Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Egypt instead of Jamaica, you would:
Health
be 90.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Jamaica, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Egypt, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
have 45.9% more doctors per person
Jamaica has 4.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Egypt has 6.7 as of 2020.
be 62.7% less likely to die by suicide
Jamaica has a suicide rate of 1.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Egypt, it is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 24.8% more likely to be obese
In Jamaica, 35.2% 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 Jamaica, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Egypt, that number is 6.8% as of 2025.
be 4.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Jamaica, 7.8% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Egypt, however, that number is 33.5% as of 2021.
make 61.4% less money
Jamaica has a GDP per capita of $8,003 as of 2025, while in Egypt, the GDP per capita is $3,086 as of 2025.
Life
be 86.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Jamaica, approximately 130.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Egypt, 17.0 women do as of 2023.
have 82.6% more children
In Jamaica, there are approximately 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Egypt, there are 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 26.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Jamaica, approximately 16.4 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 11.1% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Jamaica, approximately 88% of people have access to drinking water (90% in urban areas, and 84% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Egypt, that number is 97% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2024.
be 17.2% less likely to have internet access
In Jamaica, approximately 90.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Egypt, about 74.7% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 35.8% less on healthcare
Jamaica spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Egypt, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 2.4 times more coastline
Jamaica has a total of 1,022 km of coastline. In Egypt, that number is 2,450 km.
Safety
be 47.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Jamaica, road accidents kill 17.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Egypt, they kill 9.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 23.9% more electricity
Jamaica uses 1,205 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Egypt uses 1,493 kWh as of 2023.
find 26.8% less home broadband
Jamaica has 16.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Egypt has 11.7 as of 2024.
live with 11.4 times more strain on fresh water
Jamaica withdraws 12% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Egypt withdraws 141% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 12.0% less CO2
Jamaica emits 2.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Egypt emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 4.8 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Jamaica, air pollution causes 22.0 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), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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