Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Algeria instead of Vanuatu, you would:
Health
live 2.9 years longer
In Vanuatu, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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 3.8 times more money
Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2020, while in Algeria, the GDP per capita is $10,700 as of 2020.
be 6.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Vanuatu, 1.7% of adults are unemployed as of 1999. In Algeria, that number is 11.7% as of 2017.
Life
be 55.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Vanuatu, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Algeria, 112.0 women do as of 2017.
be 37.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Vanuatu, approximately 14.3 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.
have 14.1% fewer children
In Vanuatu, there are approximately 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Algeria, there are 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 60.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Vanuatu, approximately 62% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 51% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Algeria, that number is 99% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Vanuatu, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Algeria, about 63.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.7 times more on education
Vanuatu spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Algeria spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 82.4% more on healthcare
Vanuatu spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Algeria, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 60.5% less coastline
Vanuatu has a total of 2,528 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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