Quality of life comparison
If you lived in India instead of Algeria, you would:
Health
be 85.8% less likely to be obese
In Algeria, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In India, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
live 7.8 years less
In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2020. In India, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 27.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Algeria, 11.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In India, that number is 8.5% as of 2017.
make 52.6% less money
Algeria has a GDP per capita of $15,200 as of 2017, while in India, the GDP per capita is $7,200 as of 2017.
Life
be 29.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Algeria, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In India, 145.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Algeria, approximately 17.6 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In India, on the other hand, 35.4 children do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 15.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Algeria, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2016. In India, that number is 84% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 78% in rural areas) as of 2017.
be 42.2% less likely to have internet access
In Algeria, approximately 59.6% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In India, about 34.5% do as of 2018.
Geography
see 7.0 times more coastline
Algeria has a total of 998 km of coastline. In India, that number is 7,000 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
India: At a glance
How big is India compared to Algeria? See an in-depth size comparison.