 4.08 2.22
1994 3.91 2.18
1995 3.49 2.15
1996 3.14 2.09
1997 2.89 2.03
1998 2.69 1.99
1999 2.62 1.97
2000 2.59 1.94
2001 2.52 1.94
2002 2.43 1.92
2003 2.45 1.91
2004 2.5 1.9
2005 2.56 1.87
2006 2.63 1.94
2007 2.7 1.94
2008 2.79 1.97
2009 2.83 1.91
2010 2.88 1.89
2011 2.9 1.88
2012 3 1.88
2013 3 1.88
2014 3.08 1.87
2015 3.09 1.86
2016 3.09 1.86
2017 3.09 1.85
2018 3.02 1.83
2019 3 1.83
2020 2.94 1.82
2021 2.87 1.81
2022 2.82 1.8
2023 2.77 1.78

Algeria and North Korea demographics compared

Median age
Algeria

North Korea
Year Median age, years
Algeria North Korea
1960 17.4 19.9
1961 17.2 20.2
1962 17 20.6
1963 16.9 20.8
1964 16.7 21
1965 16.6 21.2
1966 16.5 21.3
1967 16.4 21.4
1968 16.4 21.4
1969 16.4 21.4
1970 16.4 21.4
1971 16.4 21.2
1972 16.4 20.9
1973 16.5 20.7
1974 16.5 20.7
1975 16.5 20.9
1976 16.3 21.1
1977 16.3 21.4
1978 16.4 21.8
1979 16.5 22.2
1980 16.6 22.5
1981 16.7 22.8
1982 16.9 23.1
1983 17 23.5
1984 17.2 23.9
1985 17.4 24.2
1986 17.6 24.5
1987 17.8 24.8
1988 18.1 25.1
1989 18.3 25.6
1990 18.6 26
1991 18.8 26.4
1992 19 26.8
1993 19.3 27.2
1994 19.5 27.6
1995 19.8 28
1996 20.1 28.3
1997 20.4 28.8
1998 20.9 29.2
1999 21.4 29.6
2000 21.9 30.1
2001 22.4 30.5
2002 22.9 31
2003 23.3 31.4
2004 23.8 31.8
2005 24.2 32.1
2006 24.6 32.5
2007 25 32.9
2008 25.4 33.3
2009 25.8 33.7
2010 26.2 34
2011 26.5 34.3
2012 26.8 34.5
2013 27.1 34.7
2014 27.3 35
2015 27.6 35.2
2016 27.8 35.4
2017 28 35.7
2018 28.2 35.9
2019 28.4 36.2
2020 28.6 36.4
2021 28.7 36.6
2022 28.9 36.8
2023 29.1 37.1
2024 29.3 37.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Algeria North Korea
GNI, Atlas method
$249B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
38.4%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.61%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
8.17%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
326,000
2020
1,469,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-14.4%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
12%
2017
25.6%
2013
Services, % of GDP
45.6%
2023
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
37.8%
2023
n/a
Economic freedom index
47.5
2025
3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.9%
2011
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2011
n/a
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
n/a
Personal remittances received
$1.8B
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
591,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
0.2%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
35.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Algeria North Korea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,503 kg
2023
641 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.2
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
180.4 megatons
2023
64.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.91 tons
2023
2.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
85.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0.1%
2021
14.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.09%
2023
8.5%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-129.3%
2023
4.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,828 kWh
2023
830 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.91%
2021
63.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.02%
2023
62.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
57.5%
2023

Society

Algeria North Korea
% of world population
0.57%
2024
0.33%
2024
Annual migration change
-31,240
2024
-2,473
2024
Urban population
75.7%
2024
63.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44.1
2025
11.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
15
2024
Higher education index
36
2025
12
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.16
2023
4.4
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.9
2019
24.2
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
51
2025
Adult literacy rate
81.4%
2018
100%
2018
English speaking
7%
2023
0%
2025
People using the Internet
76.9%
2023
0%
2012

Health

Algeria North Korea
Government health expenditure per capita
$179.7
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$89.8
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
76.7 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.46%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.99
2019
3.67
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
62
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22
2023
18
2023
Obesity rate
24.6%
2022
11.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
17.5%
2024
9.9%
2024
Air quality index
68
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
21.2%
2022
16.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.54 liters
2020
3.87 liters
2020

Territory

Algeria North Korea
% of world land
1.6%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
19,643 sq mi
2024
1,754 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
159,633 sq mi
2025
10,021 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,636 sq mi
2025
23,036 sq mi
2025
Roads length
87,613 mi
2023
15,879 mi
2006

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