Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Algeria, you would:
Health
live 1.1 years longer
In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Ecuador, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
see 69.1% more spent on your healthcare
Algeria spends $732 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ecuador spends $1,238 as of 2023.
have 39.3% more doctors per person
Algeria has 16.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Ecuador has 23.1 as of 2020.
be 22.7% more likely to be obese
In Algeria, 23.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Ecuador, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2024.
be 3.5 times more likely to die by suicide
Algeria has a suicide rate of 2.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Ecuador, it is 7.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 71.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Algeria, 11.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Ecuador, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
make 17.8% more money
Algeria has a GDP per capita of $6,051 as of 2025, while in Ecuador, the GDP per capita is $7,125 as of 2025.
Life
be 44.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Algeria, approximately 19.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Ecuador, on the other hand, 10.9 children do as of 2024.
have 21.3% fewer children
In Algeria, there are approximately 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ecuador, there are 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 58.9% less on education
Algeria spends 9.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Ecuador spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 73.8% more on healthcare
Algeria spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Ecuador, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 2.2 times more coastline
Algeria has a total of 998 km of coastline. In Ecuador, that number is 2,237 km.
Safety
be 39.4 times more likely to be murdered
Algeria has a homicide rate of 1.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Ecuador, that number is 45.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 27.9% more likely to die in a road accident
In Algeria, road accidents kill 18.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Ecuador, they kill 23.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 29.5% more home broadband
Algeria has 13.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Ecuador has 17.2 as of 2024.
live with 95.3% less strain on fresh water
Algeria withdraws 145% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Ecuador withdraws 7% as of 2022.
Environment
be 52.1% less likely to die from air pollution
In Algeria, air pollution causes 48.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Ecuador, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.
emit 33.7% less CO2
Algeria emits 4.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Ecuador emits 2.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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