Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Algeria instead of Canada, you would:
Health
live 5.8 years less
In Canada, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Algeria, that number is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 41.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Canada, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In Algeria, however, that number is 5.5% as of 2011.
make 77.1% less money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $49,000 as of 2022, while in Algeria, the GDP per capita is $11,200 as of 2022.
be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 5.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Algeria, that number is 12.5% as of 2022.
Life
have 98.6% more children
In Canada, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Algeria, there are 20.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 7.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Canada, approximately 11.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Algeria, 78.0 women do as of 2020.
be 4.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Canada, approximately 4.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Algeria, on the other hand, 19.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 23.7% less likely to have internet access
In Canada, approximately 93.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Algeria, about 71.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 51.2% less on healthcare
Canada spends 12.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Algeria, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 34.6% more on education
Canada spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Algeria spends 7.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.5% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 km of coastline. In Algeria, that number is 998 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Algeria: At a glance
How big is Algeria compared to Canada? See an in-depth size comparison.