Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Algeria, you would:
Health
be 81.0% less likely to be obese
In Algeria, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 16.8% more money
Algeria has a GDP per capita of $10,700 as of 2020, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
be 58.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Algeria, 11.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
be 25.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Algeria, 5.5% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 4.1% as of 2016.
pay a 57.1% lower top tax rate
Algeria has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 67.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Algeria, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 13.4% more likely to be literate
In Algeria, the literacy rate is 81.4% as of 2018. In Sri Lanka, it is 92.3% as of 2019.
be 58.4% 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 Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 8.2 children do as of 2022.
have 25.5% fewer children
In Algeria, there are approximately 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 44.4% less likely to have internet access
In Algeria, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 65.6% less on education
Algeria spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 33.9% less on healthcare
Algeria spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 34.3% more coastline
Algeria has a total of 998 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department, Direction Générale des Impôts, Algeria.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
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