Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Philippines instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
be 80.0% less likely to be obese
In Egypt, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Philippines, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
live 3.7 years less
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2020. In Philippines, that number is 70 years (66 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 53.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 12.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Philippines, that number is 5.7% as of 2017.
be 22.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Egypt, 27.8% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Philippines, however, that number is 21.6% as of 2017.
make 33.9% less money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $12,700 as of 2017, while in Philippines, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2017.
pay a 42.2% higher top tax rate
Egypt has a top tax rate of 22.5% as of 2016. In Philippines, the top tax rate is 32.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 37.9% more likely to be literate
In Egypt, the literacy rate is 71.2% as of 2017. In Philippines, it is 98.2% as of 2015.
be 3.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Egypt, approximately 37.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Philippines, 121.0 women do as of 2017.
be 17.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Egypt, approximately 17.1 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Philippines, on the other hand, 20.0 children do as of 2020.
have 15.8% fewer children
In Egypt, there are approximately 27.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Philippines, there are 22.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 28.0% more likely to have internet access
In Egypt, approximately 46.9% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Philippines, about 60.0% do as of 2018.
be 12.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Egypt, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2016. In Philippines, 88% of the population do as of 2017.
Geography
see 14.8 times more coastline
Egypt has a total of 2,450 km of coastline. In Philippines, that number is 36,289 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Internal Revenue, Egyptian Tax Authority.
Philippines: At a glance
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