Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
be 20.0% less likely to be obese
In Egypt, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Venezuela, that number is 25.6% of people as of 2016.
live 1.2 years less
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Venezuela, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 12.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 7.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Venezuela, that number is 6.9% as of 2018.
make 35.8% less money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $12,000 as of 2020, while in Venezuela, the GDP per capita is $7,704 as of 2018.
pay a 51.1% higher top tax rate
Egypt has a top tax rate of 22.5% as of 2016. In Venezuela, the top tax rate is 34.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 36.4% more likely to be literate
In Egypt, the literacy rate is 71.2% as of 2017. In Venezuela, it is 97.1% as of 2016.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Egypt, approximately 37.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Venezuela, 125.0 women do as of 2017.
have 19.5% fewer children
In Egypt, there are approximately 21.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Venezuela, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 66.7% less on education
Egypt spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Venezuela spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 14.9% more on healthcare
Egypt spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Venezuela, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 14.3% more coastline
Egypt has a total of 2,450 km of coastline. In Venezuela, that number is 2,800 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministerio del Poder Popular de Finanzas, SENIAT, Egyptian Tax Authority.
Venezuela: At a glance
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