Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Poland instead of Algeria, you would:
Health
be 15.7% less likely to be obese
In Algeria, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Poland, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.0 times more money
Algeria has a GDP per capita of $10,700 as of 2020, while in Poland, the GDP per capita is $32,200 as of 2020.
be 53.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Algeria, 11.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Poland, that number is 5.4% as of 2019.
be 2.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Algeria, 5.5% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Poland, however, that number is 15.4% as of 2018.
Life
be 98.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Algeria, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Poland, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
be 22.6% more likely to be literate
In Algeria, the literacy rate is 81.4% as of 2018. In Poland, it is 99.8% as of 2015.
be 78.9% 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 Poland, on the other hand, 4.2 children do as of 2022.
have 54.1% fewer children
In Algeria, there are approximately 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Poland, there are 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 31.7% more likely to have internet access
In Algeria, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Poland, about 83.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 24.6% less on education
Algeria spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Poland spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 55.9% less coastline
Algeria has a total of 998 km of coastline. In Poland, that number is 440 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Poland: At a glance
How big is Poland compared to Algeria? See an in-depth size comparison.