Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iran instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
live 0.8 years longer
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Iran, that number is 75 years (74 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
be 19.4% less likely to be obese
In Egypt, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iran, that number is 25.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 42.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Egypt, 32.5% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Iran, however, that number is 18.7% as of 2007.
be 50.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 7.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Iran, that number is 11.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 56.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Egypt, approximately 37.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Iran, 16.0 women do as of 2017.
be 20.1% more likely to be literate
In Egypt, the literacy rate is 71.2% as of 2017. In Iran, it is 85.5% as of 2016.
be 16.2% 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 Iran, on the other hand, 14.8 children do as of 2022.
have 28.8% fewer children
In Egypt, there are approximately 21.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Iran, there are 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 16.7% more likely to have internet access
In Egypt, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Iran, about 84.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 42.6% more on healthcare
Egypt spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Iran, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Iran: At a glance
How big is Iran compared to Egypt? See an in-depth size comparison.