Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Algeria instead of Aruba, you would:
Economy
pay a 40.7% lower top tax rate
Aruba has a top tax rate of 59.0% as of 2016. In Algeria, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
make 72.9% less money
Aruba has a GDP per capita of $41,300 as of 2022, while in Algeria, the GDP per capita is $11,200 as of 2022.
be 62.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Algeria, that number is 12.5% as of 2022.
Life
have 74.1% more children
In Aruba, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Algeria, there are 20.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 16.8% less likely to be literate
In Aruba, the literacy rate is 97.8% as of 2018. In Algeria, it is 81.4% as of 2018.
be 63.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Aruba, approximately 12.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Algeria, on the other hand, 19.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 26.8% less likely to have internet access
In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Algeria, about 71.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 27.3% more on education
Aruba spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Algeria spends 7.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 14.6 times more coastline
Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Algeria, that number is 998 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Impôts, Algeria, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Algeria: At a glance
How big is Algeria compared to Aruba? See an in-depth size comparison.