Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 7.9 years longer

In Philippines, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Algeria, that number is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.

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be 4.3 times more likely to be obese

In Philippines, 6.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Algeria, that number is 27.4% of people as of 2016.

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Economy

make 48.1% more money

Philippines has a GDP per capita of $10,400 as of 2024, while in Algeria, the GDP per capita is $15,400 as of 2024.

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be 64.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Philippines, 15.5% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Algeria, however, that number is 5.5% as of 2011.

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be 5.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Philippines, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2024. In Algeria, that number is 11.5% as of 2024.

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Life

be 26.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Philippines, approximately 84.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2023. In Algeria, 62.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 11.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Philippines, approximately 22.2 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.

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have 22.5% more children

In Philippines, there are approximately 16.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025. In Algeria, there are 19.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025.

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be 17.4% less likely to be literate

In Philippines, the literacy rate is 98.5% as of 2022. In Algeria, it is 81.4% as of 2018.

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Expenditures

spend 89.2% more on education

Philippines spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Algeria spends 7.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

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spend 23.5% more on healthcare

Philippines spends 5.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Algeria, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2020.

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Geography

see 97.2% less coastline

Philippines has a total of 36,289 km of coastline. In Algeria, that number is 998 km.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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