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Algeria vs Vietnam statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Algeria has a population of 46.8M (ranked 33/197), compared with 101M in Vietnam (ranked 16/197). Algeria's land area is 919,595 sq mi versus 121,016 sq mi for Vietnam (ranked 10th vs. 67th).

By GDP, Algeria ranks 52/197 ($264B) and Vietnam ranks 34/197 ($476B). By GDP per capita, Algeria ranks 115/197 ($5,631), while Vietnam ranks 123/197 ($4,717).

Main facts and rankings

Algeria Vietnam
Population
47911682
102063551
Population rank 33/197 16/197
GDP
$264B
2024
$476B
2024
GDP rank 52/197 34/197
GDP per capita
$5,631
2024
$4,717
2024
GDP per capita rank 115/197 123/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,553
2024
$16,386
2024
Government debt
$122B
2024
$157B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
57.8%
2025
33.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,602
2024
$1,550
2024
Government debt per person rank 109/185 127/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,802
2025
$4,107
2025
Land area
919,595 sq mi
2025
121,016 sq mi
2025
Population density
50.9 ppl/mi²
2024
835 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.77
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
29.3 years
2024
33.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.7 years
2025
74.9 years
2025

Algeria and Vietnam: Comparison Charts

Algeria and Vietnam economies compared

GDP
Algeria

Vietnam
Year GDP
Algeria Vietnam
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 $14,094,687,821
1986 $63,692,007,897 $26,336,616,250
1987 $66,745,818,375 $36,658,108,850
1988 $59,089,396,860 $25,423,812,649
1989 $55,634,721,573 $6,293,304,975
1990 $62,048,507,531 $6,471,740,806
1991 $45,715,676,428 $9,613,369,520
1992 $48,003,133,347 $9,866,990,236
1993 $49,945,584,453 $13,180,953,598
1994 $42,543,176,829 $16,286,433,533
1995 $41,764,291,672 $20,736,164,459
1996 $46,941,554,225 $24,657,470,575
1997 $48,177,612,042 $26,843,700,442
1998 $48,187,781,984 $27,209,602,050
1999 $48,640,671,735 $28,683,659,007
2000 $54,790,398,570 $31,172,518,403
2001 $59,413,400,924 $32,685,198,809
2002 $61,516,103,406 $35,064,105,501
2003 $73,482,264,191 $39,552,513,232
2004 $91,913,680,985 $45,427,854,693
2005 $107,046,618,670 $57,633,255,738
2006 $123,084,258,693 $66,371,664,817
2007 $142,482,739,810 $77,414,425,532
2008 $180,383,848,331 $99,130,304,099
2009 $150,317,292,079 $106,014,659,565
2010 $177,785,053,940 $147,201,173,197
2011 $218,331,946,925 $172,595,049,184
2012 $227,143,746,076 $195,590,661,129
2013 $229,701,430,292 $213,708,811,665
2014 $238,942,664,193 $233,451,469,643
2015 $187,493,855,609 $239,258,328,382
2016 $180,763,839,522 $257,096,001,178
2017 $189,880,896,903 $281,353,605,987
2018 $194,554,483,656 $310,106,478,395
2019 $193,459,662,091 $334,365,270,497
2020 $164,873,415,325 $346,615,738,538
2021 $186,231,205,262 $366,474,752,771
2022 $225,638,456,572 $413,445,230,669
2023 $247,626,161,016 $433,857,681,378
2024 $263,619,794,507 $476,388,230,307

Algeria and Vietnam economies compared

GDP per capita
Algeria

Vietnam
Year GDP per capita
Algeria Vietnam
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 $238.6
1986 $2,800 $436
1987 $2,847 $595
1988 $2,451 $405
1989 $2,247 $98.1
1990 $2,445 $98.8
1991 $1,759 $143.7
1992 $1,803 $144.5
1993 $1,831 $189.4
1994 $1,526 $229.9
1995 $1,467 $287.8
1996 $1,617 $337
1997 $1,629 $362
1998 $1,603 $361
1999 $1,596 $376
2000 $1,773 $404
2001 $1,896 $419
2002 $1,937 $445
2003 $2,284 $497
2004 $2,817 $565
2005 $3,233 $711
2006 $3,661 $808
2007 $4,167 $926
2008 $5,181 $1,164
2009 $4,235 $1,226
2010 $4,913 $1,683
2011 $5,916 $1,951
2012 $6,034 $2,185
2013 $5,980 $2,360
2014 $6,095 $2,546
2015 $4,685 $2,578
2016 $4,425 $2,735
2017 $4,555 $2,956
2018 $4,577 $3,222
2019 $4,468 $3,441
2020 $3,744 $3,534
2021 $4,161 $3,704
2022 $4,962 $4,148
2023 $5,364 $4,323
2024 $5,631 $4,717

Algeria vs. Vietnam life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Algeria

Vietnam
Year Life expectancy, years
Algeria Vietnam
1950 42.7 48
1951 43.3 48.7
1952 43.5 49.4
1953 43.6 50
1954 40.6 52
1955 40.9 54.8
1956 40.9 55.5
1957 40.9 56.2
1958 40.9 56.8
1959 40.9 57.4
1960 40.8 58
1961 40.8 58.5
1962 39.5 58.2
1963 43.1 56.9
1964 43 57.5
1965 42.8 57
1966 42.7 56.9
1967 42.7 56.7
1968 42.8 52.7
1969 43 54.8
1970 43.3 54.9
1971 43.8 55.6
1972 44.4 51.9
1973 45.1 55.7
1974 46 54.8
1975 46.9 61.9
1976 48 63.7
1977 49.2 64.1
1978 50.6 64.5
1979 52.4 65
1980 54.5 65.3
1981 57.4 65.8
1982 59.6 66.2
1983 61.3 66.5
1984 62.7 66.9
1985 64.2 67.2
1986 65.3 67.6
1987 66.1 68
1988 66.9 68.6
1989 67.5 68.8
1990 67.7 69
1991 67.7 69.3
1992 67.7 69.6
1993 67.8 70
1994 67.3 70.4
1995 67.7 70.9
1996 68.2 71.3
1997 68.9 71.7
1998 69.3 72.3
1999 70.1 72.6
2000 70.6 72.7
2001 71 73
2002 71.6 73.1
2003 71.9 73.2
2004 72.5 73.1
2005 72.8 73.2
2006 73.1 73.3
2007 73.3 73.4
2008 73.6 73.5
2009 73.9 73.5
2010 74.1 73.6
2011 74.4 73.7
2012 74.6 73.8
2013 74.8 73.8
2014 75 73.9
2015 75.2 74
2016 75.3 74
2017 75.4 74
2018 75.6 74.1
2019 75.7 74.2
2020 73.3 75.4
2021 75.2 74.1
2022 76.1 74.5
2023 76.3 74.6
2024 76.5 74.7
2025 76.7 74.9

Algeria and Vietnam population clocks and comparison

Population
Algeria

Vietnam
Year Population
Algeria Vietnam
1960 11,424,922 32,531,933
1961 11,628,883 33,409,059
1962 11,800,771 34,288,560
1963 11,982,118 35,249,101
1964 12,179,813 36,201,563
1965 12,365,976 37,129,656
1966 12,590,069 38,024,836
1967 12,876,118 38,895,080
1968 13,172,614 39,734,609
1969 13,475,960 40,582,096
1970 13,783,719 41,475,230
1971 14,098,936 42,449,276
1972 14,427,072 43,429,168
1973 14,771,147 44,409,861
1974 15,133,502 45,413,537
1975 15,678,596 46,482,903
1976 16,409,170 47,684,931
1977 17,015,994 48,954,872
1978 17,506,974 50,249,552
1979 18,036,655 51,378,211
1980 18,607,174 52,490,101
1981 19,220,704 53,738,141
1982 19,872,348 55,011,289
1983 20,558,115 56,337,921
1984 21,271,969 57,706,067
1985 22,008,544 59,060,622
1986 22,745,499 60,347,048
1987 23,443,624 61,584,651
1988 24,109,536 62,843,228
1989 24,754,485 64,147,348
1990 25,375,810 65,504,552
1991 25,987,928 66,891,775
1992 26,628,568 68,260,337
1993 27,277,048 69,586,384
1994 27,887,279 70,854,391
1995 28,470,191 72,049,940
1996 29,033,044 73,156,447
1997 29,579,301 74,226,889
1998 30,054,133 75,299,660
1999 30,474,354 76,287,452
2000 30,903,893 77,154,011
2001 31,331,221 77,969,361
2002 31,750,835 78,772,224
2003 32,175,818 79,563,777
2004 32,628,286 80,338,971
2005 33,109,249 81,088,313
2006 33,623,506 82,167,897
2007 34,189,416 83,633,375
2008 34,816,961 85,175,788
2009 35,490,445 86,460,018
2010 36,188,236 87,455,152
2011 36,903,376 88,468,314
2012 37,646,166 89,510,356
2013 38,414,171 90,573,104
2014 39,205,031 91,679,578
2015 40,019,529 92,823,254
2016 40,850,721 94,000,117
2017 41,689,299 95,176,977
2018 42,505,035 96,237,319
2019 43,294,546 97,173,776
2020 44,042,091 98,079,191
2021 44,761,099 98,935,098
2022 45,477,389 99,680,655
2023 46,164,219 100,352,192
2024 46,814,308 100,987,686

Fertility rates in Algeria and Vietnam

Fertility rate
Algeria

Vietnam
Year Fertility rate
Algeria Vietnam
1960 7.5 6.27
1961 7.56 5.48
1962 7.61 6.26
1963 7.65 6.39
1964 7.67 6.29
1965 7.71 6.16
1966 7.71 5.97
1967 7.71 5.88
1968 7.71 6.03
1969 7.71 6.01
1970 7.7 6.02
1971 7.67 6.07
1972 7.63 6.1
1973 7.59 6.11
1974 7.55 5.78
1975 7.49 5.62
1976 7.41 5.46
1977 7.31 5.29
1978 7.21 5.1
1979 7.12 4.94
1980 6.99 4.8
1981 6.85 4.67
1982 6.68 4.59
1983 6.5 4.52
1984 6.28 4.41
1985 6.04 4.21
1986 5.65 3.96
1987 5.3 3.72
1988 5.02 3.62
1989 4.76 3.64
1990 4.51 3.6
1991 4.37 3.52
1992 4.27 3.35
1993 4.08 3.17
1994 3.91 2.94
1995 3.49 2.7
1996 3.14 2.47
1997 2.89 2.27
1998 2.69 2.1
1999 2.62 2
2000 2.59 2.03
2001 2.52 2.02
2002 2.43 2.01
2003 2.45 2
2004 2.5 1.97
2005 2.56 1.89
2006 2.63 1.87
2007 2.7 1.91
2008 2.79 1.93
2009 2.83 1.92
2010 2.88 1.91
2011 2.9 1.93
2012 3 1.97
2013 3 1.98
2014 3.08 2.09
2015 3.09 2.1
2016 3.09 2
2017 3.09 1.99
2018 3.02 1.88
2019 3 1.94
2020 2.94 1.96
2021 2.87 1.94
2022 2.82 1.93
2023 2.77 1.91

Algeria and Vietnam demographics compared

Median age
Algeria

Vietnam
Year Median age, years
Algeria Vietnam
1960 17.4 21.2
1961 17.2 20.7
1962 17 20.2
1963 16.9 19.7
1964 16.7 19.2
1965 16.6 18.9
1966 16.5 18.7
1967 16.4 18.5
1968 16.4 18.4
1969 16.4 18.4
1970 16.4 18.4
1971 16.4 18.4
1972 16.4 18.5
1973 16.5 18.5
1974 16.5 18.6
1975 16.5 18.7
1976 16.3 18.8
1977 16.3 19
1978 16.4 19.1
1979 16.5 19.3
1980 16.6 19.4
1981 16.7 19.5
1982 16.9 19.6
1983 17 19.7
1984 17.2 19.8
1985 17.4 19.9
1986 17.6 20
1987 17.8 20.1
1988 18.1 20.2
1989 18.3 20.4
1990 18.6 20.5
1991 18.8 20.7
1992 19 20.9
1993 19.3 21.1
1994 19.5 21.4
1995 19.8 21.7
1996 20.1 22
1997 20.4 22.4
1998 20.9 22.9
1999 21.4 23.3
2000 21.9 23.7
2001 22.4 24.2
2002 22.9 24.6
2003 23.3 25
2004 23.8 25.4
2005 24.2 25.8
2006 24.6 26.3
2007 25 26.9
2008 25.4 27.4
2009 25.8 27.9
2010 26.2 28.3
2011 26.5 28.7
2012 26.8 29
2013 27.1 29.4
2014 27.3 29.8
2015 27.6 30.2
2016 27.8 30.5
2017 28 30.8
2018 28.2 31.2
2019 28.4 31.6
2020 28.6 32.1
2021 28.7 32.5
2022 28.9 33
2023 29.1 33.4
2024 29.3 33.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Algeria Vietnam
GNI, Atlas method
$249B
2024
$454B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
38.4%
2025
22%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.61%
2023
2.89%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
8.17%
2023
1.81%
2018
Armed forces personnel
326,000
2020
522,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-14.4%
2025
-3.39%
2025
Unemployment rate
12%
2017
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
45.6%
2023
42.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
37.8%
2023
37.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
47.5
2025
65.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.9%
2011
28.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2011
2.6%
2022
Number of billionaires
1
2025
5
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.000003%
2025
0.000007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
393
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$371M
2018
$205B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$83B
2024
$83.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.8B
2024
$16B
2024
International tourist arrivals
591,000
2020
3,837,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.2%
2020
1.11%
2020
Banked people share
35.3%
2024
70.6%
2024

Energy

Algeria Vietnam
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,503 kg
2023
1,023 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.2
2023
$13.6
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
180.4 megatons
2023
373 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.91 tons
2023
3.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
79.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0.1%
2021
24.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.09%
2023
11.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-129.3%
2023
34%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,828 kWh
2023
2,624 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.91%
2021
41.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.02%
2023
34.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.8%
2023

Society

Algeria Vietnam
% of world population
0.57%
2024
1.24%
2024
Annual migration change
-31,240
2024
-59,645
2024
Urban population
75.7%
2024
40.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44.1
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
36
2025
52
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.16
2023
1.54
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.9
2019
30.6
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
69
2025
Adult literacy rate
81.4%
2018
96.1%
2022
English speaking
7%
2023
16%
2025
People using the Internet
76.9%
2023
84.2%
2024

Health

Algeria Vietnam
Government health expenditure per capita
$179.7
2022
$188.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$89.8
2022
$74.7
2022
Life expectancy
76.7 years
2025
74.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.46%
2022
1.59%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.99
2019
0.83
2016
Maternal mortality per 100K births
62
2023
48
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22
2023
20
2023
Obesity rate
24.6%
2022
2.04%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
17.5%
2024
3.4%
2024
Air quality index
68
2025
18
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
21.2%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.54 liters
2020
8.04 liters
2020

Territory

Algeria Vietnam
% of world land
1.6%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
19,643 sq mi
2024
1,198 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
159,633 sq mi
2025
47,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,636 sq mi
2025
57,416 sq mi
2025
Roads length
87,613 mi
2023
354,460 mi
2019

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