Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Algeria instead of Poland, you would:
Health
be 18.6% more likely to be obese
In Poland, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Algeria, that number is 27.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 53.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Poland, 11.8% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Algeria, however, that number is 5.5% as of 2011.
make 70.3% less money
Poland has a GDP per capita of $37,700 as of 2022, while in Algeria, the GDP per capita is $11,200 as of 2022.
be 4.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Poland, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Algeria, that number is 12.5% as of 2022.
Life
have 2.4 times more children
In Poland, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Algeria, there are 20.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 39.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Poland, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Algeria, 78.0 women do as of 2020.
be 18.4% less likely to be literate
In Poland, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2021. In Algeria, it is 81.4% as of 2018.
be 4.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Poland, approximately 4.2 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.
Basic Needs
be 16.5% less likely to have internet access
In Poland, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Algeria, about 71.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 34.6% more on education
Poland spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Algeria spends 7.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.3 times more coastline
Poland has a total of 440 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 Poland? See an in-depth size comparison.