Algeria vs Ukraine

Algeria and Ukraine 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 1.2 times as many people as Ukraine: 47.4 million against 39 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Algeria ($6,051) is 3% higher than in Ukraine ($5,866) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Algeria (3.8%) than in Ukraine (1.8%), a difference of 2 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Ukraine (12.7%) than in Algeria (1.4%), a difference of 11.3 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Algeria (11.6% in 2025) than in Ukraine (9.8% in 2021), a difference of 1.8 percentage points.
• A baby born in Algeria can expect to live 1.8 years longer than one born in Ukraine: 76.5 years against 74.7 years in 2024.
• The population of Ukraine is older: half of its people are over 42 years, against 28.2 years in Algeria in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Ukraine (82.5%) than in Algeria (77.4%), a difference of 5.1 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Algeria (4 tonnes) are 29% higher than in Ukraine (3.1 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Ukraine (17.3%) than in Algeria (0.7%), a difference of 16.6 percentage points in 2024.