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

Health

have 12.7% more doctors per person

Algeria has 16.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Tajikistan has 18.7 as of 2023.

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live 4.5 years less

In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Tajikistan, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 50.3% less spent on your healthcare

Algeria spends $732 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tajikistan spends $364 as of 2023.

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be 11.5% more likely to die by suicide

Algeria has a suicide rate of 2.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Tajikistan, it is 2.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 40.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Algeria, 11.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Tajikistan, that number is 6.9% as of 2025.

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make 72.9% less money

Algeria has a GDP per capita of $6,051 as of 2025, while in Tajikistan, the GDP per capita is $1,637 as of 2025.

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Life

be 77.4% 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 Tajikistan, 14.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 22.6% more likely to be literate

In Algeria, the literacy rate is 81.4% as of 2018. In Tajikistan, it is 99.8% as of 2015.

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have 34.4% more children

In Algeria, there are approximately 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tajikistan, there are 25.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 20.5% more 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 Tajikistan, on the other hand, 23.5 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 27.9% less likely to have internet access

In Algeria, approximately 77.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Tajikistan, about 55.8% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 39.4% less on education

Algeria spends 9.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Tajikistan spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 71.0% more on healthcare

Algeria spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tajikistan, that number is 7.4% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 23.3% less likely to be murdered

Algeria has a homicide rate of 1.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Tajikistan, that number is 0.9 per 100,000 as of 2020.

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be 24.0% less likely to die in a road accident

In Algeria, road accidents kill 18.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Tajikistan, they kill 13.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

live with 51.7% less strain on fresh water

Algeria withdraws 145% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Tajikistan withdraws 70% as of 2022.

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find 92.6% less home broadband

Algeria has 13.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tajikistan has 1.0 as of 2023.

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use 18.1% less electricity

Algeria uses 1,828 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Tajikistan uses 1,497 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 76.9% less CO2

Algeria emits 4.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Tajikistan emits 0.9 tonnes as of 2024.

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be 3.3 times more likely to die from air pollution

In Algeria, air pollution causes 48.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Tajikistan, it causes 159.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2015–2018). How we calculate this

Tajikistan: At a glance

Tajikistan is a sovereign country in Central Asia, with a total land area of approximately 141,510 sq km. The Tajik people came under Russian rule in the 1860s and 1870s, but Russia's hold on Central Asia weakened following the Revolution of 1917. Bands of indigenous guerrillas (called "basmachi") fiercely contested Bolshevik control of the area, which was not fully reestablished until 1925. Tajikistan was first created as an autonomous republic within Uzbekistan in 1924, but the USSR designated Tajikistan a separate republic in 1929 and transferred to it much of present-day Sughd province. Ethnic Uzbeks form a substantial minority in Tajikistan. Tajikistan became independent in 1991 following the breakup of the Soviet Union, and experienced a civil war between regional factions from 1992 to 1997. Tajikistan endured several domestic security incidents during 2010-12, including armed conflict between government forces and local strongmen in the Rasht Valley and between government forces and criminal groups in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast. The country remains the poorest in the former Soviet sphere. Tajikistan became a member of the World Trade Organization in March 2013. However, its economy continues to face major challenges, including dependence on remittances from Tajikistanis working in Russia, pervasive corruption, and the major role narcotrafficking plays in the country's informal economy.
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