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
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.
be 20.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 9.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2007. In Algeria, that number is 11.7% as of 2017.
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 41.4% more children
In Lebanon, there are approximately 13.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Algeria, there are 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Lebanon, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Algeria, 112.0 women do as of 2017.
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 25.0% less likely to have internet access
In Lebanon, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Algeria, about 63.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 28.7% less on healthcare
Lebanon spends 8.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Algeria, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 2.3 times more on education
Lebanon spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Algeria spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
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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