Quality of life comparison

be 67.8% less likely to be obese

In Egypt, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gambia, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.

be 18.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Egypt, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

live 6.9 years less

In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.

be 11.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Egypt, 7.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Gambia, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.

make 82.9% less money

Egypt has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2023, while in Gambia, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2023.

be 79.8% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Egypt, 29.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Gambia, however, that number is 53.4% as of 2020.

have 40.0% more children

In Egypt, there are approximately 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Gambia, there are 27.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 26.9 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Egypt, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Gambia, 458.0 women do as of 2020.

be 20.5% less likely to be literate

In Egypt, the literacy rate is 73.1% as of 2021. In Gambia, it is 58.1% as of 2021.

be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Egypt, approximately 17.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Gambia, on the other hand, 37.2 children do as of 2022.

be 34.6% less likely to have access to electricity

In Egypt, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Gambia, 65% of the population do as of 2022.

be 54.2% less likely to have internet access

In Egypt, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Gambia, about 33.0% do as of 2021.

be 10.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Egypt, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 90% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 86% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 40.9% less on healthcare

Egypt spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 2.6% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 12.0% more on education

Egypt spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Gambia spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 96.7% less coastline

Egypt has a total of 2,450 km of coastline. In Gambia, that number is 80 km.