Quality of life comparison

be 67.9% less likely to be obese

In Algeria, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Senegal, that number is 8.8% of people as of 2016.

live 8.1 years less

In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Senegal, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.

be 75.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Algeria, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Senegal, that number is 2.9% as of 2023.

make 71.2% less money

Algeria has a GDP per capita of $15,300 as of 2023, while in Senegal, the GDP per capita is $4,400 as of 2023.

be 8.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Algeria, 5.5% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Senegal, however, that number is 46.7% as of 2011.

pay a 14.3% higher top tax rate

Algeria has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Senegal, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

have 49.5% more children

In Algeria, there are approximately 20.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Senegal, there are 30.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Algeria, approximately 78.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Senegal, 261.0 women do as of 2020.

be 30.8% less likely to be literate

In Algeria, the literacy rate is 81.4% as of 2018. In Senegal, it is 56.3% as of 2021.

be 64.5% more 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 Senegal, on the other hand, 32.4 children do as of 2022.

be 32.1% less likely to have access to electricity

In Algeria, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Senegal, that number is 68% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 43% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 18.3% less likely to have internet access

In Algeria, approximately 71.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Senegal, about 58.0% do as of 2021.

be 12.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Algeria, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Senegal, that number is 87% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 21.4% less on education

Algeria spends 7.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Senegal spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 17.5% less on healthcare

Algeria spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Senegal, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2020.

see 46.8% less coastline

Algeria has a total of 998 km of coastline. In Senegal, that number is 531 km.