Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Egypt instead of Cameroon, you would:
Health
be 96.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cameroon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Egypt, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 11.2 years longer
In Cameroon, the average life expectancy is 63 years (61 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In Egypt, that number is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.8 times more likely to be obese
In Cameroon, 11.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Egypt, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.5 times more money
Cameroon has a GDP per capita of $3,700 as of 2022, while in Egypt, the GDP per capita is $12,800 as of 2022.
be 20.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cameroon, 37.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Egypt, however, that number is 29.7% as of 2019.
pay a 35.7% lower top tax rate
Cameroon has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Egypt, the top tax rate is 22.5% as of 2016.
be 69.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Cameroon, 3.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Egypt, that number is 6.4% as of 2022.
Life
be 96.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cameroon, approximately 438.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Egypt, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
be 63.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Cameroon, approximately 48.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Egypt, on the other hand, 17.7 children do as of 2022.
have 43.8% fewer children
In Cameroon, there are approximately 34.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Egypt, there are 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 52.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Cameroon, approximately 65% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Egypt, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 56.5% more likely to have internet access
In Cameroon, approximately 46.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Egypt, about 72.0% do as of 2021.
be 26.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cameroon, approximately 79% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Egypt, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 21.9% less on education
Cameroon spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Egypt spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 15.8% more on healthcare
Cameroon spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Egypt, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 6.1 times more coastline
Cameroon has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Egypt, that number is 2,450 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Egyptian Tax Authority.
Egypt: At a glance
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