Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Egypt instead of Nepal, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years longer
In Nepal, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024. In Egypt, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.
see 2.7 times more spent on your healthcare
Nepal spends $332 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Egypt spends $905 as of 2023.
have 29.6% more access to essential health services
Nepal scores 54 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Egypt scores 70 as of 2021.
be 93.8% less likely to die by suicide
Nepal has a suicide rate of 10.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Egypt, it is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 5.5 times more likely to be obese
In Nepal, 8.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Egypt, that number is 43.9% of people as of 2024.
have 33.6% fewer doctors per person
Nepal has 10.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Egypt has 6.7 as of 2020.
Economy
be 35.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Nepal, 10.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Egypt, that number is 6.8% as of 2025.
make 2.0 times more money
Nepal has a GDP per capita of $1,536 as of 2025, while in Egypt, the GDP per capita is $3,086 as of 2025.
be 65.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Nepal, 20.3% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Egypt, however, that number is 33.5% as of 2021.
Life
be 88.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nepal, approximately 142.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Egypt, 17.0 women do as of 2023.
be 11.6% more likely to be literate
In Nepal, the literacy rate is 71.2% as of 2021. In Egypt, it is 79.5% as of 2022.
have 10.3% more children
In Nepal, there are approximately 19.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Egypt, there are 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 61.2% more likely to have internet access
In Nepal, approximately 46.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Egypt, about 74.7% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 20.8% less on healthcare
Nepal spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Egypt, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 38.5% less likely to be murdered
Nepal has a homicide rate of 2.1 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Egypt, that number is 1.3 per 100,000 as of 2017.
be 66.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Nepal, road accidents kill 28.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Egypt, they kill 9.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 16.1% more home broadband
Nepal has 10.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Egypt has 11.7 as of 2024.
use 4.3 times more electricity
Nepal uses 351 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Egypt uses 1,493 kWh as of 2023.
live with 17.0 times more strain on fresh water
Nepal withdraws 8% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Egypt withdraws 141% as of 2022.
Environment
be 38.2% more likely to die from air pollution
In Nepal, air pollution causes 76.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Egypt, it causes 105.0 as of 2019.
emit 4.6 times more CO2
Nepal emits 0.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Egypt emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2017–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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