Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Algeria instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
Health
be 5.3 times more likely to be obese
In Sri Lanka, 5.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Algeria, that number is 27.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 14.4% less money
Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $12,500 as of 2020, while in Algeria, the GDP per capita is $10,700 as of 2020.
be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Sri Lanka, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Algeria, that number is 11.7% as of 2017.
be 34.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Sri Lanka, 4.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Algeria, however, that number is 5.5% as of 2011.
pay a 2.3 times higher top tax rate
Sri Lanka has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Algeria, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 34.2% more children
In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Algeria, there are 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Sri Lanka, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Algeria, 112.0 women do as of 2017.
be 11.8% less likely to be literate
In Sri Lanka, the literacy rate is 92.3% as of 2019. In Algeria, it is 81.4% as of 2018.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Sri Lanka, approximately 8.2 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 80.0% more likely to have internet access
In Sri Lanka, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Algeria, about 63.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.9 times more on education
Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Algeria spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 51.2% more on healthcare
Sri Lanka spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Algeria, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 25.5% less coastline
Sri Lanka has a total of 1,340 km of coastline. In Algeria, that number is 998 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Impôts, Algeria, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department.
Algeria: At a glance
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