Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
be 20.0% less likely to be obese
In Egypt, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Venezuela, that number is 25.6% of people as of 2016.
live 1.2 years less
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Venezuela, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 24.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 7.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Venezuela, that number is 5.5% as of 2023.
make 54.7% less money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2023, while in Venezuela, the GDP per capita is $7,704 as of 2018.
be 11.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Egypt, 29.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Venezuela, however, that number is 33.1% as of 2015.
pay a 51.1% higher top tax rate
Egypt has a top tax rate of 22.5% as of 2016. In Venezuela, the top tax rate is 34.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 33.4% more likely to be literate
In Egypt, the literacy rate is 73.1% as of 2021. In Venezuela, it is 97.5% as of 2021.
be 15.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Egypt, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Venezuela, 259.0 women do as of 2020.
have 14.4% fewer children
In Egypt, there are approximately 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Venezuela, there are 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 48.0% less on education
Egypt spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Venezuela spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 13.6% less on healthcare
Egypt spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Venezuela, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 14.3% more coastline
Egypt has a total of 2,450 km of coastline. In Venezuela, that number is 2,800 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministerio del Poder Popular de Finanzas, SENIAT, Egyptian Tax Authority.
Venezuela: At a glance
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