Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Egypt instead of Ukraine, you would:
Health
be 97.0% less likely to die by suicide
Ukraine has a suicide rate of 21.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Egypt, it is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 2.9 years less
In Ukraine, the average life expectancy is 75 years (70 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Egypt, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.
be 92.6% more likely to be obese
In Ukraine, 22.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Egypt, that number is 43.9% of people as of 2024.
see 34.5% less spent on your healthcare
Ukraine spends $1,382 per person on healthcare as of 2021 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Egypt spends $905 as of 2023.
have 81.0% fewer doctors per person
Ukraine has 35.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Egypt has 6.7 as of 2020.
Economy
be 44.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ukraine, 23.2% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Egypt, however, that number is 33.5% as of 2021.
make 47.4% less money
Ukraine has a GDP per capita of $5,866 as of 2025, while in Egypt, the GDP per capita is $3,086 as of 2025.
Life
have 3.8 times more children
In Ukraine, there are approximately 5.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Egypt, there are 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 20.5% less likely to be literate
In Ukraine, the literacy rate is 100.0% as of 2021. In Egypt, it is 79.5% as of 2022.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Ukraine, approximately 7.6 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.
Expenditures
spend 51.4% less on education
Ukraine spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Egypt spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 40.5% less on healthcare
Ukraine spends 8.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2021. In Egypt, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 11.9% less coastline
Ukraine has a total of 2,782 km of coastline. In Egypt, that number is 2,450 km.
Safety
be 10.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Ukraine, road accidents kill 10.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Egypt, they kill 9.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 46.0% less home broadband
Ukraine has 21.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Egypt has 11.7 as of 2024.
live with 22.4 times more strain on fresh water
Ukraine withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Egypt withdraws 141% as of 2022.
use 40.7% less electricity
Ukraine uses 2,516 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Egypt uses 1,493 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 20.1% less CO2
Ukraine emits 3.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Egypt emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 59.1% more likely to die from air pollution
In Ukraine, air pollution causes 66.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Egypt, it causes 105.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), The World Factbook (2020–2021), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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