Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Finland instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
live 7.3 years longer
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Finland, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 30.6% less likely to be obese
In Egypt, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Finland, that number is 22.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.9 times more money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $12,000 as of 2020, while in Finland, the GDP per capita is $47,300 as of 2020.
be 15.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 7.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Finland, that number is 6.6% as of 2019.
be 62.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Egypt, 32.5% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Finland, however, that number is 12.2% as of 2019.
pay a 2.3 times higher top tax rate
Egypt has a top tax rate of 22.5% as of 2016. In Finland, the top tax rate is 51.6% as of 2016.
Life
be 91.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Egypt, approximately 37.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Finland, 3.0 women do as of 2017.
be 88.0% 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 Finland, on the other hand, 2.1 children do as of 2022.
have 51.4% fewer children
In Egypt, there are approximately 21.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Finland, there are 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 27.8% more likely to have internet access
In Egypt, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Finland, about 92.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 61.5% more on education
Egypt spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Finland spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 95.7% more on healthcare
Egypt spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Finland, that number is 9.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 49.0% less coastline
Egypt has a total of 2,450 km of coastline. In Finland, that number is 1,250 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Finnish Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Egyptian Tax Authority.
Finland: At a glance
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