Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Egypt instead of Fiji, you would:
Economy
be 74.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Fiji, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Egypt, that number is 7.9% as of 2019.
pay a 12.5% higher top tax rate
Fiji has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Egypt, the top tax rate is 22.5% as of 2016.
Life
have 29.6% more children
In Fiji, there are approximately 16.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Egypt, there are 21.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 28.2% less likely to be literate
In Fiji, the literacy rate is 99.1% as of 2018. In Egypt, it is 71.2% as of 2017.
be 75.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Fiji, approximately 10.1 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 44.0% more likely to have internet access
In Fiji, approximately 50.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Egypt, about 72.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 23.5% less on education
Fiji spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Egypt spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
spend 23.7% more on healthcare
Fiji spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Egypt, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.2 times more coastline
Fiji has a total of 1,129 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, Fiji Revenue & Customs Authority.
Egypt: At a glance
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