Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Egypt instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
live 1.5 years less
In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (71 years for men, 81 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 35.6% more likely to be obese
In Latvia, 23.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Egypt, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 61.2% less money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $33,000 as of 2022, while in Egypt, the GDP per capita is $12,800 as of 2022.
be 32.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Latvia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Egypt, however, that number is 29.7% as of 2019.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Egypt, there are 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 26.8% less likely to be literate
In Latvia, the literacy rate is 99.9% as of 2021. In Egypt, it is 73.1% as of 2021.
be 3.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 4.8 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 19.8% less likely to have internet access
In Latvia, approximately 89.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Egypt, about 72.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 58.3% less on education
Latvia spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Egypt spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 41.3% less on healthcare
Latvia spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Egypt, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 4.9 times more coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Egypt, that number is 2,450 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Egypt: At a glance
How big is Egypt compared to Latvia? See an in-depth size comparison.