Algeria vs Iran
Algeria vs Iran: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 2.81% of the labour force in Algeria and 2.35% of the labour force in Iran, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Algeria, by 0.46 percentage points, or 1.2 times that in Iran.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Algeria has been higher since 2001, when it overtook Iran.
- In 2020, Algeria ranked 18 and Iran ranked 21 of 168 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 0.79% of the labour force in 2020.
Every year
% of the labour force · IISS
| Year | Algeria | Iran | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2.81 | 2.35 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 2.5 | 2.23 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 2.53 | 2.24 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 2.56 | 1.97 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 2.6 | 2.04 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 2.63 | 2.13 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 2.66 | 2.21 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 2.68 | 2.22 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 2.7 | 2.21 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 2.74 | 2.31 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 2.78 | 2.25 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 3.01 | 2.24 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 3.07 | 2.32 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 3.14 | 2.25 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | 3.21 | 2.36 | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 3.13 | 2.39 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 3.19 | 1.98 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 3.17 | 2.63 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 3.33 | 2.64 | 1 |
| 2001 | 3.28 | 2.71 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 3.37 | 3.87 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 3.43 | 4.22 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 3.12 | 4.61 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 3.23 | 5.1 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 2.02 | 5.27 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 2.06 | 4.75 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 1.64 | 3.34 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 1.7 | 3.33 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 1.75 | 3.31 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | 1.81 | 2.95 | 1.03 |
| 1990 | 1.88 | 2.86 | 1.11 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel as a share of everyone working or looking for work, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 168 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Algeria vs Iran
Health
- Life expectancyAlgeria: 76.3 years in 2023Iran: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAlgeria: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Iran: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAlgeria: 17.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Iran: 9.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAlgeria: 70.6% in 2022Iran: 94.2% in 2022
- DepressionAlgeria: 3.66% in 2017Iran: 5.12% in 2017
- Suicide rateAlgeria: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Iran: 5.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAlgeria: 46.2 million people in 2023Iran: 90.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthAlgeria: 1.44% a year in 2023Iran: 1.12% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAlgeria: 2.77 births per woman in 2023Iran: 1.7 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAlgeria: 75.8% in 2025Iran: 77.4% in 2025
- Median ageAlgeria: 28.2 years in 2023Iran: 32.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAlgeria: 6.4% in 2023Iran: 7.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateAlgeria: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Iran: 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAlgeria: 8.83% of GDP in 2025Iran: 2.09% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAlgeria: $24.1B in 2025Iran: $7.45B in 2025
- Military spending per personAlgeria: $540 in 2025Iran: $80 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAlgeria: 24.6% of government spending in 2025Iran: 11.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAlgeria: 326,000 people in 2020Iran: 650,000 people in 2020
- National powerAlgeria: 0.51% of world capability in 2022Iran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsAlgeria: 108 million TIV in 2025Iran: 42 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsAlgeria: 12 million TIV in 1984Iran: 80 million TIV in 2025