Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Algeria instead of Israel, you would:
Health
live 5.3 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Algeria, that number is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 75.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Algeria, however, that number is 5.5% as of 2011.
pay a 30.0% lower top tax rate
Israel has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Algeria, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
make 68.3% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $48,300 as of 2023, while in Algeria, the GDP per capita is $15,300 as of 2023.
be 3.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Algeria, that number is 11.8% as of 2023.
Life
be 26.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Algeria, 78.0 women do as of 2020.
be 16.8% less likely to be literate
In Israel, the literacy rate is 97.8% as of 2011. In Algeria, it is 81.4% as of 2018.
be 5.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 3.6 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 21.1% less likely to have internet access
In Israel, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Algeria, about 71.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 24.1% less on healthcare
Israel spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Algeria, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 3.7 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Algeria, that number is 998 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority, Direction Générale des Impôts, Algeria.
Algeria: At a glance
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