Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Egypt instead of Lithuania, you would:
Health
live 1.3 years less
In Lithuania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (70 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 21.7% more likely to be obese
In Lithuania, 26.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Egypt, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 63.2% less money
Lithuania has a GDP per capita of $46,200 as of 2023, while in Egypt, the GDP per capita is $17,000 as of 2023.
be 42.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Lithuania, 20.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Egypt, however, that number is 29.7% as of 2019.
pay a 50.0% higher top tax rate
Lithuania has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Egypt, the top tax rate is 22.5% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Lithuania, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Egypt, there are 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 88.9% more likely to die during childbirth
In Lithuania, approximately 9.0 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 Lithuania, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2021. In Egypt, it is 73.1% as of 2021.
be 4.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Lithuania, 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 26.4% less likely to have internet access
In Lithuania, approximately 97.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Egypt, about 72.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 37.5% less on education
Lithuania spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Egypt spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 41.3% less on healthcare
Lithuania 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 27.2 times more coastline
Lithuania has a total of 90 km of coastline. In Egypt, that number is 2,450 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, State Tax Inspectorate, Egyptian Tax Authority.
Egypt: At a glance
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