Quality of life comparison
If you lived in North Korea instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
be 78.8% less likely to be obese
In Egypt, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In North Korea, that number is 6.8% of people as of 2016.
live 2.7 years less
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In North Korea, that number is 72 years (68 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 85.8% less money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $12,000 as of 2020, while in North Korea, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2015.
be 3.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 7.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In North Korea, that number is 25.6% as of 2013.
Life
be 40.4% more likely to be literate
In Egypt, the literacy rate is 71.2% as of 2017. In North Korea, it is 100.0% as of 2015.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Egypt, approximately 37.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In North Korea, 89.0 women do as of 2017.
be 25.5% 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 North Korea, on the other hand, 22.2 children do as of 2022.
have 33.8% fewer children
In Egypt, there are approximately 21.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In North Korea, there are 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 74.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Egypt, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In North Korea, 26% of the population do as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
North Korea: At a glance
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