Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Algeria instead of Morocco, you would:
Health
live 4.3 years longer
In Morocco, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 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 55.1% more money
Morocco has a GDP per capita of $6,900 as of 2020, while in Algeria, the GDP per capita is $10,700 as of 2020.
be 26.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Morocco, 9.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Algeria, that number is 11.7% as of 2017.
be 14.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Morocco, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Algeria, however, that number is 5.5% as of 2011.
Life
be 10.3% more likely to be literate
In Morocco, the literacy rate is 73.8% as of 2018. In Algeria, it is 81.4% as of 2018.
be 60.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Morocco, approximately 70.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Algeria, 112.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 25.0% less likely to have internet access
In Morocco, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Algeria, about 63.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 15.1% more on education
Morocco spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Algeria spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 17.0% more on healthcare
Morocco spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Algeria, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 45.6% less coastline
Morocco has a total of 1,835 km of coastline. In Algeria, that number is 998 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Algeria: At a glance
How big is Algeria compared to Morocco? See an in-depth size comparison.