Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Algeria, you would:
Health
be 49.9% less likely to be obese
In Algeria, 23.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2024.
be 45.0% less likely to die by suicide
Algeria has a suicide rate of 2.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Indonesia, it is 1.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 5.2 years less
In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024.
see 43.1% less spent on your healthcare
Algeria spends $732 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Indonesia spends $417 as of 2023.
have 68.4% fewer doctors per person
Algeria has 16.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Indonesia has 5.2 as of 2023.
have 25.7% less access to essential health services
Algeria scores 74 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Indonesia scores 55 as of 2021.
Economy
be 72.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Algeria, 11.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Indonesia, that number is 3.2% as of 2025.
make 16.4% less money
Algeria has a GDP per capita of $6,051 as of 2025, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $5,060 as of 2025.
Life
be 17.9% more likely to be literate
In Algeria, the literacy rate is 81.4% as of 2018. In Indonesia, it is 96.0% as of 2020.
be 22.1% 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 Indonesia, on the other hand, 15.2 children do as of 2024.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Algeria, approximately 62.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Indonesia, 140.0 women do as of 2023.
have 16.3% fewer children
In Algeria, there are approximately 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Indonesia, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 85.7% less on education
Algeria spends 9.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Indonesia spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 37.9% less on healthcare
Algeria spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Indonesia, that number is 2.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 54.8 times more coastline
Algeria has a total of 998 km of coastline. In Indonesia, that number is 54,716 km.
Safety
be 74.1% less likely to be murdered
Algeria has a homicide rate of 1.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Indonesia, that number is 0.3 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 38.3% less likely to die in a road accident
In Algeria, road accidents kill 18.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Indonesia, they kill 11.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 79.5% less strain on fresh water
Algeria withdraws 145% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Indonesia withdraws 30% as of 2022.
find 63.1% less home broadband
Algeria has 13.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Indonesia has 4.9 as of 2024.
use 20.9% less electricity
Algeria uses 1,828 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Indonesia uses 1,445 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 27.9% less CO2
Algeria emits 4.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Indonesia emits 2.9 tonnes as of 2024.
be 20.8% more likely to die from air pollution
In Algeria, air pollution causes 48.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Indonesia, it causes 58.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2018), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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