Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Algeria instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
Health
live 1.4 years longer
In Saudi Arabia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 78 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 22.6% less likely to be obese
In Saudi Arabia, 35.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Algeria, that number is 27.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 77.7% less money
Saudi Arabia has a GDP per capita of $50,200 as of 2022, while in Algeria, the GDP per capita is $11,200 as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Saudi Arabia, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Algeria, that number is 12.5% as of 2022.
Life
have 48.5% more children
In Saudi Arabia, there are approximately 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Algeria, there are 20.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 16.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Algeria, 78.0 women do as of 2020.
be 16.6% less likely to be literate
In Saudi Arabia, the literacy rate is 97.6% as of 2020. In Algeria, it is 81.4% as of 2018.
be 60.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 12.3 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 29.0% less likely to have internet access
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Algeria, about 71.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 10.3% less on education
Saudi Arabia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Algeria spends 7.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 10.5% more on healthcare
Saudi Arabia spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Algeria, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 62.2% less coastline
Saudi Arabia has a total of 2,640 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
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