Quality of life comparison
If you lived in India 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 India, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
live 7.2 years less
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In India, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 32.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Egypt, 32.5% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In India, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2011.
make 49.2% less money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $12,000 as of 2020, while in India, the GDP per capita is $6,100 as of 2020.
pay a 58.0% higher top tax rate
Egypt has a top tax rate of 22.5% as of 2016. In India, the top tax rate is 35.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 3.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Egypt, approximately 37.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In India, 145.0 women do as of 2017.
be 71.2% 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 India, on the other hand, 30.3 children do as of 2022.
have 21.6% fewer children
In Egypt, there are approximately 21.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In India, there are 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 40.3% less likely to have internet access
In Egypt, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In India, about 43.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 10.3% less on education
Egypt spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. India spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
spend 36.2% less on healthcare
Egypt spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In India, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.9 times more coastline
Egypt has a total of 2,450 km of coastline. In India, that number is 7,000 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Egyptian Tax Authority, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
India: At a glance
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