Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
live 3.0 years longer
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
be 83.8% less likely to be obese
In Egypt, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 13.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 7.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sri Lanka, that number is 6.4% as of 2023.
be 51.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Egypt, 29.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 14.3% as of 2019.
pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate
Egypt has a top tax rate of 22.5% as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 23.5% less money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2023, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $13,000 as of 2023.
Life
be 26.3% more likely to be literate
In Egypt, the literacy rate is 73.1% as of 2021. In Sri Lanka, it is 92.3% as of 2019.
be 53.7% 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 Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 8.2 children do as of 2022.
be 70.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Egypt, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, 29.0 women do as of 2020.
have 25.6% fewer children
In Egypt, there are approximately 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, there are 14.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 24.0% less on education
Egypt spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sri Lanka spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 45.3% less coastline
Egypt has a total of 2,450 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Egyptian Tax Authority, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
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