Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malawi instead of Algeria, you would:
Health
be 78.8% less likely to be obese
In Algeria, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malawi, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2016.
be 81.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Algeria, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Malawi, that number is 8.1% of people as of 2020.
live 5.6 years less
In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Malawi, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 14.3% lower top tax rate
Algeria has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Malawi, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 86.0% less money
Algeria has a GDP per capita of $10,700 as of 2020, while in Malawi, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2020.
be 74.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Algeria, 11.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Malawi, that number is 20.4% as of 2013.
be 9.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Algeria, 5.5% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Malawi, however, that number is 51.5% as of 2016.
Life
have 50.9% more children
In Algeria, there are approximately 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Malawi, there are 27.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Algeria, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Malawi, 349.0 women do as of 2017.
be 23.7% less likely to be literate
In Algeria, the literacy rate is 81.4% as of 2018. In Malawi, it is 62.1% as of 2015.
be 69.5% more 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 Malawi, on the other hand, 33.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 86.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Algeria, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Malawi, that number is 13% of people on average (55% in urban areas, and 5% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 77.8% less likely to have internet access
In Algeria, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Malawi, about 14.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 52.5% less on education
Algeria spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Malawi spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 19.4% more on healthcare
Algeria spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Malawi, that number is 7.4% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Malawi Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Impôts, Algeria.
Malawi: At a glance
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