Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Egypt instead of Panama, you would:
Health
live 3.2 years less
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 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 41.0% more likely to be obese
In Panama, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Egypt, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 22.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 8.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Egypt, that number is 6.4% as of 2022.
pay a 10.0% lower top tax rate
Panama has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Egypt, the top tax rate is 22.5% as of 2016.
make 61.6% less money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $33,300 as of 2022, while in Egypt, the GDP per capita is $12,800 as of 2022.
be 38.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Panama, 21.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Egypt, however, that number is 29.7% as of 2019.
Life
be 66.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Panama, approximately 50.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Egypt, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
have 12.1% more children
In Panama, there are approximately 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Egypt, there are 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 23.6% less likely to be literate
In Panama, the literacy rate is 95.7% as of 2019. In Egypt, it is 73.1% as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 35.9% less on education
Panama spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Egypt spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 54.6% less on healthcare
Panama spends 9.7% 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, General Directorate of Revenues, Panama, Egyptian Tax Authority.
Egypt: At a glance
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