Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Egypt instead of Iceland, you would:
Health
be 94.7% less likely to die by suicide
Iceland has a suicide rate of 11.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Egypt, it is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 11.0 years less
In Iceland, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Egypt, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.
be 97.9% more likely to be obese
In Iceland, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Egypt, that number is 43.9% of people as of 2024.
see 86.9% less spent on your healthcare
Iceland spends $6,927 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Egypt spends $905 as of 2023.
have 84.7% fewer doctors per person
Iceland has 43.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Egypt has 6.7 as of 2020.
have 21.3% less access to essential health services
Iceland scores 89 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Egypt scores 70 as of 2021.
Economy
be 87.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Iceland, 3.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Egypt, that number is 6.8% as of 2025.
make 96.9% less money
Iceland has a GDP per capita of $98,323 as of 2025, while in Egypt, the GDP per capita is $3,086 as of 2025.
Life
have 86.7% more children
In Iceland, there are approximately 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Egypt, there are 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Iceland, approximately 3.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Egypt, 17.0 women do as of 2023.
be 9.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Iceland, approximately 2.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Egypt, on the other hand, 20.8 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 24.0% less likely to have internet access
In Iceland, approximately 98.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Egypt, about 74.7% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 65.8% less on education
Iceland spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Egypt spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 45.7% less on healthcare
Iceland spends 9.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Egypt, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 50.7% less coastline
Iceland has a total of 4,970 km of coastline. In Egypt, that number is 2,450 km.
Safety
be 3.9 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Iceland, road accidents kill 2.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Egypt, they kill 9.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 68.8% less home broadband
Iceland has 37.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Egypt has 11.7 as of 2024.
live with 362.0 times more strain on fresh water
Iceland withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Egypt withdraws 141% as of 2022.
use 97.0% less electricity
Iceland uses 48,998 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Egypt uses 1,493 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 70.7% less CO2
Iceland emits 8.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Egypt emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 13.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Iceland, air pollution causes 8.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Egypt, it causes 105.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2020), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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