Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Algeria, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years less
In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2020. In Turkey, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2020.
be 17.2% more likely to be obese
In Algeria, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkey, that number is 32.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 77.6% more money
Algeria has a GDP per capita of $15,200 as of 2017, while in Turkey, the GDP per capita is $27,000 as of 2017.
Life
be 84.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Algeria, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Turkey, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
be 18.2% more likely to be literate
In Algeria, the literacy rate is 81.4% as of 2018. In Turkey, it is 96.2% as of 2017.
be 10.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Algeria, approximately 17.6 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Turkey, on the other hand, 15.8 children do as of 2020.
have 26.0% fewer children
In Algeria, there are approximately 20.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Turkey, there are 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 19.2% more likely to have internet access
In Algeria, approximately 59.6% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Turkey, about 71.0% do as of 2018.
Geography
see 7.2 times more coastline
Algeria has a total of 998 km of coastline. In Turkey, that number is 7,200 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Turkey: At a glance
How big is Turkey compared to Algeria? See an in-depth size comparison.