Quality of life comparison

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

Health

be 61.4% less likely to die by suicide

Malaysia has a suicide rate of 5.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Algeria, it is 2.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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see 49.2% less spent on your healthcare

Malaysia spends $1,441 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Algeria spends $732 as of 2023.

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have 29.1% fewer doctors per person

Malaysia has 23.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Algeria has 16.6 as of 2022.

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Economy

be 3.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Malaysia, 3.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Algeria, that number is 11.6% as of 2025.

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make 53.9% less money

Malaysia has a GDP per capita of $13,125 as of 2025, while in Algeria, the GDP per capita is $6,051 as of 2025.

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Life

have 52.4% more children

In Malaysia, there are approximately 12.4 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 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Malaysia, approximately 26.0 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 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In Malaysia, approximately 7.0 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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Basic Needs

be 21.0% less likely to have internet access

In Malaysia, approximately 98.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Algeria, about 77.4% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 2.6 times more on education

Malaysia spends 3.5% 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 78.7% less coastline

Malaysia has a total of 4,675 km of coastline. In Algeria, that number is 998 km.

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Safety

be 58.9% more likely to be murdered

Malaysia has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Algeria, that number is 1.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 31.7% more likely to die in a road accident

In Malaysia, road accidents kill 13.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Algeria, they kill 18.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

live with 42.1 times more strain on fresh water

Malaysia withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Algeria withdraws 145% as of 2022.

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use 64.0% less electricity

Malaysia uses 5,084 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Algeria uses 1,828 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

be 23.8% less likely to die from air pollution

In Malaysia, air pollution causes 63.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Algeria, it causes 48.0 as of 2019.

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emit 52.2% less CO2

Malaysia emits 8.3 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), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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Moving from Malaysia to Algeria · UN DESA 2020
859 people born in Malaysia live in Algeria.
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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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