Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Algeria instead of Guam, you would:
Economy
be 76.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guam, 23.0% live below the poverty line as of 2001. In Algeria, however, that number is 5.5% as of 2011.
make 57.0% less money
Guam has a GDP per capita of $35,600 as of 2016, while in Algeria, the GDP per capita is $15,300 as of 2023.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guam, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Algeria, that number is 11.8% as of 2023.
Life
have 11.6% more children
In Guam, there are approximately 18.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Algeria, there are 20.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 72.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Guam, approximately 11.5 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 11.8% less likely to have internet access
In Guam, approximately 80.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Algeria, about 71.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 8.0 times more coastline
Guam has a total of 126 km of coastline. In Algeria, that number is 998 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Algeria: At a glance
How big is Algeria compared to Guam? See an in-depth size comparison.