Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Algeria instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years longer
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Algeria, that number is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
be 14.6% less likely to be obese
In Turkey, 32.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Algeria, that number is 27.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 14.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 13.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Algeria, that number is 11.7% as of 2017.
be 61.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Turkey, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Algeria, however, that number is 5.5% as of 2011.
make 62.3% less money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $28,400 as of 2020, while in Algeria, the GDP per capita is $10,700 as of 2020.
Life
have 29.7% more children
In Turkey, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Algeria, there are 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 6.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Algeria, 112.0 women do as of 2017.
be 15.8% less likely to be literate
In Turkey, the literacy rate is 96.7% as of 2019. In Algeria, it is 81.4% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 19.2% less likely to have internet access
In Turkey, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Algeria, about 63.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 41.9% more on education
Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Algeria spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 44.2% more on healthcare
Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Algeria, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 86.1% less coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 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 Turkey? See an in-depth size comparison.