Algeria vs South Africa

Algeria (Africa) and South Africa (Africa) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1960-2025

Algeria South Africa World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1960 Algeria: 238.39 South Africa: 532.15 World: 452.65 1961 Algeria: 209.37 South Africa: 545.66 World: 471.93 1962 Algeria: 169.6 South Africa: 563.42 World: 496.11 1963 Algeria: 225.58 South Africa: 604.54 World: 525.19 1964 Algeria: 238.86 South Africa: 645.87 World: 563.85 1965 Algeria: 253.62 South Africa: 684.62 World: 601.89 1966 Algeria: 241.45 South Africa: 721.75 World: 638.97 1967 Algeria: 261.79 South Africa: 778.84 World: 664.4 1968 Algeria: 292.44 South Africa: 817.13 World: 703.46 1969 Algeria: 315.91 South Africa: 890.92 World: 761.11 1970 Algeria: 352.85 South Africa: 952.35 World: 817.68 1971 Algeria: 360.11 South Africa: 1,020.44 World: 884.88 1972 Algeria: 469.03 South Africa: 1,038.39 World: 1,002 1973 Algeria: 589.52 South Africa: 1,369.16 World: 1,201.53 1974 Algeria: 872.89 South Africa: 1,656.29 World: 1,362.19 1975 Algeria: 992.3 South Africa: 1,670.12 World: 1,488.94 1976 Algeria: 1,080.39 South Africa: 1,559 World: 1,589.73 1977 Algeria: 1,232.49 South Africa: 1,671.47 World: 1,766.28 1978 Algeria: 1,505.94 South Africa: 1,851.75 World: 2,055.49 1979 Algeria: 1,843.12 South Africa: 2,201.52 World: 2,335.19 1980 Algeria: 2,275.78 South Africa: 3,028.97 World: 2,587.01 1981 Algeria: 2,307.33 South Africa: 3,049.71 World: 2,628.62 1982 Algeria: 2,274.88 South Africa: 2,717.16 World: 2,554.08 1983 Algeria: 2,373.83 South Africa: 2,938.49 World: 2,561.17 1984 Algeria: 2,524.38 South Africa: 2,504.08 World: 2,614.33 1985 Algeria: 2,632.52 South Africa: 1,839.48 World: 2,690.59 1986 Algeria: 2,800.2 South Africa: 2,027.47 World: 3,118.57 1987 Algeria: 2,847.08 South Africa: 2,586.27 World: 3,487.88 1988 Algeria: 2,450.87 South Africa: 2,702.06 World: 3,829.99 1989 Algeria: 2,247.46 South Africa: 2,726.71 World: 3,930.51 1990 Algeria: 2,445.18 South Africa: 3,093.49 World: 4,338.94 1991 Algeria: 1,759.11 South Africa: 3,243.24 World: 4,453.9 1992 Algeria: 1,802.69 South Africa: 3,462.39 World: 4,679.98 1993 Algeria: 1,831.05 South Africa: 3,399.64 World: 4,685.3 1994 Algeria: 1,525.54 South Africa: 3,488.6 World: 4,967.01 1995 Algeria: 1,466.95 South Africa: 3,855.63 World: 5,463.2 1996 Algeria: 1,616.83 South Africa: 3,617.55 World: 5,507.22 1997 Algeria: 1,628.76 South Africa: 3,700.24 World: 5,408.57 1998 Algeria: 1,603.37 South Africa: 3,309.61 World: 5,302.34 1999 Algeria: 1,596.12 South Africa: 3,242.37 World: 5,401.23 2000 Algeria: 1,772.93 South Africa: 3,217.85 World: 5,512.56 2001 Algeria: 1,896.3 South Africa: 2,847.15 World: 5,404.2 2002 Algeria: 1,937.46 South Africa: 2,688.24 World: 5,539.32 2003 Algeria: 2,283.77 South Africa: 4,062.22 World: 6,129.87 2004 Algeria: 2,816.99 South Africa: 5,221.46 World: 6,818 2005 Algeria: 3,233.13 South Africa: 5,836.88 World: 7,290.57 2006 Algeria: 3,660.66 South Africa: 6,077.38 World: 7,803.19 2007 Algeria: 4,167.45 South Africa: 6,591.86 World: 8,685.33 2008 Algeria: 5,180.92 South Africa: 6,184.75 World: 9,425.74 2009 Algeria: 4,235.43 South Africa: 6,374.71 World: 8,827.04 2010 Algeria: 4,912.79 South Africa: 7,973.47 World: 9,555.07 2011 Algeria: 5,916.31 South Africa: 8,646.06 World: 10,496.93 2012 Algeria: 6,033.65 South Africa: 8,076.98 World: 10,597.85 2013 Algeria: 5,979.6 South Africa: 7,331.65 World: 10,759.35 2014 Algeria: 6,094.69 South Africa: 6,856.73 World: 10,912.24 2015 Algeria: 4,685.06 South Africa: 6,112.27 World: 10,191.98 2016 Algeria: 4,424.99 South Africa: 5,651.21 World: 10,239.47 2017 Algeria: 4,554.67 South Africa: 6,618.34 World: 10,784.4 2018 Algeria: 4,577.21 South Africa: 6,914.18 World: 11,344.73 2019 Algeria: 4,468.45 South Africa: 6,533.71 World: 11,417.6 2020 Algeria: 3,743.54 South Africa: 5,580.6 World: 10,999.49 2021 Algeria: 4,160.56 South Africa: 6,828.76 World: 12,472.91 2022 Algeria: 4,960.3 South Africa: 6,534.25 World: 12,876.24 2023 Algeria: 5,370.48 South Africa: 6,034.27 World: 13,313.86 2024 Algeria: 5,752.99 South Africa: 6,267.19 World: 13,717.09 2025 Algeria: 6,051 South Africa: 6,597.71 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Algeria South Africa World

30 40 50 60 70 80 1960 Algeria: 40.84 South Africa: 52.58 World: 50.94 1961 Algeria: 40.79 South Africa: 53.07 World: 52.8 1962 Algeria: 39.53 South Africa: 53.57 World: 55.29 1963 Algeria: 43.14 South Africa: 53.9 World: 55.65 1964 Algeria: 42.99 South Africa: 54.22 World: 56.1 1965 Algeria: 42.85 South Africa: 54.43 World: 55.93 1966 Algeria: 42.75 South Africa: 54.73 World: 56.45 1967 Algeria: 42.73 South Africa: 54.96 World: 56.9 1968 Algeria: 42.81 South Africa: 55.19 World: 57.34 1969 Algeria: 42.99 South Africa: 55.44 World: 57.68 1970 Algeria: 43.33 South Africa: 55.68 World: 57.94 1971 Algeria: 43.78 South Africa: 56.02 World: 58.02 1972 Algeria: 44.38 South Africa: 56.38 World: 58.84 1973 Algeria: 45.1 South Africa: 56.72 World: 59.3 1974 Algeria: 45.95 South Africa: 57.11 World: 59.7 1975 Algeria: 46.92 South Africa: 57.59 World: 60.13 1976 Algeria: 48.03 South Africa: 58 World: 60.45 1977 Algeria: 49.25 South Africa: 58.48 World: 61.04 1978 Algeria: 50.62 South Africa: 58.99 World: 61.39 1979 Algeria: 52.41 South Africa: 59.47 World: 61.84 1980 Algeria: 54.51 South Africa: 59.96 World: 62.15 1981 Algeria: 57.42 South Africa: 60.45 World: 62.52 1982 Algeria: 59.59 South Africa: 60.94 World: 62.87 1983 Algeria: 61.25 South Africa: 61.39 World: 63.13 1984 Algeria: 62.72 South Africa: 61.84 World: 63.44 1985 Algeria: 64.16 South Africa: 62.2 World: 63.73 1986 Algeria: 65.27 South Africa: 62.42 World: 64.12 1987 Algeria: 66.13 South Africa: 62.69 World: 64.46 1988 Algeria: 66.91 South Africa: 62.9 World: 64.67 1989 Algeria: 67.46 South Africa: 63.02 World: 64.96 1990 Algeria: 67.66 South Africa: 62.94 World: 65.11 1991 Algeria: 67.69 South Africa: 62.98 World: 65.3 1992 Algeria: 67.73 South Africa: 62.84 World: 65.55 1993 Algeria: 67.8 South Africa: 62.62 World: 65.74 1994 Algeria: 67.28 South Africa: 62.07 World: 65.96 1995 Algeria: 67.69 South Africa: 61.6 World: 66.2 1996 Algeria: 68.22 South Africa: 61.08 World: 66.52 1997 Algeria: 68.86 South Africa: 60.54 World: 66.83 1998 Algeria: 69.33 South Africa: 59.91 World: 67.07 1999 Algeria: 70.09 South Africa: 59.19 World: 67.31 2000 Algeria: 70.58 South Africa: 58.37 World: 67.65 2001 Algeria: 71.03 South Africa: 57.16 World: 67.95 2002 Algeria: 71.64 South Africa: 55.58 World: 68.23 2003 Algeria: 71.91 South Africa: 54.25 World: 68.52 2004 Algeria: 72.54 South Africa: 53.96 World: 68.77 2005 Algeria: 72.84 South Africa: 53.91 World: 69.11 2006 Algeria: 73.12 South Africa: 54.22 World: 69.47 2007 Algeria: 73.35 South Africa: 54.95 World: 69.81 2008 Algeria: 73.62 South Africa: 55.98 World: 70 2009 Algeria: 73.87 South Africa: 57.41 World: 70.38 2010 Algeria: 74.14 South Africa: 58.89 World: 70.68 2011 Algeria: 74.38 South Africa: 60.6 World: 70.97 2012 Algeria: 74.61 South Africa: 61.74 World: 71.26 2013 Algeria: 74.81 South Africa: 62.39 World: 71.53 2014 Algeria: 74.99 South Africa: 63.18 World: 71.78 2015 Algeria: 75.16 South Africa: 64.05 World: 71.97 2016 Algeria: 75.31 South Africa: 64.75 World: 72.19 2017 Algeria: 75.43 South Africa: 65.42 World: 72.37 2018 Algeria: 75.56 South Africa: 65.73 World: 72.64 2019 Algeria: 75.68 South Africa: 66.07 World: 72.87 2020 Algeria: 73.26 South Africa: 65.15 World: 72.18 2021 Algeria: 75.21 South Africa: 62.01 World: 71.22 2022 Algeria: 76.13 South Africa: 65.45 World: 72.97 2023 Algeria: 76.26 South Africa: 66.14 World: 73.33 2024 Algeria: 76.48 South Africa: 66.31 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Algeria South Africa World

2 4 6 8 1960 Algeria: 7.5 South Africa: 6.11 World: 4.69 1961 Algeria: 7.56 South Africa: 6.08 World: 4.56 1962 Algeria: 7.61 South Africa: 6.05 World: 5.02 1963 Algeria: 7.65 South Africa: 6.01 World: 5.31 1964 Algeria: 7.67 South Africa: 5.96 World: 5.13 1965 Algeria: 7.71 South Africa: 5.89 World: 5.08 1966 Algeria: 7.71 South Africa: 5.91 World: 4.97 1967 Algeria: 7.71 South Africa: 5.85 World: 4.87 1968 Algeria: 7.71 South Africa: 5.78 World: 4.98 1969 Algeria: 7.71 South Africa: 5.72 World: 4.88 1970 Algeria: 7.7 South Africa: 5.63 World: 4.84 1971 Algeria: 7.67 South Africa: 5.57 World: 4.69 1972 Algeria: 7.63 South Africa: 5.49 World: 4.55 1973 Algeria: 7.59 South Africa: 5.41 World: 4.42 1974 Algeria: 7.55 South Africa: 5.3 World: 4.26 1975 Algeria: 7.49 South Africa: 5.19 World: 4.07 1976 Algeria: 7.41 South Africa: 5.07 World: 3.97 1977 Algeria: 7.31 South Africa: 4.94 World: 3.84 1978 Algeria: 7.21 South Africa: 4.85 World: 3.77 1979 Algeria: 7.12 South Africa: 4.82 World: 3.76 1980 Algeria: 6.99 South Africa: 4.78 World: 3.73 1981 Algeria: 6.85 South Africa: 4.71 World: 3.71 1982 Algeria: 6.68 South Africa: 4.7 World: 3.72 1983 Algeria: 6.5 South Africa: 4.63 World: 3.59 1984 Algeria: 6.28 South Africa: 4.57 World: 3.57 1985 Algeria: 6.04 South Africa: 4.5 World: 3.53 1986 Algeria: 5.65 South Africa: 4.41 World: 3.51 1987 Algeria: 5.3 South Africa: 4.35 World: 3.48 1988 Algeria: 5.02 South Africa: 4.18 World: 3.39 1989 Algeria: 4.76 South Africa: 3.98 World: 3.35 1990 Algeria: 4.51 South Africa: 3.72 World: 3.31 1991 Algeria: 4.37 South Africa: 3.62 World: 3.13 1992 Algeria: 4.27 South Africa: 3.48 World: 3.04 1993 Algeria: 4.08 South Africa: 3.37 World: 2.97 1994 Algeria: 3.91 South Africa: 3.26 World: 2.92 1995 Algeria: 3.49 South Africa: 3.17 World: 2.87 1996 Algeria: 3.14 South Africa: 2.99 World: 2.82 1997 Algeria: 2.89 South Africa: 2.73 World: 2.78 1998 Algeria: 2.69 South Africa: 2.63 World: 2.75 1999 Algeria: 2.62 South Africa: 2.56 World: 2.72 2000 Algeria: 2.59 South Africa: 2.41 World: 2.73 2001 Algeria: 2.52 South Africa: 2.37 World: 2.69 2002 Algeria: 2.43 South Africa: 2.32 World: 2.66 2003 Algeria: 2.45 South Africa: 2.36 World: 2.64 2004 Algeria: 2.5 South Africa: 2.44 World: 2.63 2005 Algeria: 2.56 South Africa: 2.51 World: 2.61 2006 Algeria: 2.63 South Africa: 2.55 World: 2.61 2007 Algeria: 2.7 South Africa: 2.55 World: 2.6 2008 Algeria: 2.79 South Africa: 2.68 World: 2.6 2009 Algeria: 2.83 South Africa: 2.5 World: 2.59 2010 Algeria: 2.88 South Africa: 2.45 World: 2.57 2011 Algeria: 2.9 South Africa: 2.44 World: 2.55 2012 Algeria: 3 South Africa: 2.45 World: 2.56 2013 Algeria: 3 South Africa: 2.43 World: 2.53 2014 Algeria: 3.08 South Africa: 2.42 World: 2.52 2015 Algeria: 3.09 South Africa: 2.36 World: 2.49 2016 Algeria: 3.09 South Africa: 2.26 World: 2.49 2017 Algeria: 3.09 South Africa: 2.28 World: 2.46 2018 Algeria: 3.02 South Africa: 2.27 World: 2.39 2019 Algeria: 3 South Africa: 2.26 World: 2.35 2020 Algeria: 2.94 South Africa: 2.26 World: 2.28 2021 Algeria: 2.87 South Africa: 2.25 World: 2.25 2022 Algeria: 2.82 South Africa: 2.23 World: 2.22 2023 Algeria: 2.77 South Africa: 2.22 World: 2.2 2024 Algeria: 2.72 South Africa: 2.21 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Algeria South Africa World

0 10 20 30 40 1991 Algeria: 20.6 South Africa: 23.14 World: 5.12 1992 Algeria: 24.38 South Africa: 23.46 World: 5.28 1993 Algeria: 26.23 South Africa: 23.36 World: 5.54 1994 Algeria: 27.74 South Africa: 23.07 World: 5.79 1995 Algeria: 31.84 South Africa: 22.71 World: 5.92 1996 Algeria: 28.27 South Africa: 22.5 World: 5.98 1997 Algeria: 25.43 South Africa: 22.55 World: 6.01 1998 Algeria: 26.85 South Africa: 22.74 World: 6.16 1999 Algeria: 28.58 South Africa: 22.88 World: 6.28 2000 Algeria: 29.77 South Africa: 22.79 World: 6.11 2001 Algeria: 27.3 South Africa: 22.65 World: 6.19 2002 Algeria: 25.9 South Africa: 22.58 World: 6.41 2003 Algeria: 23.72 South Africa: 22.68 World: 6.48 2004 Algeria: 17.65 South Africa: 22.57 World: 6.33 2005 Algeria: 15.27 South Africa: 22.47 World: 6.22 2006 Algeria: 12.27 South Africa: 22.3 World: 5.97 2007 Algeria: 13.79 South Africa: 22.26 World: 5.77 2008 Algeria: 11.33 South Africa: 22.41 World: 5.82 2009 Algeria: 10.16 South Africa: 23.52 World: 6.41 2010 Algeria: 9.96 South Africa: 24.68 World: 6.28 2011 Algeria: 9.96 South Africa: 24.64 World: 6.15 2012 Algeria: 10.97 South Africa: 24.73 World: 6.15 2013 Algeria: 9.82 South Africa: 24.56 World: 6.1 2014 Algeria: 10.21 South Africa: 24.89 World: 5.96 2015 Algeria: 11.21 South Africa: 25.15 World: 6 2016 Algeria: 10.2 South Africa: 26.54 World: 5.97 2017 Algeria: 12 South Africa: 27.04 World: 5.9 2018 Algeria: 12.11 South Africa: 26.91 World: 5.76 2019 Algeria: 12.3 South Africa: 28.47 World: 5.59 2020 Algeria: 14.08 South Africa: 29.22 World: 6.59 2021 Algeria: 13.66 South Africa: 34.01 World: 6.05 2022 Algeria: 12.38 South Africa: 33.27 World: 5.23 2023 Algeria: 11.65 South Africa: 32.1 World: 4.85 2024 Algeria: 11.66 South Africa: 32.28 World: 4.81 2025 Algeria: 11.63 South Africa: 32.39 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Algeria South Africa World

0 2 4 6 8 10 1970 Algeria: 1.43 South Africa: 8.33 World: 4.14 1971 Algeria: 1.63 South Africa: 8.04 World: 4.04 1972 Algeria: 2.44 South Africa: 8.09 World: 4.16 1973 Algeria: 3.2 South Africa: 8.57 World: 4.32 1974 Algeria: 2.64 South Africa: 8.6 World: 4.23 1975 Algeria: 2.32 South Africa: 8.99 World: 4.14 1976 Algeria: 2.87 South Africa: 9.29 World: 4.31 1977 Algeria: 3.06 South Africa: 9.04 World: 4.36 1978 Algeria: 3.28 South Africa: 8 World: 4.42 1979 Algeria: 3.18 South Africa: 7.98 World: 4.46 1980 Algeria: 3.07 South Africa: 8.23 World: 4.33 1981 Algeria: 2.81 South Africa: 8.4 World: 4.18 1982 Algeria: 2.86 South Africa: 8.32 World: 4.05 1983 Algeria: 2.88 South Africa: 8.1 World: 4.01 1984 Algeria: 2.93 South Africa: 8.34 World: 4.07 1985 Algeria: 3.26 South Africa: 8.2 World: 4.05 1986 Algeria: 3.3 South Africa: 7.88 World: 4.04 1987 Algeria: 3.08 South Africa: 8.07 World: 4.1 1988 Algeria: 3.03 South Africa: 7.92 World: 4.16 1989 Algeria: 2.96 South Africa: 7.61 World: 4.16 1990 Algeria: 2.84 South Africa: 7.71 World: 4.15 1991 Algeria: 2.89 South Africa: 7.34 World: 4.1 1992 Algeria: 3.18 South Africa: 7.06 World: 4.01 1993 Algeria: 3.04 South Africa: 6.97 World: 3.97 1994 Algeria: 2.91 South Africa: 7.01 World: 3.94 1995 Algeria: 2.94 South Africa: 7.3 World: 3.99 1996 Algeria: 2.81 South Africa: 7.45 World: 4.01 1997 Algeria: 2.69 South Africa: 7.69 World: 4.02 1998 Algeria: 2.71 South Africa: 7.73 World: 3.98 1999 Algeria: 2.79 South Africa: 7.29 World: 3.95 2000 Algeria: 2.85 South Africa: 7.36 World: 4.01 2001 Algeria: 2.74 South Africa: 7.51 World: 4.01 2002 Algeria: 2.82 South Africa: 7.72 World: 4.02 2003 Algeria: 3 South Africa: 8.11 World: 4.15 2004 Algeria: 2.96 South Africa: 8.69 World: 4.28 2005 Algeria: 3.06 South Africa: 8.82 World: 4.39 2006 Algeria: 3.14 South Africa: 8.81 World: 4.48 2007 Algeria: 3.19 South Africa: 9.1 World: 4.59 2008 Algeria: 3.27 South Africa: 9.55 World: 4.56 2009 Algeria: 3.27 South Africa: 8.83 World: 4.45 2010 Algeria: 3.28 South Africa: 8.87 World: 4.67 2011 Algeria: 3.38 South Africa: 8.38 World: 4.76 2012 Algeria: 3.73 South Africa: 8.58 World: 4.77 2013 Algeria: 3.79 South Africa: 8.69 World: 4.81 2014 Algeria: 3.95 South Africa: 8.75 World: 4.78 2015 Algeria: 4.11 South Africa: 8.15 World: 4.7 2016 Algeria: 3.94 South Africa: 8.04 World: 4.65 2017 Algeria: 3.99 South Africa: 8.15 World: 4.67 2018 Algeria: 4.11 South Africa: 8.08 World: 4.73 2019 Algeria: 4.2 South Africa: 8.01 World: 4.7 2020 Algeria: 3.9 South Africa: 7.44 World: 4.47 2021 Algeria: 4.05 South Africa: 7.29 World: 4.68 2022 Algeria: 4.16 South Africa: 6.88 World: 4.67 2023 Algeria: 4.13 South Africa: 6.76 World: 4.68 2024 Algeria: 3.98 South Africa: 6.88 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Algeria South Africa World

0 20 40 60 80 2005 Algeria: 5.84 South Africa: 7.49 World: 15.6 2006 Algeria: 7.38 South Africa: 7.61 World: 17.2 2007 Algeria: 9.45 South Africa: 8.07 World: 20.2 2008 Algeria: 10.18 South Africa: 8.43 World: 22.8 2009 Algeria: 11.23 South Africa: 10 World: 25.3 2010 Algeria: 12.5 South Africa: 24 World: 28.4 2011 Algeria: 14.9 South Africa: 33.97 World: 30.9 2012 Algeria: 18.2 South Africa: 41 World: 33.3 2013 Algeria: 22.5 South Africa: 46.5 World: 35.3 2014 Algeria: 29.5 South Africa: 49 World: 37.4 2015 Algeria: 38.2 South Africa: 51.92 World: 39.9 2016 Algeria: 42.95 South Africa: 54 World: 43.6 2017 Algeria: 47.69 South Africa: 56.17 World: 46.3 2018 Algeria: 49.04 South Africa: 62.4 World: 49.4 2019 Algeria: 55.79 South Africa: 69.7 World: 53.9 2020 Algeria: 63.47 South Africa: 72.11 World: 60.1 2021 Algeria: 72.21 South Africa: 74.97 World: 63.8 2022 Algeria: 74.78 South Africa: 78.29 World: 67 2023 Algeria: 76.2 South Africa: 78.34 World: 69.2 2024 Algeria: 77.42 South Africa: 78.36 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Algeria South Africa
Population 47.4 mn 2025
33rd of 215		 64.7 mn 2025
24th of 215
Population density 19.4 /km² 2023
185th of 214		 52.1 /km² 2023
149th of 214
Population growth 1.32 % 2025
77th of 215		 1.15 % 2025
92nd of 215
Life expectancy 76.5 years 2024
91st of 215		 66.3 years 2024
181st of 215
Fertility rate 2.72 2024
63rd of 215		 2.21 2024
94th of 215
Birth rate 18.8 ‰ 2024
81st of 215		 18.5 ‰ 2024
83rd of 215
Infant mortality 19.5 ‰ 2024
127th of 196		 24.2 ‰ 2024
139th of 196
Urban population 75.8 % 2025
70th of 215		 63.8 % 2025
110th of 215
Aged 65+ 6.8 % 2025
126th of 215		 6.9 % 2025
124th of 215
Living in cities 42.8 % 2025
88th of 215		 50.5 % 2025
53rd of 215
Living in towns 38.2 % 2025
72nd of 215		 29.0 % 2025
119th of 215
Living in rural areas 19.0 % 2025
143rd of 215		 20.5 % 2025
138th of 215

Human development

Indicator Algeria South Africa
Human Development Index 0.763 2023
96th of 193		 0.741 2023
106th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.601 2023
89th of 169		 0.476 2023
119th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.706 2023
60th of 156		 0.685 2023
75th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.443 2023
114th of 172		 0.388 2023
95th of 172

Economy

Indicator Algeria South Africa
GDP 287 bn US$ 2025
50th of 186		 427.2 bn US$ 2025
39th of 186
GDP per capita 6,051 US$ 2025
108th of 186		 6,598 US$ 2025
104th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 18,586 int. $ 2025
101st of 185		 15,906 int. $ 2025
109th of 185
GNI per capita 5,850 US$ 2025
105th of 182		 6,270 US$ 2025
100th of 182
GDP growth 3.8 % 2025
75th of 186		 1.1 % 2025
154th of 186
Inflation 1.4 % 2025
124th of 165		 3.2 % 2025
80th of 165
Trade 39.0 % 2025
120th of 138		 60.9 % 2025
91st of 138
Exports 16.8 % 2025
119th of 138		 31.4 % 2025
82nd of 138
FDI inflows 0.5 % 2024
157th of 192		 -0.5 % 2025
155th of 192
Manufacturing 9.5 % 2024 12.3 % 2025
62nd of 132
Agriculture 14.5 % 2025
42nd of 158		 2.8 % 2025
112th of 158
Military spending 8.0 % 2024
3rd of 147		 0.7 % 2024
129th of 147
Tax revenue - 25.9 % 2024
10th of 89
Government debt - 82.8 % 2024
41st of 56

Labour

Indicator Algeria South Africa
Unemployment 11.6 % 2025
155th of 181		 32.4 % 2025
180th of 181
Youth unemployment 29.4 % 2025
162nd of 181		 59.9 % 2025
180th of 181
Women in the labour force 14.1 % 2025
176th of 181		 49.9 % 2025
118th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 9.5 % 2025
107th of 181		 5.4 % 2025
126th of 181
Weekly hours worked 43.2 h 2025
38th of 181		 41.1 h 2025
68th of 181
Youth NEET rate 19.7 % 2025
102nd of 181		 34.7 % 2025
165th of 181
Labour income share 30.5 % 2025
110th of 114		 52.6 % 2025
29th of 114
Output per hour 27.9 $ 2025
75th of 181		 22.8 $ 2025
86th of 181

Health

Indicator Algeria South Africa
Health spending 4.4 % 2023
144th of 192		 8.9 % 2023
46th of 192
Health spending per person 233 US$ 2023
123rd of 191		 537 US$ 2023
84th of 191
Physicians 1.66 /1,000 2022
68th of 125		 0.79 /1,000 2022
75th of 125
Under-5 mortality 21.6 ‰ 2024
126th of 196		 35.1 ‰ 2024
144th of 196
Maternal mortality 62 /100k 2023
109th of 194		 118 /100k 2023
135th of 194
Tobacco use 22.4 % 2024
102nd of 166		 23.7 % 2024
112th of 166
Safe drinking water 69.0 % 2024
88th of 147		 68.0 % 2024
89th of 147

Food

Indicator Algeria South Africa
Calories per person 3,396 kcal 2023
33rd of 155		 2,650 kcal 2024
112th of 155
Protein supply 94.4 g 2022
81st of 174		 79.2 g 2022
118th of 174
Animal protein supply 27.1 g 2022
128th of 174		 37.4 g 2022
104th of 174
Fat supply 99.4 g 2022
86th of 174		 96.3 g 2022
91st of 174
Food insecurity 17.6 % 2024
63rd of 134		 20.9 % 2024
67th of 134
Severe food insecurity 4.9 % 2024
61st of 124		 8.4 % 2024
84th of 124
Cereal import dependency 83.9 % 2022
41st of 160		 0.7 % 2022
125th of 160

Education

Indicator Algeria South Africa
Secondary enrolment 105.2 % 2024
24th of 108		 104.1 % 2023
Tertiary enrolment 54.4 % 2024
58th of 128		 23.5 % 2023
99th of 128
Education spending 9.0 % 2024
18th of 121		 6.0 % 2024
12th of 121
Expected schooling 15.5 yrs 2023
57th of 195		 13.8 yrs 2023
91st of 195
Mean schooling 7.4 yrs 2023
134th of 193		 11.6 yrs 2023
52nd of 193
Literacy - 91.2 % 2024
19th of 29

Society

Indicator Algeria South Africa
Income inequality 27.6 2011 54.1 2022
Extreme poverty 0.0 % 2011 17.4 % 2022
Internet use 77.4 % 2024
103rd of 182		 78.4 % 2024
102nd of 182
Mobile subscriptions 115.5 /100 2024
88th of 151		 179.3 /100 2024
8th of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
31st of 213		 90.2 % 2024
159th of 213
Women in parliament 7.9 % 2025
169th of 184		 44.9 % 2025
16th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Algeria South Africa
Refugees hosted 180,575 2025
37th of 177		 55,177 2025
61st of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 3.8 ‰ 2025
67th of 177		 0.9 ‰ 2025
91st of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 3,690 2025
77th of 177		 82,358 2025
20th of 177
Refugees from the country 9,174 2025
65th of 199		 1,319 2025
100th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.2 ‰ 2025
106th of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
155th of 199

Governance

Indicator Algeria South Africa
Control of corruption 35.8 /100 2024
143rd of 207		 44.0 /100 2024
100th of 207
Government effectiveness 46.5 /100 2024
124th of 205		 46.9 /100 2024
122nd of 205
Rule of law 45.0 /100 2024
146th of 207		 57.3 /100 2024
98th of 207
Regulatory quality 43.0 /100 2024
158th of 205		 53.9 /100 2024
98th of 205
Voice and accountability 38.5 /100 2024
159th of 205		 67.5 /100 2024
60th of 205
Political stability 54.0 /100 2024
161st of 207		 55.4 /100 2024
156th of 207

Environment

Indicator Algeria South Africa
CO₂ per capita 3.98 t 2024
132nd of 202		 6.88 t 2024
168th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 198.2 Mt 2024
29th of 204		 439.8 Mt 2024
15th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.51 % 2024
29th of 204		 1.14 % 2024
15th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 5.5 Gt 2024
39th of 204		 22.8 Gt 2024
13th of 204
GHG per capita 5.40 t 2024
127th of 202		 8.90 t 2024
165th of 202
Renewable energy 0.1 % 2021
202nd of 211		 9.7 % 2021
147th of 211
Forest area 0.8 % 2023
197th of 212		 14.0 % 2023
147th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 16.5 µg/m³ 2023
95th of 200		 27.7 µg/m³ 2023
146th of 200
Water stress 144.8 % 2022
170th of 176		 67.6 % 2022
152nd of 176
Land area 2.4 mn km² 2023
10th of 214		 1.2 mn km² 2023
24th of 214

Energy

Indicator Algeria South Africa
Renewable electricity 1.1 % 2024
179th of 190		 13.6 % 2025
141st of 190
Wind and solar 1.0 % 2024
140th of 190		 12.7 % 2025
64th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
68th of 180		 4.2 % 2025
26th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 1.1 % 2024
179th of 190		 17.8 % 2025
136th of 190
Fossil electricity 98.9 % 2024
179th of 190		 82.2 % 2025
136th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
30th of 188		 81.4 % 2025
185th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 633 g/kWh 2024
153rd of 190		 699 g/kWh 2025
181st of 190
Electricity per capita 2.00 MWh 2024
109th of 191		 3.66 MWh 2025
79th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.