Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Egypt instead of Italy, you would:
Health
live 8.8 years less
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 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 60.8% more likely to be obese
In Italy, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Egypt, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 53.9% lower top tax rate
Italy has a top tax rate of 48.8% as of 2016. In Egypt, the top tax rate is 22.5% as of 2016.
make 66.8% less money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $38,200 as of 2017, while in Egypt, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2017.
Life
have 3.2 times more children
In Italy, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Egypt, there are 27.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 18.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Italy, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Egypt, 37.0 women do as of 2017.
be 28.2% less likely to be literate
In Italy, the literacy rate is 99.2% as of 2018. In Egypt, it is 71.2% as of 2017.
be 5.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Italy, approximately 3.2 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.
Basic Needs
be 36.9% less likely to have internet access
In Italy, approximately 74.4% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Egypt, about 46.9% do as of 2018.
Geography
see 67.8% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 km of coastline. In Egypt, that number is 2,450 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Italian Revenue Agency, Egyptian Tax Authority.
Egypt: At a glance
How big is Egypt compared to Italy? See an in-depth size comparison.