Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
live 4.0 years longer
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Uruguay, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
be 12.8% less likely to be obese
In Egypt, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uruguay, that number is 27.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 80.0% more money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $12,000 as of 2020, while in Uruguay, the GDP per capita is $21,600 as of 2020.
be 72.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Egypt, 32.5% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Uruguay, however, that number is 8.8% as of 2019.
pay a 33.3% higher top tax rate
Egypt has a top tax rate of 22.5% as of 2016. In Uruguay, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 54.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Egypt, approximately 37.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Uruguay, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
be 38.8% more likely to be literate
In Egypt, the literacy rate is 71.2% as of 2017. In Uruguay, it is 98.8% as of 2019.
be 53.1% 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 Uruguay, on the other hand, 8.3 children do as of 2022.
have 40.8% fewer children
In Egypt, there are approximately 21.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Uruguay, there are 12.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 19.4% more likely to have internet access
In Egypt, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Uruguay, about 86.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 20.5% more on education
Egypt spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Uruguay spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 100.0% more on healthcare
Egypt spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Uruguay, that number is 9.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 73.1% less coastline
Egypt has a total of 2,450 km of coastline. In Uruguay, that number is 660 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Dirección General Impositiva, Egyptian Tax Authority.
Uruguay: At a glance
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