Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Argentina instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
live 3.9 years longer
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Argentina, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
be 11.6% less likely to be obese
In Egypt, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Argentina, that number is 28.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 64.2% more money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $12,000 as of 2020, while in Argentina, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
be 25.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 7.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Argentina, that number is 9.8% as of 2019.
pay a 55.6% higher top tax rate
Egypt has a top tax rate of 22.5% as of 2016. In Argentina, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 39.0% more likely to be literate
In Egypt, the literacy rate is 71.2% as of 2017. In Argentina, it is 99.0% as of 2018.
be 47.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Egypt, approximately 17.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Argentina, on the other hand, 9.3 children do as of 2022.
have 27.4% fewer children
In Egypt, there are approximately 21.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Argentina, there are 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 19.4% more likely to have internet access
In Egypt, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Argentina, about 86.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 23.1% more on education
Egypt spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Argentina spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 2.0 times more on healthcare
Egypt spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Argentina, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.0 times more coastline
Egypt has a total of 2,450 km of coastline. In Argentina, that number is 4,989 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Administration of Public Revenue, Egyptian Tax Authority.
Argentina: At a glance
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