If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Algeria, you would:

Health

live 4.1 years less

In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 72 years (68 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 52.4% less spent on your healthcare

Algeria spends $732 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kyrgyzstan spends $349 as of 2023.

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be 3.1 times more likely to die by suicide

Algeria has a suicide rate of 2.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kyrgyzstan, it is 6.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 69.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Algeria, 11.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 3.5% as of 2025.

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make 49.1% less money

Algeria has a GDP per capita of $6,051 as of 2025, while in Kyrgyzstan, the GDP per capita is $3,081 as of 2025.

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Life

be 32.3% less 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 Kyrgyzstan, 42.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 22.4% more likely to be literate

In Algeria, the literacy rate is 81.4% as of 2018. In Kyrgyzstan, it is 99.6% as of 2018.

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be 24.1% 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 Kyrgyzstan, on the other hand, 14.8 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 18.9% more likely to have internet access

In Algeria, approximately 77.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, about 92.0% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 23.9% less on education

Algeria spends 9.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Kyrgyzstan spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Safety

be 27.3% less likely to die in a road accident

In Algeria, road accidents kill 18.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kyrgyzstan, they kill 13.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 50.9% more likely to be murdered

Algeria has a homicide rate of 1.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 1.8 per 100,000 as of 2020.

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Infrastructure

live with 65.4% less strain on fresh water

Algeria withdraws 145% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kyrgyzstan withdraws 50% as of 2022.

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use 13.2% more electricity

Algeria uses 1,828 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Kyrgyzstan uses 2,069 kWh as of 2023.

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find 41.4% less home broadband

Algeria has 13.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kyrgyzstan has 7.8 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 62.6% less CO2

Algeria emits 4.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Kyrgyzstan emits 1.5 tonnes as of 2024.

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be 83.3% more likely to die from air pollution

In Algeria, air pollution causes 48.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kyrgyzstan, it causes 88.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2018). How we calculate this

Kyrgyzstan: At a glance

Kyrgyzstan is a sovereign country in Central Asia, with a total land area of approximately 191,801 sq km. A Central Asian country of incredible natural beauty and proud nomadic traditions, most of Kyrgyzstan was formally annexed to Russia in 1876. The Kyrgyz staged a major revolt against the Tsarist Empire in 1916 in which almost one-sixth of the Kyrgyz population was killed. Kyrgyzstan became a Soviet republic in 1936 and achieved independence in 1991 when the USSR dissolved. Nationwide demonstrations in the spring of 2005 resulted in the ouster of President Askar AKAEV, who had run the country since 1990. Former prime minister Kurmanbek BAKIEV overwhelmingly won the presidential election in the summer of 2005. Over the next few years, he manipulated the parliament to accrue new powers for the presidency. In July 2009, after months of harassment against his opponents and media critics, BAKIEV won re-election in a presidential campaign that the international community deemed flawed. In April 2010, violent protests in Bishkek led to the collapse of the BAKIEV regime and his eventual fleeing to Minsk, Belarus. His successor, Roza OTUNBAEVA, served as transitional president until Almazbek ATAMBAEV was inaugurated in December 2011, marking the first peaceful transfer of presidential power in independent Kyrgyzstan's history. Continuing concerns include: the trajectory of democratization, endemic corruption, poor interethnic relations, and terrorism.
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