Quality of life comparison
If you lived in India instead of Algeria, you would:
Health
be 85.8% less likely to be obese
In Algeria, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In India, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
live 10.8 years less
In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In India, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 27.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Algeria, 11.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In India, that number is 8.5% as of 2017.
make 43.0% less money
Algeria has a GDP per capita of $10,700 as of 2020, while in India, the GDP per capita is $6,100 as of 2020.
be 4.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Algeria, 5.5% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In India, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2011.
Life
be 29.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Algeria, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In India, 145.0 women do as of 2017.
be 53.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Algeria, approximately 19.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In India, on the other hand, 30.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 31.7% less likely to have internet access
In Algeria, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In India, about 43.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 42.6% less on education
Algeria spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. India spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
spend 51.6% less on healthcare
Algeria spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In India, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 7.0 times more coastline
Algeria has a total of 998 km of coastline. In India, that number is 7,000 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
India: At a glance
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