Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iran instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
live 0.8 years longer
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Iran, that number is 75 years (74 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
be 19.4% less likely to be obese
In Egypt, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iran, that number is 25.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 37.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Egypt, 29.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Iran, however, that number is 18.7% as of 2007.
be 24.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 7.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Iran, that number is 9.1% as of 2023.
Life
be 21.3% more likely to be literate
In Egypt, the literacy rate is 73.1% as of 2021. In Iran, it is 88.7% as of 2021.
be 16.2% less 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 Iran, on the other hand, 14.8 children do as of 2022.
be 29.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In Egypt, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Iran, 22.0 women do as of 2020.
have 26.7% fewer children
In Egypt, there are approximately 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Iran, there are 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 44.0% more on education
Egypt spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Iran spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 20.5% more on healthcare
Egypt spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Iran, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Iran: At a glance
How big is Iran compared to Egypt? See an in-depth size comparison.