Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Egypt instead of Slovakia, you would:
Health
live 3.9 years less
In Slovakia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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 56.1% more likely to be obese
In Slovakia, 20.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Egypt, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 10.0% lower top tax rate
Slovakia has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Egypt, the top tax rate is 22.5% as of 2016.
make 61.4% less money
Slovakia has a GDP per capita of $33,200 as of 2022, while in Egypt, the GDP per capita is $12,800 as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Slovakia, 13.7% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Egypt, however, that number is 29.7% as of 2019.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Slovakia, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Egypt, there are 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Slovakia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Egypt, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Slovakia, 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 20.0% less likely to have internet access
In Slovakia, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Egypt, about 72.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 45.7% less on education
Slovakia 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 38.9% less on healthcare
Slovakia spends 7.2% 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 Directorate, Slovakia.
Egypt: At a glance
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