Quality of life comparison

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

Health

be 46.4% less likely to die by suicide

Iran has a suicide rate of 4.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Algeria, it is 2.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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live 1.4 years less

In Iran, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Algeria, that number is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 31.2% less spent on your healthcare

Iran spends $1,064 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Algeria spends $732 as of 2023.

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Economy

make 54.2% more money

Iran has a GDP per capita of $3,924 as of 2025, while in Algeria, the GDP per capita is $6,051 as of 2025.

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be 40.1% more likely to be unemployed

In Iran, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Algeria, that number is 11.6% as of 2025.

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Life

have 49.9% more children

In Iran, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Algeria, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 3.9 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Iran, approximately 16.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Algeria, 62.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 89.3% more likely to die during infancy

In Iran, approximately 10.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Algeria, on the other hand, 19.5 children do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 27.9% less on healthcare

Iran spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Algeria, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2023.

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spend 3.2 times more on education

Iran spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Algeria spends 9.0% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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Geography

see 59.1% less coastline

Iran has a total of 2,440 km of coastline. In Algeria, that number is 998 km.

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Safety

be 11.2% less likely to die in a road accident

In Iran, road accidents kill 20.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Algeria, they kill 18.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 10.4% more home broadband

Iran has 12.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Algeria has 13.3 as of 2024.

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live with 78.1% more strain on fresh water

Iran withdraws 81% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Algeria withdraws 145% as of 2022.

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use 52.1% less electricity

Iran uses 3,815 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Algeria uses 1,828 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 56.0% less CO2

Iran emits 9.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Algeria emits 4.0 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this

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Algeria: At a glance

Algeria is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 2,381,740 sq km. After more than a century of rule by France, Algerians fought through much of the 1950s to achieve independence in 1962. Algeria's primary political party, the National Liberation Front (FLN), was established in 1954 as part of the struggle for independence and has largely dominated politics since. The Government of Algeria in 1988 instituted a multi-party system in response to public unrest, but the surprising first round success of the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) in the December 1991 balloting led the Algerian army to intervene and postpone the second round of elections to prevent what the secular elite feared would be an extremist-led government from assuming power. The army began a crackdown on the FIS that spurred FIS supporters to begin attacking government targets. Fighting escalated into an insurgency, which saw intense violence from 1992-98, resulting in over 100,000 deaths - many attributed to indiscriminate massacres of villagers by extremists. The government gained the upper hand by the late-1990s, and FIS's armed wing, the Islamic Salvation Army, disbanded in January 2000. Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA, with the backing of the military, won the presidency in 1999 in an election widely viewed as fraudulent. He was reelected to a second term in 2004 and overwhelmingly won a third term in 2009, after the government amended the constitution in 2008 to remove presidential term limits. Longstanding problems continue to face BOUTEFLIKA, including large-scale unemployment, a shortage of housing, unreliable electrical and water supplies, government inefficiencies and corruption, and the continuing activities of extremist militants. The Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC) in 2006 merged with al-Qa'ida to form al-Qa'ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb, which has launched an ongoing series of kidnappings and bombings targeting the Algerian Government and Western interests. The government in 2011 introduced some political reforms in response to the Arab Spring, including lifting the 19-year-old state of emergency restrictions and increasing women's quotas for elected assemblies. Parliamentary elections in May 2012 and municipal and provincial elections in November 2012 saw continued dominance by the FLN, with Islamist opposition parties performing poorly. Political protest activity in the country remained low in 2013, but small, sometimes violent socioeconomic demonstrations by disparate groups continued to be a common occurrence. Parliament in 2014 is expected to revise the constitution.
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