Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Egypt instead of Nicaragua, you would:
Health
be 35.0% more likely to be obese
In Nicaragua, 23.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Egypt, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.3 times more money
Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in Egypt, the GDP per capita is $12,000 as of 2020.
pay a 25.0% lower top tax rate
Nicaragua has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Egypt, the top tax rate is 22.5% as of 2016.
be 22.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Nicaragua, 6.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Egypt, that number is 7.9% as of 2019.
be 30.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Nicaragua, 24.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Egypt, however, that number is 32.5% as of 2017.
Life
be 81.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nicaragua, approximately 198.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Egypt, 37.0 women do as of 2017.
have 29.9% more children
In Nicaragua, there are approximately 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Egypt, there are 21.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 13.8% less likely to be literate
In Nicaragua, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2015. In Egypt, it is 71.2% as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 60.0% more likely to have internet access
In Nicaragua, approximately 45.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Egypt, about 72.0% do as of 2020.
be 19.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Nicaragua, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Egypt, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 44.0% less on healthcare
Nicaragua spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Egypt, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 14.7% more on education
Nicaragua spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Egypt spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
Geography
see 2.7 times more coastline
Nicaragua has a total of 910 km of coastline. In Egypt, that number is 2,450 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: General Directorate of Revenues, The World Factbook, Egyptian Tax Authority.
Egypt: At a glance
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