Algeria vs Libya
Algeria vs Libya: Depression
Depression in 2017: 3.66% in Algeria and 3.81% in Libya, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Libya, by 0.14 percentage points, or 1.04 times that in Algeria.
% of people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Libya has been higher since 1992, when it overtook Algeria.
- In 2017, Algeria ranked 70 and Libya ranked 51 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Algeria | Libya | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.66 | 3.81 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 3.65 | 3.8 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 3.64 | 3.8 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 3.63 | 3.79 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 3.62 | 3.79 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 3.62 | 3.79 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 3.62 | 3.78 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 3.61 | 3.78 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 3.62 | 3.78 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 3.63 | 3.78 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 3.64 | 3.78 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 3.65 | 3.78 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 3.66 | 3.78 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 3.66 | 3.78 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 3.66 | 3.78 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 3.66 | 3.77 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 3.66 | 3.77 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 3.66 | 3.77 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 3.66 | 3.76 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 3.67 | 3.75 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 3.67 | 3.74 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 3.67 | 3.73 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 3.68 | 3.72 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 3.69 | 3.72 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 3.7 | 3.71 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 3.71 | 3.71 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 3.72 | 3.71 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 3.73 | 3.71 | 3.54 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living with a depressive disorder, as the Global Burden of Disease study estimates it.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Algeria vs Libya
Health
- Life expectancyAlgeria: 76.3 years in 2023Libya: 69.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAlgeria: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Libya: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAlgeria: 17.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Libya: 16 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Suicide rateAlgeria: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Libya: 8.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAlgeria: 46.2 million people in 2023Libya: 7.31 million people in 2023
- Population growthAlgeria: 1.44% a year in 2023Libya: 1.01% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAlgeria: 2.77 births per woman in 2023Libya: 2.36 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAlgeria: 75.8% in 2025Libya: 87.9% in 2025
- Median ageAlgeria: 28.2 years in 2023Libya: 27.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAlgeria: 6.4% in 2023Libya: 4.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateAlgeria: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Libya: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAlgeria: 8.83% of GDP in 2025Libya: 3.57% of GDP in 2023
- Military spending in US dollarsAlgeria: $24.1B in 2025Libya: $1.6B in 2023
- Military spending per personAlgeria: $540 in 2025Libya: $216 in 2023
- Military share of state spendingAlgeria: 24.6% of government spending in 2025Libya: 5.5% of government spending in 2023
- Armed forces personnelAlgeria: 326,000 people in 2020Libya: 0 people in 2020
- National powerAlgeria: 0.51% of world capability in 2022Libya: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAlgeria: 2.81% of the labour force in 2020Libya: 0% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAlgeria: 108 million TIV in 2025Libya: 5 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsAlgeria: 12 million TIV in 1984Libya: 0 TIV in 2016