Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
be 25.9% less likely to be obese
In Egypt, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nicaragua, that number is 23.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 34.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 7.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Nicaragua, that number is 4.8% as of 2023.
be 16.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Egypt, 29.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Nicaragua, however, that number is 24.9% as of 2016.
make 57.1% less money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2023, while in Nicaragua, the GDP per capita is $7,300 as of 2023.
pay a 33.3% higher top tax rate
Egypt has a top tax rate of 22.5% as of 2016. In Nicaragua, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 13.0% more likely to be literate
In Egypt, the literacy rate is 73.1% as of 2021. In Nicaragua, it is 82.6% as of 2015.
be 4.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Egypt, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Nicaragua, 78.0 women do as of 2020.
have 15.9% fewer children
In Egypt, there are approximately 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nicaragua, there are 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 13.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Egypt, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Nicaragua, 86% of the population do as of 2022.
be 20.8% less likely to have internet access
In Egypt, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Nicaragua, about 57.0% do as of 2021.
be 16.5% 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 Nicaragua, that number is 83% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 84.0% more on education
Egypt spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Nicaragua spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 95.5% more on healthcare
Egypt spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Nicaragua, that number is 8.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 62.9% less coastline
Egypt has a total of 2,450 km of coastline. In Nicaragua, that number is 910 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: General Directorate of Revenues, The World Factbook, Egyptian Tax Authority.
Nicaragua: At a glance
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