Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Algeria instead of Panama, you would:
Health
be 20.7% more likely to be obese
In Panama, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Algeria, that number is 27.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 74.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Panama, 21.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Algeria, however, that number is 5.5% as of 2011.
make 57.3% less money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $35,800 as of 2023, while in Algeria, the GDP per capita is $15,300 as of 2023.
be 76.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 6.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Algeria, that number is 11.8% as of 2023.
pay a 40.0% higher top tax rate
Panama has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Algeria, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 16.1% more children
In Panama, there are approximately 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Algeria, there are 20.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 56.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Panama, approximately 50.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Algeria, 78.0 women do as of 2020.
be 14.9% less likely to be literate
In Panama, the literacy rate is 95.7% as of 2019. In Algeria, it is 81.4% as of 2018.
be 20.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Panama, approximately 16.4 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.
Expenditures
spend 35.1% less on healthcare
Panama spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Algeria, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 79.5% more on education
Panama spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Algeria spends 7.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 59.9% less coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Algeria, that number is 998 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Directorate of Revenues, Panama, Direction Générale des Impôts, Algeria.
Algeria: At a glance
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