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 27.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 7.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Ecuador, that number is 5.7% as of 2019.
be 23.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Egypt, 32.5% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Ecuador, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2019.
make 14.2% less money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $12,000 as of 2020, while in Ecuador, the GDP per capita is $10,300 as of 2020.
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 31.5% more likely to be literate
In Egypt, the literacy rate is 71.2% as of 2017. In Ecuador, it is 93.6% as of 2020.
be 59.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Egypt, approximately 37.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ecuador, 59.0 women do as of 2017.
have 23.3% fewer children
In Egypt, there are approximately 21.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Ecuador, there are 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 66.0% more on healthcare
Egypt spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Ecuador, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2019.
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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