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

Health

see 2.3 times more spent on your healthcare

Algeria spends $732 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tuvalu spends $1,671 as of 2023.

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live 9.2 years less

In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 2.8 times more likely to be obese

In Algeria, 23.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 65.1% of people as of 2024.

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have 18.9% fewer doctors per person

Algeria has 16.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Tuvalu has 13.5 as of 2020.

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have 29.7% less access to essential health services

Algeria scores 74 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tuvalu scores 52 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 4.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Algeria, 5.5% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Tuvalu, however, that number is 26.3% as of 2010.

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Life

be 15.4% less 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 Tuvalu, on the other hand, 16.5 children do as of 2024.

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have 16.6% more children

In Algeria, there are approximately 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tuvalu, there are 22.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 2.7 times more 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 Tuvalu, 170.0 women do as of 2023.

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Expenditures

spend 43.1% more on education

Algeria spends 9.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Tuvalu spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 6.2 times more on healthcare

Algeria spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tuvalu, that number is 27.1% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 97.6% less coastline

Algeria has a total of 998 km of coastline. In Tuvalu, that number is 24 km.

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Infrastructure

find 66.1% less home broadband

Algeria has 13.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tuvalu has 4.5 as of 2022.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2024), The World Factbook (2010–2011), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this

Tuvalu: At a glance

Tuvalu is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 26 sq km. In 1974, ethnic differences within the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands caused the Polynesians of the Ellice Islands to vote for separation from the Micronesians of the Gilbert Islands. The following year, the Ellice Islands became the separate British colony of Tuvalu. Independence was granted in 1978. In 2000, Tuvalu negotiated a contract leasing its Internet domain name ".tv" for $50 million in royalties over a 12-year period.
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