Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Algeria instead of Tunisia, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years longer
In Tunisia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Algeria, that number is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 10.3% more money
Tunisia has a GDP per capita of $9,700 as of 2020, while in Algeria, the GDP per capita is $10,700 as of 2020.
be 24.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Tunisia, 15.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Algeria, that number is 11.7% as of 2017.
be 63.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Tunisia, 15.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Algeria, however, that number is 5.5% as of 2011.
Life
have 26.7% more children
In Tunisia, there are approximately 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Algeria, there are 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Tunisia, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Algeria, 112.0 women do as of 2017.
be 66.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Tunisia, approximately 11.9 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 12.5% less likely to have internet access
In Tunisia, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Algeria, about 63.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 16.4% less on education
Tunisia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Algeria spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 11.4% less on healthcare
Tunisia spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Algeria, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 13.1% less coastline
Tunisia has a total of 1,148 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
How big is Algeria compared to Tunisia? See an in-depth size comparison.