Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Algeria instead of Uruguay, you would:
Economy
be 37.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Uruguay, 8.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Algeria, however, that number is 5.5% as of 2011.
make 50.5% less money
Uruguay has a GDP per capita of $21,600 as of 2020, while in Algeria, the GDP per capita is $10,700 as of 2020.
be 53.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Uruguay, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Algeria, that number is 11.7% as of 2017.
pay a 16.7% higher top tax rate
Uruguay has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Algeria, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 45.7% more children
In Uruguay, there are approximately 12.7 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 Uruguay, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Algeria, 112.0 women do as of 2017.
be 17.6% less likely to be literate
In Uruguay, the literacy rate is 98.8% as of 2019. In Algeria, it is 81.4% as of 2018.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Uruguay, approximately 8.3 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 26.7% less likely to have internet access
In Uruguay, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Algeria, about 63.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 34.0% less on healthcare
Uruguay spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Algeria, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 29.8% more on education
Uruguay spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Algeria spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 51.2% more coastline
Uruguay has a total of 660 km of coastline. In Algeria, that number is 998 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Dirección General Impositiva, Direction Générale des Impôts, Algeria.
Algeria: At a glance
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