Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Australia instead of Algeria, you would:
Health
live 5.1 years longer
In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Australia, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 4.6 times more money
Algeria has a GDP per capita of $10,700 as of 2020, while in Australia, the GDP per capita is $48,700 as of 2020.
be 55.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Algeria, 11.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Australia, that number is 5.2% as of 2019.
pay a 28.6% higher top tax rate
Algeria has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Australia, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 94.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Algeria, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Australia, 6.0 women do as of 2017.
be 84.7% less 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 Australia, on the other hand, 3.0 children do as of 2022.
have 33.6% fewer children
In Algeria, there are approximately 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Australia, there are 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 42.9% more likely to have internet access
In Algeria, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Australia, about 90.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 16.4% less on education
Algeria spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Australia spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 59.7% more on healthcare
Algeria spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Australia, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 25.8 times more coastline
Algeria has a total of 998 km of coastline. In Australia, that number is 25,760 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Australian Taxation Office, Direction Générale des Impôts, Algeria.
Australia: At a glance
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