Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Egypt instead of Israel, you would:
Health
live 8.9 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Egypt, that number is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
be 22.6% more likely to be obese
In Israel, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Egypt, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 55.0% lower top tax rate
Israel has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Egypt, the top tax rate is 22.5% as of 2016.
make 64.8% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $48,300 as of 2023, while in Egypt, the GDP per capita is $17,000 as of 2023.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Egypt, that number is 7.3% as of 2023.
be 35.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Egypt, however, that number is 29.7% as of 2019.
Life
be 5.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Egypt, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
be 25.3% less likely to be literate
In Israel, the literacy rate is 97.8% as of 2011. In Egypt, it is 73.1% as of 2021.
be 5.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 3.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Egypt, on the other hand, 17.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 20.0% less likely to have internet access
In Israel, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Egypt, about 72.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 64.8% less on education
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Egypt spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 47.0% less on healthcare
Israel spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Egypt, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 9.0 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Egypt, that number is 2,450 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority, Egyptian Tax Authority.
Egypt: At a glance
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