Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Algeria instead of Iraq, you would:
Health
live 4.8 years longer
In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 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
make 15.1% more money
Iraq has a GDP per capita of $9,300 as of 2020, while in Algeria, the GDP per capita is $10,700 as of 2020.
be 26.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Iraq, 16.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2012. In Algeria, that number is 11.7% as of 2017.
be 76.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Iraq, 23.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Algeria, however, that number is 5.5% as of 2011.
pay a 2.3 times higher top tax rate
Iraq has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Algeria, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 62.5% more likely to be literate
In Iraq, the literacy rate is 50.1% as of 2018. In Algeria, it is 81.4% as of 2018.
be 41.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Iraq, approximately 79.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Algeria, 112.0 women do as of 2017.
have 25.0% fewer children
In Iraq, there are approximately 24.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Algeria, there are 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 37.8% more on healthcare
Iraq spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Algeria, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 17.2 times more coastline
Iraq has a total of 58 km of coastline. In Algeria, that number is 998 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Direction Générale des Impôts, Algeria.
Algeria: At a glance
How big is Algeria compared to Iraq? See an in-depth size comparison.