Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 4.6 years longer

In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024. In Algeria, that number is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 63.3% less likely to be obese

In Samoa, 64.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Algeria, that number is 23.6% of people as of 2024.

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see 54.3% more spent on your healthcare

Samoa spends $475 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Algeria spends $732 as of 2023.

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have 3.0 times more doctors per person

Samoa has 5.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Algeria has 16.6 as of 2022.

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have 34.5% more access to essential health services

Samoa scores 55 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Algeria scores 74 as of 2021.

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be 81.8% less likely to die by suicide

Samoa has a suicide rate of 12.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Algeria, it is 2.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Samoa, 5.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Algeria, that number is 11.6% as of 2025.

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Life

be 38.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Samoa, approximately 101.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Algeria, 62.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 17.9% less likely to be literate

In Samoa, the literacy rate is 99.1% as of 2021. In Algeria, it is 81.4% as of 2018.

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be 58.5% more likely to die during infancy

In Samoa, approximately 12.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Algeria, on the other hand, 19.5 children do as of 2024.

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have 24.5% fewer children

In Samoa, there are approximately 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Algeria, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 35.8% less on healthcare

Samoa spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Algeria, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2023.

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spend 64.5% more on education

Samoa spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Algeria spends 9.0% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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Geography

see 2.5 times more coastline

Samoa has a total of 403 km of coastline. In Algeria, that number is 998 km.

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Safety

be 90.6% more likely to die in a road accident

In Samoa, road accidents kill 9.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Algeria, they kill 18.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 15.1 times more home broadband

Samoa has 0.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Algeria has 13.3 as of 2024.

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Environment

be 41.2% more likely to die from air pollution

In Samoa, air pollution causes 34.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Algeria, it causes 48.0 as of 2019.

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emit 2.5 times more CO2

Samoa emits 1.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Algeria emits 4.0 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2018–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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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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