Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sweden instead of Algeria, you would:
Health
live 4.7 years longer
In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Sweden, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 24.8% less likely to be obese
In Algeria, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sweden, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.2 times more money
Algeria has a GDP per capita of $15,300 as of 2023, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $64,200 as of 2023.
be 35.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Algeria, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sweden, that number is 7.6% as of 2023.
be 2.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Algeria, 5.5% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Sweden, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2022.
pay a 63.1% higher top tax rate
Algeria has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Sweden, the top tax rate is 57.1% as of 2016.
Life
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 Sweden, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 88.3% 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 Sweden, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2022.
have 47.0% fewer children
In Algeria, there are approximately 20.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sweden, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 23.9% more likely to have internet access
In Algeria, approximately 71.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sweden, about 88.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 81.0% more on healthcare
Algeria spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sweden, that number is 11.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 3.2 times more coastline
Algeria has a total of 998 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Skatteverket, Direction Générale des Impôts, Algeria.
Sweden: At a glance
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