Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Algeria instead of Indonesia, you would:
Health
live 5.0 years longer
In Indonesia, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Algeria, that number is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
be 4.0 times more likely to be obese
In Indonesia, 6.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Algeria, that number is 27.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 41.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Indonesia, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Algeria, however, that number is 5.5% as of 2011.
be 3.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Indonesia, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Algeria, that number is 11.8% as of 2023.
pay a 16.7% higher top tax rate
Indonesia has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Algeria, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 54.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Indonesia, approximately 173.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Algeria, 78.0 women do as of 2020.
have 36.5% more children
In Indonesia, there are approximately 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Algeria, there are 20.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 15.2% less likely to be literate
In Indonesia, the literacy rate is 96.0% as of 2020. In Algeria, it is 81.4% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 14.5% more likely to have internet access
In Indonesia, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Algeria, about 71.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 100.0% more on education
Indonesia spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Algeria spends 7.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 85.3% more on healthcare
Indonesia spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Algeria, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 98.2% less coastline
Indonesia has a total of 54,716 km of coastline. In Algeria, that number is 998 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direktorat Jenderal Pajak, Direction Générale des Impôts, Algeria.
Algeria: At a glance
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