Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Egypt instead of Iran, you would:
Health
live 0.8 years less
In Iran, the average life expectancy is 75 years (74 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Egypt, that number is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
be 24.0% more likely to be obese
In Iran, 25.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Egypt, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 27.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Iran, 8.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Egypt, that number is 6.4% as of 2022.
make 17.4% less money
Iran has a GDP per capita of $15,500 as of 2022, while in Egypt, the GDP per capita is $12,800 as of 2022.
be 58.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Iran, 18.7% live below the poverty line as of 2007. In Egypt, however, that number is 29.7% as of 2019.
Life
be 22.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Iran, approximately 22.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Egypt, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
have 36.4% more children
In Iran, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Egypt, there are 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 17.6% less likely to be literate
In Iran, the literacy rate is 88.7% as of 2021. In Egypt, it is 73.1% as of 2021.
be 19.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Iran, approximately 14.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Egypt, on the other hand, 17.7 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 30.6% less on education
Iran spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Egypt spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 17.0% less on healthcare
Iran spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Egypt, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Egypt: At a glance
How big is Egypt compared to Iran? See an in-depth size comparison.