Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Algeria instead of Mongolia, you would:
Health
live 6.7 years longer
In Mongolia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (67 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Algeria, that number is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
be 33.0% more likely to be obese
In Mongolia, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Algeria, that number is 27.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 80.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mongolia, 28.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Algeria, however, that number is 5.5% as of 2011.
be 46.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Mongolia, 8.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Algeria, that number is 11.7% as of 2017.
pay a 3.5 times higher top tax rate
Mongolia has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Algeria, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 16.9% more children
In Mongolia, there are approximately 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Algeria, there are 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Mongolia, approximately 45.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Algeria, 112.0 women do as of 2017.
be 17.9% less likely to be literate
In Mongolia, the literacy rate is 99.2% as of 2020. In Algeria, it is 81.4% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 13.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Mongolia, approximately 88% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 64% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Algeria, that number is 99% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 24.5% more on education
Mongolia spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Algeria spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 63.2% more on healthcare
Mongolia spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Algeria, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Department of National Taxation, Direction Générale des Impôts, Algeria.
Algeria: At a glance
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