Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Algeria, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years less
In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Tunisia, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 32.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Algeria, 11.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Tunisia, that number is 15.5% as of 2017.
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 Tunisia, however, that number is 15.2% as of 2015.
Life
be 61.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Algeria, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tunisia, 43.0 women do as of 2017.
be 39.8% 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 Tunisia, on the other hand, 11.9 children do as of 2022.
have 21.1% fewer children
In Algeria, there are approximately 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tunisia, there are 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 14.3% more likely to have internet access
In Algeria, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tunisia, about 72.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 19.7% more on education
Algeria spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Tunisia spends 7.3% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
spend 12.9% more on healthcare
Algeria spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tunisia, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 15.0% more coastline
Algeria has a total of 998 km of coastline. In Tunisia, that number is 1,148 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Tunisia: At a glance
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