---
title: "Algeria vs China — area, population, currency"
description: "Algeria is 2,381,740 km² with 47,435,312 people; China is 9,596,960 km² with 1,406,585,000. Area, density, currency, languages and time zones side by side."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/algeria-vs-china/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Algeria vs China

**Algeria vs China: China is larger; China has more people**

2,381,740 km² vs 9,596,960 km² · 47,435,312 vs 1,406,585,000

China is 4.0 times larger than Algeria — 9,596,960 against 2,381,740 km². China is 30 times more populous than Algeria — 1,406,585,000 against 47,435,312 people.

## Side by side

|  | Algeria | China |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Algiers | Beijing |
| Area | 2,381,740 km² | 9,596,960 km² |
| Population | 47,435,312 (2025) | 1,406,585,000 (2025) |
| Density | 19.9 /km² | 146.6 /km² |
| Currency | Algerian dinar (DZD) | Chinese yuan (CNY) |
| Official languages | Arabic | Standard Chinese |
| Time zones | UTC+01:00 | UTC+08:00 |
| Calling code | +213 | +86 |
| Drives on the | right | right |
| Continent | Africa | Asia |
| ISO codes | DZ / DZA | CN / CHN |

## Population density

China is 7.4 times more densely populated than Algeria — 147 against 20 people per km². Density is where area and population interact, and it often reverses the impression the headline figures give — a large country with a small population can feel emptier than a small crowded one by an enormous margin.

## Practical differences

- Different currencies: the Algerian dinar and the Chinese yuan.
- Different continents — Africa and Asia.

## Algeria

The largest country in Africa, and the tenth largest in the world. About four-fifths of it is Sahara, so nearly the whole population lives on the Mediterranean strip in the north. The Hoggar mountains in the deep south rise above 2,900 m and get frost.

## China

The largest country in the world using a single time zone, so the sun rises in the far west around three hours later by the clock than in Beijing. China has a land border with fourteen countries — more than any other state except Russia, which also has fourteen. Its terrain runs from Mount Everest on the Nepalese border to the Turpan Depression at 154 m below sea level.

> Neutral facts only. Nothing here addresses politics, government, economics or which country is preferable in any respect — population is the one figure that dates, and it carries its year.

## Common questions

### Is Algeria bigger than China?

China is larger — 9,596,960 km² against 2,381,740 km².

### Which has more people, Algeria or China?

China, with 1,406,585,000 against 47,435,312.

### What is the time difference between Algeria and China?

Algeria is UTC+01:00 and China is UTC+08:00. Daylight saving shifts the gap during the year in places that observe it.

## Related pages

- [Algeria](https://atoneplace.net/country/algeria/)
- [China](https://atoneplace.net/country/china/)
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## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]