Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Egypt instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
Health
live 3.0 years less
In Sri Lanka, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Egypt, that number is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
be 6.2 times more likely to be obese
In Sri Lanka, 5.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Egypt, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 30.8% more money
Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2023, while in Egypt, the GDP per capita is $17,000 as of 2023.
be 14.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Sri Lanka, 6.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Egypt, that number is 7.3% as of 2023.
be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Sri Lanka, 14.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Egypt, however, that number is 29.7% as of 2019.
pay a 50.0% higher top tax rate
Sri Lanka has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Egypt, the top tax rate is 22.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 41.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Sri Lanka, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Egypt, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
have 34.5% more children
In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 14.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Egypt, there are 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 20.8% less likely to be literate
In Sri Lanka, the literacy rate is 92.3% as of 2019. In Egypt, it is 73.1% as of 2021.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Sri Lanka, approximately 8.2 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.
Expenditures
spend 31.6% more on education
Sri Lanka spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Egypt spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 82.8% more coastline
Sri Lanka has a total of 1,340 km of coastline. In Egypt, that number is 2,450 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Egyptian Tax Authority, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department.
Egypt: At a glance
How big is Egypt compared to Sri Lanka? See an in-depth size comparison.