Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Portugal instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
live 7.0 years longer
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 35.0% less likely to be obese
In Egypt, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Portugal, that number is 20.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.7 times more money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $12,000 as of 2020, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,200 as of 2020.
be 16.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 7.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2019.
be 47.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Egypt, 32.5% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Portugal, however, that number is 17.2% as of 2018.
pay a 2.5 times higher top tax rate
Egypt has a top tax rate of 22.5% as of 2016. In Portugal, the top tax rate is 56.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 78.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Egypt, approximately 37.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Portugal, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
be 35.0% more likely to be literate
In Egypt, the literacy rate is 71.2% as of 2017. In Portugal, it is 96.1% as of 2018.
be 85.9% 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 Portugal, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.
have 62.3% fewer children
In Egypt, there are approximately 21.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Portugal, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 20.5% more on education
Egypt spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Portugal spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 2.0 times more on healthcare
Egypt spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Portugal, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 26.8% less coastline
Egypt has a total of 2,450 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Egyptian Tax Authority, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.
Portugal: At a glance
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