Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Algeria instead of Paraguay, you would:
Health
be 35.0% more likely to be obese
In Paraguay, 20.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Algeria, that number is 27.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 76.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Paraguay, 23.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Algeria, however, that number is 5.5% as of 2011.
make 13.0% less money
Paraguay has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2020, while in Algeria, the GDP per capita is $10,700 as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Paraguay, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Algeria, that number is 11.7% as of 2017.
Life
be 15.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Paraguay, approximately 23.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Algeria, on the other hand, 19.7 children do as of 2022.
have 13.5% more children
In Paraguay, there are approximately 16.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Algeria, there are 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 33.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Paraguay, approximately 84.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Algeria, 112.0 women do as of 2017.
be 13.9% less likely to be literate
In Paraguay, the literacy rate is 94.5% as of 2020. In Algeria, it is 81.4% as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 13.9% less on healthcare
Paraguay spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Algeria, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 74.3% more on education
Paraguay spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Algeria spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Algeria: At a glance
How big is Algeria compared to Paraguay? See an in-depth size comparison.