Algeria vs Jordan

Algeria and Jordan compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Algeria has about 4.1 times as many people as Jordan: 47.4 million against 11.5 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Algeria ($6,051) is 13% higher than in Jordan ($5,348) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Algeria (3.8%) than in Jordan (2.8%), a difference of 1 percentage point in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Jordan (1.8%) than in Algeria (1.4%), a difference of 0.4 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Jordan (16.5%) than in Algeria (11.6%), a difference of 4.9 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Jordan can expect to live 1.5 years longer than one born in Algeria: 78 years against 76.5 years in 2024.
• The population of Algeria is older: half of its people are over 28.2 years, against 24.3 years in Jordan in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Jordan (95.6%) than in Algeria (77.4%), a difference of 18.2 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Algeria (4 tonnes) are 90% higher than in Jordan (2.1 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Jordan (0.8%) than in Algeria (0.7%), a difference of 0.1 percentage points in 2024.