Algeria vs Tunisia
Algeria vs Tunisia: National power
National power in 2022: 0.51% of world capability in Algeria and 0.1% of world capability in Tunisia, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Algeria, by 0.41 percentage points, or 5.06 times that in Tunisia.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Algeria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1962.
- In 2022, Algeria ranked 37 and Tunisia ranked 92 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Algeria | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.51 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 0.51 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| 2017 | 0.49 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 0.45 | 0.1 |
| 2015 | 0.46 | 0.1 |
| 2014 | 0.46 | 0.1 |
| 2013 | 0.42 | 0.1 |
| 2012 | 0.42 | 0.1 |
| 2011 | 0.42 | 0.09 |
| 2010 | 0.39 | 0.09 |
| 2009 | 0.39 | 0.1 |
| 2008 | 0.39 | 0.1 |
| 2007 | 0.39 | 0.1 |
| 2006 | 0.38 | 0.1 |
| 2005 | 0.38 | 0.1 |
| 2004 | 0.37 | 0.1 |
| 2003 | 0.37 | 0.1 |
| 2002 | 0.38 | 0.1 |
| 2001 | 0.43 | 0.09 |
| 2000 | 0.42 | 0.09 |
| 1999 | 0.43 | 0.09 |
| 1998 | 0.44 | 0.09 |
| 1997 | 0.4 | 0.09 |
| 1996 | 0.4 | 0.09 |
| 1995 | 0.39 | 0.09 |
| 1994 | 0.39 | 0.08 |
| 1993 | 0.39 | 0.08 |
| 1992 | 0.4 | 0.09 |
| 1991 | 0.37 | 0.08 |
| 1990 | 0.36 | 0.08 |
| 1989 | 0.36 | 0.08 |
| 1988 | 0.37 | 0.08 |
| 1987 | 0.41 | 0.08 |
| 1986 | 0.4 | 0.08 |
| 1985 | 0.39 | 0.08 |
| 1984 | 0.39 | 0.08 |
| 1983 | 0.34 | 0.07 |
| 1982 | 0.32 | 0.07 |
| 1981 | 0.29 | 0.07 |
| 1980 | 0.29 | 0.07 |
| 1979 | 0.25 | 0.06 |
| 1978 | 0.25 | 0.06 |
| 1977 | 0.22 | 0.06 |
| 1976 | 0.22 | 0.06 |
| 1975 | 0.21 | 0.06 |
| 1974 | 0.21 | 0.06 |
| 1973 | 0.2 | 0.06 |
| 1972 | 0.2 | 0.06 |
| 1971 | 0.19 | 0.06 |
| 1970 | 0.19 | 0.06 |
| 1969 | 0.2 | 0.06 |
| 1968 | 0.19 | 0.06 |
| 1967 | 0.19 | 0.06 |
| 1966 | 0.19 | 0.06 |
| 1965 | 0.18 | 0.06 |
| 1964 | 0.18 | 0.06 |
| 1963 | 0.17 | 0.06 |
| 1962 | 0.15 | 0.06 |
| 1961 | – | 0.06 |
| 1960 | – | 0.06 |
| 1959 | – | 0.05 |
| 1958 | – | 0.05 |
| 1957 | – | 0.05 |
| 1956 | – | 0.05 |
| 1881 | – | 0.11 |
| 1880 | – | 0.12 |
| 1879 | – | 0.12 |
| 1878 | – | 0.11 |
| 1877 | – | 0.11 |
| 1876 | – | 0.12 |
| 1875 | – | 0.12 |
| 1874 | – | 0.12 |
| 1873 | – | 0.12 |
| 1872 | – | 0.12 |
| 1871 | – | 0.19 |
| 1870 | – | 0.22 |
| 1869 | – | 0.22 |
| 1868 | – | 0.22 |
| 1867 | – | 0.22 |
| 1866 | – | 0.22 |
| 1865 | – | 0.2 |
| 1864 | – | 0.19 |
| 1863 | – | 0.2 |
| 1862 | – | 0.2 |
| 1861 | – | 0.21 |
| 1860 | – | 0.21 |
| 1859 | – | 0.28 |
| 1858 | – | 0.29 |
| 1857 | – | 0.28 |
| 1856 | – | 0.25 |
| 1855 | – | 0.26 |
| 1854 | – | 0.29 |
| 1853 | – | 0.3 |
| 1852 | – | 0.31 |
| 1851 | – | 0.32 |
| 1850 | – | 0.31 |
| 1849 | – | 0.32 |
| 1848 | – | 0.32 |
| 1847 | – | 0.32 |
| 1846 | – | 0.32 |
| 1845 | – | 0.33 |
| 1844 | – | 0.32 |
| 1843 | – | 0.33 |
| 1842 | – | 0.32 |
| 1841 | – | 0.33 |
| 1840 | – | 0.33 |
| 1839 | – | 0.34 |
| 1838 | – | 0.35 |
| 1837 | – | 0.35 |
| 1836 | – | 0.35 |
| 1835 | – | 0.36 |
| 1834 | – | 0.36 |
| 1833 | – | 0.36 |
| 1832 | – | 0.37 |
| 1831 | – | 0.36 |
| 1830 | – | 0.38 |
| 1829 | – | 0.39 |
| 1828 | – | 0.4 |
| 1827 | – | 0.41 |
| 1826 | – | 0.43 |
| 1825 | – | 0.42 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The Correlates of War’s Composite Index of National Capability: the country’s share of the world’s military spending, soldiers, iron and steel, energy use, people and city dwellers, averaged.
- Source: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Algeria vs Tunisia
Health
- Life expectancyAlgeria: 76.3 years in 2023Tunisia: 76.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAlgeria: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Tunisia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAlgeria: 17.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tunisia: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAlgeria: 70.6% in 2022Tunisia: 74.3% in 2022
- DepressionAlgeria: 3.66% in 2017Tunisia: 3.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateAlgeria: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Tunisia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAlgeria: 46.2 million people in 2023Tunisia: 12.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthAlgeria: 1.44% a year in 2023Tunisia: 0.65% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAlgeria: 2.77 births per woman in 2023Tunisia: 1.83 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAlgeria: 75.8% in 2025Tunisia: 70.7% in 2025
- Median ageAlgeria: 28.2 years in 2023Tunisia: 32.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAlgeria: 6.4% in 2023Tunisia: 9.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateAlgeria: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Tunisia: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAlgeria: 8.83% of GDP in 2025Tunisia: 2.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAlgeria: $24.1B in 2025Tunisia: $1.35B in 2025
- Military spending per personAlgeria: $540 in 2025Tunisia: $121 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAlgeria: 24.6% of government spending in 2025Tunisia: 7.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAlgeria: 326,000 people in 2020Tunisia: 48,000 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersAlgeria: 2.81% of the labour force in 2020Tunisia: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAlgeria: 108 million TIV in 2025Tunisia: 7 million TIV in 2025