Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Alabama instead of Egypt, you would:
Economy
be 66.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 6.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Alabama, that number is 2.3% as of 2025.
be 55.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Egypt, 33.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Alabama, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2023.
make 16.0 times more money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $3,086 as of 2025, while in Alabama, the GDP per capita is $49,225 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 15.1% more likely to have internet access
In Egypt, approximately 74.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Alabama, about 85.9% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
