Quality of life comparison

be 70.4% less likely to be obese

In Algeria, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Zambia, that number is 8.1% of people as of 2016.

be 111.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Algeria, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Zambia, that number is 11.1% of people as of 2020.

live 11.8 years less

In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Zambia, that number is 66 years (65 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022.

be 50.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Algeria, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Zambia, that number is 5.9% as of 2023.

make 75.8% less money

Algeria has a GDP per capita of $15,300 as of 2023, while in Zambia, the GDP per capita is $3,700 as of 2023.

be 10.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Algeria, 5.5% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Zambia, however, that number is 60.0% as of 2022.

have 68.8% more children

In Algeria, there are approximately 20.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Zambia, there are 34.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 73.1% more likely to die during childbirth

In Algeria, approximately 78.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Zambia, 135.0 women do as of 2020.

be 88.2% 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 Zambia, on the other hand, 37.1 children do as of 2022.

be 52.2% 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 Zambia, that number is 48% of people on average (86% in urban areas, and 14% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 70.4% less likely to have internet access

In Algeria, approximately 71.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Zambia, about 21.0% do as of 2021.

be 28.0% 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 Zambia, that number is 72% of people on average (90% in urban areas, and 57% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 47.1% less on education

Algeria spends 7.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Zambia spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 11.1% less on healthcare

Algeria spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Zambia, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2020.