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 61.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Turkey, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Algeria, however, that number is 5.5% as of 2011.
make 66.2% less money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $33,100 as of 2022, while in Algeria, the GDP per capita is $11,200 as of 2022.
be 19.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 10.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Algeria, that number is 12.5% as of 2022.
Life
have 46.4% more children
In Turkey, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Algeria, there are 20.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Algeria, 78.0 women do as of 2020.
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 12.3% less likely to have internet access
In Turkey, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Algeria, about 71.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Turkey spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Algeria spends 7.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 37.0% more on healthcare
Turkey spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Algeria, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2020.
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.