Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Egypt instead of Canada, you would:
Health
live 9.3 years less
In Canada, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Egypt, that number is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 31.8% lower top tax rate
Canada has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Egypt, the top tax rate is 22.5% as of 2016.
make 73.9% less money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $49,000 as of 2022, while in Egypt, the GDP per capita is $12,800 as of 2022.
be 21.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 5.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Egypt, that number is 6.4% as of 2022.
be 3.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Canada, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In Egypt, however, that number is 29.7% as of 2019.
Life
have 91.7% more children
In Canada, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Egypt, there are 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 54.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Canada, approximately 11.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Egypt, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
be 4.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Canada, approximately 4.4 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 22.6% less likely to have internet access
In Canada, approximately 93.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Egypt, about 72.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 51.9% less on education
Canada spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Egypt spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 65.9% less on healthcare
Canada spends 12.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Egypt, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 98.8% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 km of coastline. In Egypt, that number is 2,450 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Canada Revenue Agency, Egyptian Tax Authority.
Egypt: At a glance
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