Quality of life comparison

live 3.8 years longer

In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Belgium, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 19.3% less likely to be obese

In Algeria, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belgium, that number is 22.1% of people as of 2016.

make 4.2 times more money

Algeria has a GDP per capita of $15,300 as of 2023, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $63,600 as of 2023.

be 53.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Algeria, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Belgium, that number is 5.5% as of 2023.

be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Algeria, 5.5% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Belgium, however, that number is 12.3% as of 2022.

pay a 53.4% higher top tax rate

Algeria has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Belgium, the top tax rate is 53.7% as of 2016.

be 93.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Algeria, approximately 78.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Belgium, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 83.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Algeria, approximately 19.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Belgium, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

have 46.5% fewer children

In Algeria, there are approximately 20.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belgium, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 28.2% more likely to have internet access

In Algeria, approximately 71.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Belgium, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

spend 76.2% more on healthcare

Algeria spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Belgium, that number is 11.1% of GDP as of 2020.

see 93.3% less coastline

Algeria has a total of 998 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.