Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Egypt instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
live 3.9 years less
In Argentina, 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 13.1% more likely to be obese
In Argentina, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Egypt, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 20.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Egypt, that number is 7.9% as of 2019.
pay a 35.7% lower top tax rate
Argentina has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Egypt, the top tax rate is 22.5% as of 2016.
make 39.1% less money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Egypt, the GDP per capita is $12,000 as of 2020.
Life
have 37.7% more children
In Argentina, there are approximately 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Egypt, there are 21.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 28.1% less likely to be literate
In Argentina, the literacy rate is 99.0% as of 2018. In Egypt, it is 71.2% as of 2017.
be 89.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Argentina, approximately 9.3 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 16.3% less likely to have internet access
In Argentina, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Egypt, about 72.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 18.8% less on education
Argentina spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Egypt spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
spend 50.5% less on healthcare
Argentina spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Egypt, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 50.9% less coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 km of coastline. In Egypt, that number is 2,450 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Administration of Public Revenue, Egyptian Tax Authority.
Egypt: At a glance
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