Algeria vs Tunisia
Algeria vs Tunisia: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 4.1 per 100,000 people in Algeria and 3.1 per 100,000 people in Tunisia, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Algeria, by 1 per 100,000 people, or 1.33 times that in Tunisia.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Algeria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Algeria ranked 175 and Tunisia ranked 190 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Algeria | Tunisia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 2016 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 11 |
| 2010 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 12 |
| 2005 | 5 | 3.5 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 5 | 3.6 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 13 |
| 2001 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 16 |
| 1992 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 15.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
- 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 Tunisia
Health
- Life expectancyAlgeria: 76.3 years in 2023Tunisia: 76.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAlgeria: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Tunisia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAlgeria: 17.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tunisia: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAlgeria: 70.6% in 2022Tunisia: 74.3% in 2022
- DepressionAlgeria: 3.66% in 2017Tunisia: 3.92% in 2017
People
- PopulationAlgeria: 46.2 million people in 2023Tunisia: 12.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthAlgeria: 1.44% a year in 2023Tunisia: 0.65% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAlgeria: 2.77 births per woman in 2023Tunisia: 1.83 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAlgeria: 75.8% in 2025Tunisia: 70.7% in 2025
- Median ageAlgeria: 28.2 years in 2023Tunisia: 32.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAlgeria: 6.4% in 2023Tunisia: 9.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateAlgeria: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Tunisia: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAlgeria: 8.83% of GDP in 2025Tunisia: 2.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAlgeria: $24.1B in 2025Tunisia: $1.35B in 2025
- Military spending per personAlgeria: $540 in 2025Tunisia: $121 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAlgeria: 24.6% of government spending in 2025Tunisia: 7.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAlgeria: 326,000 people in 2020Tunisia: 48,000 people in 2020
- National powerAlgeria: 0.51% of world capability in 2022Tunisia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAlgeria: 2.81% of the labour force in 2020Tunisia: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAlgeria: 108 million TIV in 2025Tunisia: 7 million TIV in 2025