Algeria vs Jordan
Algeria vs Jordan: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 7.1 years in Algeria and 7.7 years in Jordan, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Jordan, by 0.6 years, or 1.08 times that in Algeria.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Jordan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
- In 2020, Algeria ranked 104 and Jordan ranked 93 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Algeria | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7.1 | 7.7 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7.5 |
| 2017 | 6.8 | 7.6 |
| 2010 | 7.2 | 7.9 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Algeria vs Jordan
Health
- Life expectancyAlgeria: 76.3 years in 2023Jordan: 77.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAlgeria: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Jordan: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAlgeria: 17.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Jordan: 11.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAlgeria: 70.6% in 2022Jordan: 85.7% in 2022
- DepressionAlgeria: 3.66% in 2017Jordan: 3.56% in 2017
- Suicide rateAlgeria: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Jordan: 3.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAlgeria: 46.2 million people in 2023Jordan: 11.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthAlgeria: 1.44% a year in 2023Jordan: 1.6% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAlgeria: 2.77 births per woman in 2023Jordan: 2.64 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAlgeria: 75.8% in 2025Jordan: 93.2% in 2025
- Median ageAlgeria: 28.2 years in 2023Jordan: 24.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAlgeria: 6.4% in 2023Jordan: 4.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateAlgeria: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Jordan: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAlgeria: 8.83% of GDP in 2025Jordan: 4.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAlgeria: $24.1B in 2025Jordan: $2.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personAlgeria: $540 in 2025Jordan: $221 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAlgeria: 24.6% of government spending in 2025Jordan: 13.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAlgeria: 326,000 people in 2020Jordan: 116,000 people in 2020
- National powerAlgeria: 0.51% of world capability in 2022Jordan: 0.17% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAlgeria: 2.81% of the labour force in 2020Jordan: 3.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAlgeria: 108 million TIV in 2025Jordan: 34 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsAlgeria: 12 million TIV in 1984Jordan: 226 million TIV in 2024