Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Egypt instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years longer
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 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 25.0% more likely to be obese
In Venezuela, 25.6% 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
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $7,704 as of 2018, while in Egypt, the GDP per capita is $17,000 as of 2023.
be 10.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Venezuela, 33.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Egypt, however, that number is 29.7% as of 2019.
pay a 33.8% lower top tax rate
Venezuela has a top tax rate of 34.0% as of 2016. In Egypt, the top tax rate is 22.5% as of 2016.
be 32.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 5.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Egypt, that number is 7.3% as of 2023.
Life
be 93.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Venezuela, approximately 259.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Egypt, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
have 16.8% more children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Egypt, there are 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 25.0% less likely to be literate
In Venezuela, the literacy rate is 97.5% as of 2021. In Egypt, it is 73.1% as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 92.3% more on education
Venezuela spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Egypt spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 15.8% more on healthcare
Venezuela spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Egypt, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 12.5% less coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In Egypt, that number is 2,450 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministerio del Poder Popular de Finanzas, SENIAT, Egyptian Tax Authority.
Egypt: At a glance
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