Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Egypt instead of Indonesia, you would:
Health
see 2.2 times more spent on your healthcare
Indonesia spends $417 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Egypt spends $905 as of 2023.
have 28.1% more doctors per person
Indonesia has 5.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Egypt has 6.7 as of 2020.
have 27.3% more access to essential health services
Indonesia scores 55 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Egypt scores 70 as of 2021.
be 47.5% less likely to die by suicide
Indonesia has a suicide rate of 1.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Egypt, it is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 3.7 times more likely to be obese
In Indonesia, 11.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Egypt, that number is 43.9% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Indonesia, 3.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Egypt, that number is 6.8% as of 2025.
make 39.0% less money
Indonesia has a GDP per capita of $5,060 as of 2025, while in Egypt, the GDP per capita is $3,086 as of 2025.
Life
be 87.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Indonesia, approximately 140.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Egypt, 17.0 women do as of 2023.
have 32.7% more children
In Indonesia, there are approximately 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Egypt, there are 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 17.2% less likely to be literate
In Indonesia, the literacy rate is 96.0% as of 2020. In Egypt, it is 79.5% as of 2022.
be 36.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Indonesia, approximately 15.2 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.
Expenditures
spend 95.3% more on education
Indonesia spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Egypt spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 80.7% more on healthcare
Indonesia spends 2.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Egypt, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 95.5% less coastline
Indonesia has a total of 54,716 km of coastline. In Egypt, that number is 2,450 km.
Safety
be 16.8% less likely to die in a road accident
In Indonesia, road accidents kill 11.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Egypt, they kill 9.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.4 times more home broadband
Indonesia has 4.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Egypt has 11.7 as of 2024.
live with 4.8 times more strain on fresh water
Indonesia withdraws 30% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Egypt withdraws 141% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 12.9% less CO2
Indonesia emits 2.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Egypt emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 81.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Indonesia, air pollution causes 58.0 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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