Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Algeria instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
be 14.4% less likely to be obese
In Lebanon, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Algeria, that number is 27.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 24.4% more money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2023, while in Algeria, the GDP per capita is $15,300 as of 2023.
be 79.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lebanon, 27.4% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Algeria, however, that number is 5.5% as of 2011.
pay a 75.0% higher top tax rate
Lebanon has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Algeria, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 60.3% more children
In Lebanon, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Algeria, there are 20.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Lebanon, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Algeria, 78.0 women do as of 2020.
be 14.4% less likely to be literate
In Lebanon, the literacy rate is 95.1% as of 2018. In Algeria, it is 81.4% as of 2018.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Lebanon, approximately 7.0 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 18.4% less likely to have internet access
In Lebanon, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Algeria, about 71.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 21.3% less on healthcare
Lebanon spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Algeria, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 4.1 times more on education
Lebanon spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Algeria spends 7.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 4.4 times more coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Algeria, that number is 998 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon, Direction Générale des Impôts, Algeria.
Algeria: At a glance
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