Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Algeria instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
Health
live 5.5 years longer
In Dominican Republic, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 74 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 73.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Dominican Republic, 21.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Algeria, however, that number is 5.5% as of 2011.
make 37.1% less money
Dominican Republic has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2020, while in Algeria, the GDP per capita is $10,700 as of 2020.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Dominican Republic, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Algeria, that number is 11.7% as of 2017.
pay a 40.0% higher top tax rate
Dominican Republic has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Algeria, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 17.9% more likely to die during childbirth
In Dominican Republic, approximately 95.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Algeria, 112.0 women do as of 2017.
be 13.2% less likely to be literate
In Dominican Republic, the literacy rate is 93.8% as of 2016. In Algeria, it is 81.4% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 18.2% less likely to have internet access
In Dominican Republic, approximately 77.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Algeria, about 63.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 52.5% more on education
Dominican Republic spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Algeria spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 22.5% less coastline
Dominican Republic has a total of 1,288 km of coastline. In Algeria, that number is 998 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direccion General de Impuestos Internos, Direction Générale des Impôts, Algeria.
Algeria: At a glance
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