Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Egypt instead of Nicaragua, you would:
Health
be 35.0% more likely to be obese
In Nicaragua, 23.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Egypt, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.2 times more money
Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $5,800 as of 2022, while in Egypt, the GDP per capita is $12,800 as of 2022.
pay a 25.0% lower top tax rate
Nicaragua has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Egypt, the top tax rate is 22.5% as of 2016.
be 28.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Nicaragua, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Egypt, that number is 6.4% as of 2022.
be 19.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Nicaragua, 24.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Egypt, however, that number is 29.7% as of 2019.
Life
be 78.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nicaragua, approximately 78.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Egypt, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
have 18.9% more children
In Nicaragua, there are approximately 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Egypt, there are 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 11.5% less likely to be literate
In Nicaragua, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2015. In Egypt, it is 73.1% as of 2021.
Basic Needs
be 16.0% more likely to have access to electricity
In Nicaragua, approximately 86% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Egypt, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 26.3% more likely to have internet access
In Nicaragua, approximately 57.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Egypt, about 72.0% do as of 2021.
be 19.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Nicaragua, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Egypt, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 45.7% less on education
Nicaragua spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Egypt spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 48.8% less on healthcare
Nicaragua spends 8.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Egypt, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.7 times more coastline
Nicaragua has a total of 910 km of coastline. In Egypt, that number is 2,450 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: General Directorate of Revenues, The World Factbook, Egyptian Tax Authority.
Egypt: At a glance
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