Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Egypt instead of China, you would:
Health
live 1.6 years less
In China, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 81 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 5.2 times more likely to be obese
In China, 6.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Egypt, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 50.0% lower top tax rate
China has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Egypt, the top tax rate is 22.5% as of 2016.
make 26.8% less money
China has a GDP per capita of $16,400 as of 2020, while in Egypt, the GDP per capita is $12,000 as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In China, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Egypt, that number is 7.9% as of 2019.
be 54.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In China, 0.6% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Egypt, however, that number is 32.5% as of 2017.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In China, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Egypt, there are 21.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 27.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In China, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Egypt, 37.0 women do as of 2017.
be 26.4% less likely to be literate
In China, the literacy rate is 96.8% as of 2018. In Egypt, it is 71.2% as of 2017.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In China, approximately 6.8 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 13.0% less on healthcare
China spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Egypt, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 11.4% more on education
China spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Egypt spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
Geography
see 83.1% less coastline
China has a total of 14,500 km of coastline. In Egypt, that number is 2,450 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, State Administration of Taxation, Egyptian Tax Authority.
Egypt: At a glance
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