Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
live 3.0 years longer
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Ecuador, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020.
be 37.8% less likely to be obese
In Egypt, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ecuador, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 41.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 6.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Ecuador, that number is 3.8% as of 2022.
be 15.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Egypt, 29.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Ecuador, however, that number is 25.2% as of 2022.
make 14.8% less money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $12,800 as of 2022, while in Ecuador, the GDP per capita is $10,900 as of 2022.
pay a 55.6% higher top tax rate
Egypt has a top tax rate of 22.5% as of 2016. In Ecuador, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 28.5% more likely to be literate
In Egypt, the literacy rate is 73.1% as of 2021. In Ecuador, it is 93.9% as of 2022.
be 3.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Egypt, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Ecuador, 66.0 women do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 48.0% more on education
Egypt spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Ecuador spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 93.2% more on healthcare
Egypt spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Ecuador, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Servicio de Rentas Internas del Ecuador, Egyptian Tax Authority.
Ecuador: At a glance
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