Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Egypt instead of Guatemala, you would:
Health
live 1.3 years longer
In Guatemala, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2020. In Egypt, that number is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2020.
be 50.9% more likely to be obese
In Guatemala, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Egypt, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 54.9% more money
Guatemala has a GDP per capita of $8,200 as of 2017, while in Egypt, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2017.
be 53.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guatemala, 59.3% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Egypt, however, that number is 27.8% as of 2016.
be 5.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guatemala, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Egypt, that number is 12.2% as of 2017.
pay a 3.2 times higher top tax rate
Guatemala has a top tax rate of 7.0% as of 2016. In Egypt, the top tax rate is 22.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 61.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guatemala, approximately 95.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Egypt, 37.0 women do as of 2017.
be 21.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Guatemala, approximately 21.8 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Egypt, on the other hand, 17.1 children do as of 2020.
have 16.7% more children
In Guatemala, there are approximately 23.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Egypt, there are 27.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 12.6% less likely to be literate
In Guatemala, the literacy rate is 81.5% as of 2015. In Egypt, it is 71.2% as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 27.8% less likely to have internet access
In Guatemala, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Egypt, about 46.9% do as of 2018.
Geography
see 6.1 times more coastline
Guatemala has a total of 400 km of coastline. In Egypt, that number is 2,450 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Superintendence of the Tax Administration, Egyptian Tax Authority.
Egypt: At a glance
How big is Egypt compared to Guatemala? See an in-depth size comparison.