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Abstract: This paper proposes to compare two researches conducted on the marginality of male and female adolescents in Quebec and Algeria. The Canadian sample consists of 506 adolescent boys and 150 adolescent girls and the Algerian sample includes 79 adolescent boys and 45 adolescent girls. Overall, the results show that girls commit fewer offences than boys and theirs start later. However, for the Algerian girls, serious theft, consumption of psychotropic drugs, sexual promiscuity and prostitution are factors of a serious delinquency. Explanations relating to the context of Algerian culture and society or the nature of the sample are provided. The limitations of this research are discussed. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]