Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Egypt instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
Health
live 1.9 years longer
In Kazakhstan, the average life expectancy is 73 years (67 years for men, 77 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 52.4% more likely to be obese
In Kazakhstan, 21.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Egypt, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 52.1% less money
Kazakhstan has a GDP per capita of $35,500 as of 2023, while in Egypt, the GDP per capita is $17,000 as of 2023.
be 50.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Kazakhstan, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Egypt, that number is 7.3% as of 2023.
be 5.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Kazakhstan, 5.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Egypt, however, that number is 29.7% as of 2019.
pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate
Kazakhstan has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Egypt, the top tax rate is 22.5% as of 2016.
Life
have 13.4% more children
In Kazakhstan, there are approximately 17.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Egypt, there are 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 30.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Kazakhstan, approximately 13.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Egypt, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
be 26.8% less likely to be literate
In Kazakhstan, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2018. In Egypt, it is 73.1% as of 2021.
Basic Needs
be 16.3% less likely to have internet access
In Kazakhstan, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Egypt, about 72.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 44.4% less on education
Kazakhstan spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Egypt spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 15.8% more on healthcare
Kazakhstan spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Egypt, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Egyptian Tax Authority, Tax Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Egypt: At a glance
How big is Egypt compared to Kazakhstan? See an in-depth size comparison.