Quality of life comparison
If you lived in North Korea instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
be 78.8% less likely to be obese
In Egypt, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In North Korea, that number is 6.8% of people as of 2016.
live 2.7 years less
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In North Korea, that number is 72 years (68 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 59.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 7.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In North Korea, that number is 3.0% as of 2023.
make 90.0% less money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2023, while in North Korea, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2015.
Life
be 36.8% more likely to be literate
In Egypt, the literacy rate is 73.1% as of 2021. In North Korea, it is 100.0% as of 2015.
be 6.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Egypt, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In North Korea, 107.0 women do as of 2020.
be 25.5% 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 North Korea, on the other hand, 22.2 children do as of 2022.
have 32.3% fewer children
In Egypt, there are approximately 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In North Korea, there are 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 45.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Egypt, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In North Korea, 55% of the population do as of 2022.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
North Korea: At a glance
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