Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Egypt instead of Samoa, you would:
Health
be 32.3% less likely to be obese
In Samoa, 47.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Egypt, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 90.5% more money
Samoa has a GDP per capita of $6,300 as of 2020, while in Egypt, the GDP per capita is $12,000 as of 2020.
pay a 16.7% lower top tax rate
Samoa has a top tax rate of 27.0% as of 2016. In Egypt, the top tax rate is 22.5% as of 2016.
be 51.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Samoa, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Egypt, that number is 7.9% as of 2019.
be 60.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Samoa, 20.3% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Egypt, however, that number is 32.5% as of 2017.
Life
have 11.7% more children
In Samoa, there are approximately 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Egypt, there are 21.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 28.2% less likely to be literate
In Samoa, the literacy rate is 99.1% as of 2018. In Egypt, it is 71.2% as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Samoa, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Egypt, about 72.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 18.8% less on education
Samoa spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Egypt spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
spend 26.6% less on healthcare
Samoa spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Egypt, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 6.1 times more coastline
Samoa has a total of 403 km of coastline. In Egypt, that number is 2,450 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Egyptian Tax Authority, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa.
Egypt: At a glance
How big is Egypt compared to Samoa? See an in-depth size comparison.