Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of Algeria, you would:
Health
be 77.4% less likely to be obese
In Algeria, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In China, that number is 6.2% of people as of 2016.
live 1.9 years less
In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In China, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 62.5% more money
Algeria has a GDP per capita of $11,200 as of 2022, while in China, the GDP per capita is $18,200 as of 2022.
be 60.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Algeria, 12.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In China, that number is 5.0% as of 2022.
pay a 28.6% higher top tax rate
Algeria has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In China, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 70.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Algeria, approximately 78.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In China, 23.0 women do as of 2020.
be 18.9% more likely to be literate
In Algeria, the literacy rate is 81.4% as of 2018. In China, it is 96.8% as of 2018.
be 65.7% 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 China, on the other hand, 6.8 children do as of 2022.
have 49.5% fewer children
In Algeria, there are approximately 20.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In China, there are 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 48.6% less on education
Algeria spends 7.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. China spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 11.1% less on healthcare
Algeria spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In China, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 14.5 times more coastline
Algeria has a total of 998 km of coastline. In China, that number is 14,500 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, State Administration of Taxation, Direction Générale des Impôts, Algeria.
China: At a glance
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