Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
be 87.8% less likely to be obese
In Egypt, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cambodia, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
live 3.8 years less
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Cambodia, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 96.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 7.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Cambodia, that number is 0.3% as of 2017.
be 49.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Egypt, 32.5% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Cambodia, however, that number is 16.5% as of 2016.
pay a 11.1% lower top tax rate
Egypt has a top tax rate of 22.5% as of 2016. In Cambodia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 65.0% less money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $12,000 as of 2020, while in Cambodia, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2020.
Life
be 13.1% more likely to be literate
In Egypt, the literacy rate is 71.2% as of 2017. In Cambodia, it is 80.5% as of 2015.
be 4.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Egypt, approximately 37.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cambodia, 160.0 women do as of 2017.
be 67.1% more 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 Cambodia, on the other hand, 29.6 children do as of 2022.
have 10.1% fewer children
In Egypt, there are approximately 21.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cambodia, there are 19.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 25.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Egypt, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Cambodia, 75% of the population do as of 2019.
be 54.2% less likely to have internet access
In Egypt, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cambodia, about 33.0% do as of 2019.
be 14.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Egypt, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Cambodia, that number is 85% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 43.6% less on education
Egypt spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Cambodia spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 48.9% more on healthcare
Egypt spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cambodia, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 81.9% less coastline
Egypt has a total of 2,450 km of coastline. In Cambodia, that number is 443 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Egyptian Tax Authority, General Department of Taxation.
Cambodia: At a glance
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