Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Egypt instead of Algeria, you would:
Health
live 3.6 years less
In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Egypt, that number is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
be 16.8% more likely to be obese
In Algeria, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Egypt, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 12.1% more money
Algeria has a GDP per capita of $10,700 as of 2020, while in Egypt, the GDP per capita is $12,000 as of 2020.
be 32.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Algeria, 11.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Egypt, that number is 7.9% as of 2019.
pay a 35.7% lower top tax rate
Algeria has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Egypt, the top tax rate is 22.5% as of 2016.
be 5.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Algeria, 5.5% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Egypt, however, that number is 32.5% as of 2017.
Life
be 67.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Algeria, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Egypt, 37.0 women do as of 2017.
be 10.2% 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 Egypt, on the other hand, 17.7 children do as of 2022.
have 15.9% more children
In Algeria, there are approximately 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Egypt, there are 21.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 12.5% less likely to be literate
In Algeria, the literacy rate is 81.4% as of 2018. In Egypt, it is 71.2% as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 14.3% more likely to have internet access
In Algeria, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Egypt, about 72.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 36.1% less on education
Algeria spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Egypt spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
spend 24.2% less on healthcare
Algeria spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Egypt, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.5 times more coastline
Algeria has a total of 998 km of coastline. In Egypt, that number is 2,450 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Egyptian Tax Authority, Direction Générale des Impôts, Algeria.
Egypt: At a glance
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