Quality of life comparison

be 72.5% less likely to be obese

In Egypt, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Senegal, that number is 8.8% of people as of 2016.

live 4.5 years less

In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Senegal, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.

be 59.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Egypt, 7.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Senegal, that number is 2.9% as of 2023.

make 74.1% less money

Egypt has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2023, while in Senegal, the GDP per capita is $4,400 as of 2023.

be 57.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Egypt, 29.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Senegal, however, that number is 46.7% as of 2011.

pay a 77.8% higher top tax rate

Egypt has a top tax rate of 22.5% as of 2016. In Senegal, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

have 54.9% more children

In Egypt, there are approximately 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Senegal, there are 30.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 15.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Egypt, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Senegal, 261.0 women do as of 2020.

be 23.0% less likely to be literate

In Egypt, the literacy rate is 73.1% as of 2021. In Senegal, it is 56.3% as of 2021.

be 83.3% 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 Senegal, on the other hand, 32.4 children do as of 2022.

be 32.1% less likely to have access to electricity

In Egypt, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Senegal, 68% of the population do as of 2022.

be 19.4% less likely to have internet access

In Egypt, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Senegal, about 58.0% do as of 2021.

be 12.4% 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 Senegal, that number is 87% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 2.2 times more on education

Egypt spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Senegal spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 18.2% more on healthcare

Egypt spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Senegal, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2020.

see 78.3% less coastline

Egypt has a total of 2,450 km of coastline. In Senegal, that number is 531 km.