Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Jersey instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
be 31.7% less likely to be obese
In Egypt, 43.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In New Jersey, that number is 30.0% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 33.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 6.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In New Jersey, that number is 4.5% as of 2025.
be 72.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Egypt, 33.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In New Jersey, however, that number is 9.3% as of 2023.
make 22.9 times more money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $3,086 as of 2025, while in New Jersey, the GDP per capita is $70,788 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 23.1% more likely to have internet access
In Egypt, approximately 74.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In New Jersey, about 91.9% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
