Quality of life comparison

live 8.2 years longer

In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Sweden, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 35.6% less likely to be obese

In Egypt, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sweden, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2016.

make 3.8 times more money

Egypt has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2023, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $64,200 as of 2023.

be 45.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Egypt, 29.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Sweden, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2022.

pay a 2.5 times higher top tax rate

Egypt has a top tax rate of 22.5% as of 2016. In Sweden, the top tax rate is 57.1% as of 2016.

be 70.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Egypt, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sweden, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 87.0% 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 Sweden, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2022.

have 45.1% fewer children

In Egypt, there are approximately 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sweden, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 22.2% more likely to have internet access

In Egypt, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sweden, about 88.0% do as of 2021.

spend 2.9 times more on education

Egypt spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sweden spends 7.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.6 times more on healthcare

Egypt spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sweden, that number is 11.4% of GDP as of 2020.

see 31.3% more coastline

Egypt has a total of 2,450 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.