Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Egypt instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years longer
In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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 10.7% more likely to be obese
In Mexico, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Egypt, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 18.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mexico, 36.3% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Egypt, however, that number is 29.7% as of 2019.
pay a 35.7% lower top tax rate
Mexico has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Egypt, the top tax rate is 22.5% as of 2016.
make 36.9% less money
Mexico has a GDP per capita of $20,300 as of 2022, while in Egypt, the GDP per capita is $12,800 as of 2022.
be 96.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Egypt, that number is 6.4% as of 2022.
Life
be 71.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mexico, approximately 59.0 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 Mexico, 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 23.2% less likely to be literate
In Mexico, the literacy rate is 95.2% as of 2020. In Egypt, it is 73.1% as of 2021.
be 49.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Mexico, approximately 11.9 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 41.9% less on education
Mexico spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Egypt spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 29.0% less on healthcare
Mexico spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Egypt, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 73.7% less coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 km of coastline. In Egypt, that number is 2,450 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Servicio de Administración Tributaria, SHCP, Egyptian Tax Authority.
Egypt: At a glance
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